Heck, black could have run all the way to the other side of the board before checkmate. But then... this is a decision challenge. LOL. Good lighting, nice solid black background. Just a touch oversharpened around the black king.
Solid composition, lighting and focus and a profound portrayal of a decision that was either made by the subject or for the subject. I guess that is cleverly left to the viewer to decide. The photo makes use of few colours which minimises distractions.
haha i know a few people who would like this picture. but now ill look at it on the side of photography. the angle of the light is nice. and the black also has a touch to it though i think a texture of some sort might have been more adequet.