A narrative engine for chess

Chess, told as a story.

Turn any chess game into a comic book, a narrative, or a grandmaster's review. Three renderings of the same moves.

See it in action

Pick a famous game. Read it three ways.

The same moves, reframed as a comic, a story, or a spoken review. Switch tabs to feel the difference.

Bill Gates vs. Magnus Carlsen

Comic · See it as a comic book
Comic page 3
Comic page 2
Comic page 1

Chapter I

The Vanguard's March

Painted page after page, panel by panel — the opening moves reframed with character dialogue and period-accurate art.

First three pages

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Four formats

One game. Your pick of rendering.

A woodcut comic page — ancient-Chinese warriors portraying Gates vs. Carlsen

Flagship

Your game as a comic book.

Every move becomes a panel. Pick a world, pick an art style, share the page like a meme. The format most people send to a friend after a good win.

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Core

Your game as a chivalric tale.

Chapter-length prose with characters, tension, and an epilogue. For the reader who wants the game to feel like a novel, not an engine dump.

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Chapter I

The Vanguard’s March

The annals record that the first breath of war did not smell of blood, but of damp earth and spring rain. At the behest of his sovereign, Soldier En Bao was the first to cross the boundary — the forward line of an army roused from winter slumber.

Page 1 · Gates vs. Carlsen

Critical moment

Move 19 · Bxh7+

“The bishop sacrifice is sound only because Black’s king has nowhere to run. Every defender has been peeled away — this is the payoff.”

— Kasparov lens

Secondary

Your game, reviewed by a grandmaster.

Opening recap, critical moments, study recommendation. Pick the lens — Kasparov’s aggression, Capablanca’s structure, Tal’s sacrifices, Ivanchuk’s depth.

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Tertiary

Your game on a walk.

Your story, narrated. Ten to thirty minutes depending on the game — background listening while you cook, commute, or stretch.

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Prologue

0:00 / 1:35

“It is recorded in the imperial archives that the mandate of heaven is not lost in sweeping proclamations…”

Pricing

Free to try. Pay as you go, or subscribe for unlimited.

Your first story is on us. After that, generate individual comics, stories, and coach reviews for a few dollars, or subscribe for monthly credit packs.

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