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Est. 2026The Colophon

Chess, told as a story.

Every game becomes a comic book, a chivalric tale, or a grandmaster's review — three renderings of the same moves, handcrafted page by page.

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  1. I.
    The Road from Vermilion Walls
    Wei, Yi vs Bruzon Batista, Lazaro
  2. II.
    The Road from Vermilion Walls
    Wei, Yi vs Bruzon Batista, Lazaro
  3. III.
    The Silence of Kawanakajima
    Short, Nigel vs Timman, Jan
  4. IV.
    The Wedge of Autumn
    Short, Nigel vs Timman, Jan
  5. V.
    Salt Fog at the Gate
    Capablanca, José Raúl vs Marshall, Frank
  6. VI.
    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

How we built Painted Katha → · The tradition’s history →

Painted Katha

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Painted KathaThe Conch and the Broken CrownGarry Kasparov v. Veselin Topalov · The Great War of Kurukshetra