Done with 3dmax 8 renderd with mental ray.The scene contains the table and
12 chess pieces 6 white and 6 black to add more just copy them.
you can view the high resolution image 800600.
Polygons:
King = 5395 polygons
Queen = 4363 polygons
Bishop = 6468 polygons
Knight = 9704 polygons
Rook = 4687 polygons
Pawn = 3712 polygons
Table = 732 polygons