By giving up the soft reflections (only sharp reflections, and none at all on the white pawn) I render in merely 72 seconds - almost 3 times faster.

Is this image good enough to save 2 minutes? For many in the gallery it is.

Not for me. I see wrongness here.

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Renderosity forum reply notifications are wonky. If I read a follow-up in a thread, but I don't myself reply, then notifications no longer happen AT ALL on that thread. So if I seem to be ignoring a question, that's why. (Updated September 23, 2019)