Well explain the deleted chess pieces stop motion then…If they fit exactly like I suggested trying out we can conclude they are meant to go where the shot’s of R2-D2 are present.

I can’t think of any other way to pose the question of why is the Special edition the way it is and does it have anything to do with actually restoring any original intentions of the people who made the film originally.

If you are willing to write that off sorry but you are your own worst enemy of not only how or why to prent this question.

You need to refute the Special edition in a questionable manner without coming over as confrontational about it because it is not all bad but it is indeed questionable the why and how it has not much to do with the film made in 1977. It has very little to do with restoring anything.