Chess Variants/Racing Kings

tright kd rd bd nd nl bl rl kl qd rd bd nd nl bl rl ql Starting position of Racing Kings. Introduction Racing Kings is a variant that turns chess into a racing game, for lack of a better phrase. It is played using a standard board and standard pieces, but no pawns. History This variant was invented in 1961 by prolific chess variant creator V. R. Parton. It is currently one of the variants supported on Lichess.org. Rules As its name suggests, Racing Kings is a racing game - the goal is to get one's king to any square on the eighth rank. All pieces move the same as in standard chess. It is forbidden to make a move that would place your opponent's king in check. To compensate for White's first-move advantage, if White manages to move their king to the eighth rank, and Black does the same on the very next turn, the game ends in a draw. Sub-variants Dodo chess uses fewer pieces than Racing Kings. tright rd bd nd nl bl rl kd bd nd nl bl kl Starting position of Dodo chess. Board games Games