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    The Mortar of Silence
    Steinitz, Wilhelm vs Von Bardeleben, Curt
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    The Weight of Open Roads
    Steinitz, Wilhelm vs Von Bardeleben, Curt
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    The Road That Closed
    Steinitz, Wilhelm vs Von Bardeleben, Curt
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    Salt Fog at the Gate
    Capablanca, José Raúl vs Marshall, Frank
  5. V.
    The Gate That Stayed Open
    Steinitz, Wilhelm vs Von Bardeleben, Curt
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Every story here is a real game, played move for move, recast into a world that changes everything except the moves.

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All Hallows

The Mortar of Silence

Steinitz vs von Bardeleben · Wilhelm Steinitz v. Curt Von Bardeleben · 1-0

15 September 2026Read it →