King of the Hill (chess)

King of the Hill is a chess variant in which, in addition to checkmate, a player can also win by moving their king to one of the central four squares. [1][2] (This is analogous to sannin shogi's rule that allows a player to win by legally moving their king to the center.) The king's move to a central square must be legal in ordinary chess, and in particular the king cannot move into check. All other rules of chess apply.

References

  1. ↑ "King of the Hill • Bring your King to the center to win the game. • lichess.org". en.lichess.org. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Chessvariants.com: Center of attention". Retrieved 2017-09-24.


See also

  • Chess.com – website supports King of the Hill
  • Lichess – online chess server supporting King of the Hill
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