Duck Chess Online
Play Duck Chess free online — after every move you place a neutral rubber duck that blocks a square; there is no check, so you win by capturing the king.
- Family
- Modern chess variants
- Origin
- International
- Board
- 8 × 8 plus a duck
- Players
- 2
- Difficulty
- Beginner
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About Duck Chess
How Duck Chess works
Each turn has two parts: make a normal chess move, then move the duck to any empty square. The duck belongs to nobody and nothing may pass through or land on it. Because there is no check, you are never forced to respond to a threat — the game ends only when a king is actually captured.
The duck is both shield and weapon: drop it on the one square your opponent's bishop needs, or use it to seal an escape route before your final attack. Watch for the mistake of leaving your king capturable while you attack.