1The hill is four squares
Win by checkmate, or walk your own king to one of the four squares in the middle of the board — d4, d5, e4, e5 — and the game ends on the spot.
The rule
You also win by walking your king to one of the four centre squares.
How it plays
2Safety against speed
A king that heads for the middle is a king leaving its walls. The hill rewards the brave early and the precise late — and your opponent is racing you to the same four squares.
3The exact rules
Stand your own king on d4, d5, e4 or e5 and the game ends at once. The king has to arrive legally: it may not move into check to reach the hill, and a king already in check must answer the check first. Checkmate still wins, and so does a win on time. Everything else is chess.
Six finds
Moments to look out for. Each one you make in a game is kept in your finds.
Hill reached
Win by moving your king to the middle.
Quick hill
Win by moving your king to the middle by your 15th move.
Hill by capture
Win by moving your king to the middle with a capture.
Long walk
Win by walking your king to the middle in six or more king moves, not counting castling.
Clear the hill
Capture a piece on d4, e4, d5 or e5 with a pawn.
Mate, not hill
Win by checkmate.
Questions
Do I need an account?
No. An account keeps your rating and your finds on every device.