Focus on this artwork and explain the The mystery of the displayed chess players.
A shroud of mystery hangs over the painting: while it is known that Favén depicted the players who frequented the café during his stay in Paris, he did not leave any firm hint as to who is who, and whether there are any fictional characters included. Furthermore, identification is complicated by the fact that this is a work made over a period of about ten years - a period in which people can change. It is possible that Favén did not even meet one or more of the characters and that he made some of them on the basis of photographic portraits. Tarrasch and Bernstein seem to be good examples of this possibility.
The table below lists the most plausible candidates for the different people represented.
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