Ditto for me on the range counters. Once it goes to single-digit counting it's just a blur, so why have it?
Also, how bout some size options for the icon lettering and display of the "chess pieces?" They seem bigger than they need to. I know you don't want to seem too much like WB or AW, but going with different colors instead of different symbols would seem to save the trouble of drawing little rooks and knights, and anything that declutters the display is a win-win situation IMHO.
Big letters/little planes = bad.
Big planes/little letters = good.

--jedi