I like the job you did here. The fading out-of-focus makes me think that these pawns are marching off to my left and that there are many more of them to come! I like the way you've gotten everything else to be black. Nice job!
effective shot .. I like the gradual blurring of the pawns. I would like to see more pawns and closer together ... In my eyes, it would make the shot more dramatic. Good luck.