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    The Road from Vermilion Walls
    Wei, Yi vs Bruzon Batista, Lazaro
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    The Road from Vermilion Walls
    Wei, Yi vs Bruzon Batista, Lazaro
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    The Silence of Kawanakajima
    Short, Nigel vs Timman, Jan
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    The Wedge of Autumn
    Short, Nigel vs Timman, Jan
  5. V.
    Salt Fog at the Gate
    Capablanca, José Raúl vs Marshall, Frank
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    The Gate That Stayed Open
    Steinitz, Wilhelm vs Von Bardeleben, Curt
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The Comics

The moves, drawn.

Every cover below is a comic edition of a real game — the same moves, in another hand.

Every traditionPop Art 3Mid-Century Storybook 2Noir 1Gothic 2Illuminated 2Watercolor 6Ink Wash 1Storm Ink 1Wuxia Brush 1Chinese Woodblock 1Mughal Court 1Chitrakatha 3Painted Katha 1Cossack Baroque 1Platinum 2Trap Noir 1Monumental 1Musha E 1

The editions

newest first
Chinese WoodblockThe Road from Vermilion WallsYi Wei v. Lazaro Bruzon Batista · The War of the Three Kingdoms
Storm InkThe Road from Vermilion WallsYi Wei v. Lazaro Bruzon Batista · The War of the Three Kingdoms
Musha EThe Silence of KawanakajimaNigel Short v. Jan Timman · The Warring Provinces
Ink WashThe Wedge of AutumnNigel Short v. Jan Timman · The Warring Provinces
MonumentalThe Order That Stayed GivenRobert James Fischer v. Boris Spassky · The Spirit of '76
Pop ArtSalt Fog at the GateJosé Raúl Capablanca v. Frank Marshall · Malibu vs Venice: Two Coasts of LA
NoirThe Gate That Stayed OpenWilhelm Steinitz v. Curt Von Bardeleben · The Saga of King Arthur
Cossack BaroqueThe Price of the Open GateGersz Rotlewi v. Akiba Rubinstein · The World of Cossack
Mid-Century StorybookThe Route That Blinked BlueDeep Blue v. Garry Kasparov · Space Explorers: Galaxy Rivals
Painted KathaThe Conch and the Broken CrownGarry Kasparov v. Veselin Topalov · The Great War of Kurukshetra
IlluminatedThe Empty SanctumAdolf Anderssen v. Jean Dufresne · Arcanum Academy
Wuxia BrushThe Mandate Beneath JadePaul Morphy v. Duke Karl / Count Isouard · The War of the Three Kingdoms
Trap NoirThe Crown and the Open DoorStepan Levitsky v. Frank Marshall · The Game
ChitrakathaThe Road from Righteous JudgementDonald Byrne v. Bobby Fischer · The Great War of Kurukshetra
GothicThe Lantern and the Broken OathAdolf Anderssen v. Lionel Kieseritzky · The Saga of King Arthur
WatercolorThe Crown Across the RiverPaul Morphy v. Duke Karl / Count Isouard · Tournament
WatercolorMalibu vs Venice: Two Coasts of LA: A ChroniclePaul Morphy v. Duke Karl / Count Isouard · Malibu vs Venice: Two Coasts of LA
WatercolorMalibu vs Venice: Two Coasts of LA: A ChroniclePaul Morphy v. Duke Karl / Count Isouard · Malibu vs Venice: Two Coasts of LA
WatercolorMalibu vs Venice: Two Coasts of LA: A ChronicleBill Gates v. Magnus Carlsen · Malibu vs Venice: Two Coasts of LA
GothicWhere the Last Candle BurnsPaul Morphy v. Duke Karl / Count Isouard · The Saga of King Arthur
ChitrakathaNeither Victory Nor Silence: The Field of KurukshetraD Gukesh v. Viswanathan Anand · The Great War of Kurukshetra
PlatinumA Receipt in the RearviewDonald Byrne v. Bobby Fischer · The Game
WatercolorWhen Avalon's Light Broke the Shadow ThronePaul Morphy v. Duke Karl / Count Isouard · The Saga of King Arthur
ChitrakathaWhere Dharma Frays at the Edge of the WorldD Gukesh v. Viswanathan Anand · The Great War of Kurukshetra
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