Can anyone identify the model or the advertisement this appeared in? I’m guessing that the photo is circa mid-1950’s to mid-1960’s.
According to Google Nancy Berg.
I can’t answer the question but I’m not all that surprised to see a cluelessly staged opening position with black bishops on both a6 and c8 and the white queen about to be taken by a pawn.
If the angle of the photo means the a6 bishop is actually on a5 then it is either black’s move while white is in check or black just moved the bishop from b6 to c5 instead of capturing the white queen for free.
The photo is from July 8 1955 by Anthony Calvacca and is from the New York Post. I don’t believe it is an advertisement.
At least there is a white square in the proper corner. Too often in movies, magazines, and ads that simple bit of placement is missed. The only actor who held a chess piece like a real player was Humphrey Bogart in the movie “Casablanca.” Most have a ham fisted way of dealing with the chess pieces. Fischer’s way of handling a piece with just his index finger and middle finger was a little out of the ordinary but elegant.
Humphrey Bogart was a serious chess player who used to read chess books and solve chess problems. He was probably an Expert strength player. It’s no wonder he looked right handling chess pieces.
Thanks all.