Racing Kings Chess Online
Play Racing Kings free online — both armies start on the first two ranks and the first king to reach the eighth rank wins; checks are forbidden.
- Family
- Modern chess variants
- Origin
- International
- Board
- 8 × 8, no pawns
- Players
- 2
- Difficulty
- Beginner
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About Racing Kings
How Racing Kings works
There are no pawns. All pieces start on the first and second ranks with the two kings side by side, and the aim is simply to be the first to move your king onto the eighth rank. Giving check is illegal — you can neither check nor move into check.
Because checks are banned, pieces act as barriers rather than attackers: a bishop or rook controlling a file blocks the enemy king from crossing it. If White reaches the eighth rank first, Black gets one more move to reach it too, in which case the game is drawn.