This ad offers an odd conjunction of sex and war via the metaphor of chess.
Chess is a war game brought back to the west from the Islamic world by medieval crusaders.
The queen, possessed of more maneuverability than any other piece, is the game's only female figure and one of its highest prizes. Here, the chess pieces come alive and violate the rules of the game, with the white queen eagerly abetting her own abduction by an enemy knight. Now look closely at the figure of the bishop peeking into the scene framed by the bottle. Return to Gender page.