Lazy bedside table upgrade

I wanted to upgrade a small dark unattractive bedside table for the spare room in my parents house. I had been thinking about it for a while, and had considered painting it but all the other furniture in the room is already dark. So I came up with this rather lazy solution

So it still doesn't look great from the front, but the chessboard sits perfectly on top and looks great beside his bed. It is heavy enough to sit in place, and I have not needed to attach it. My brother uses the room the most and enjoys chess so he can still take it off and play if he wants to. I doubt it will be this tidy when he starts to use it, but it now is at the same level as his bed and has much more surface area