The Chess Players (Favén)

The Chess Players
Finnish: Shakki pelaajat or Vanhoja shakkimestareita, Swedish: Schackspelarna
ArtistAntti Favén (1882-1948)
Year1913
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions220 cm × 340 cm (87 in × 130 in)
LocationOriginal in Stockholm, copy in Helsinki

The Chess Players is a painting from 1913 by the Finnish (later Swedish) painter Antti Favén (1882-1948). It was created from Favéns fascination for the chess scene in the Café de la Régence at Paris. The painting displays a fictitious scene with various well known chess players who Favén met during his stay in Paris.