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p.boxed
  | Ranks 1 and 8 communicate. Pawns all go the same way and never promote.

p.
  In the initial position, it is often possible to win in a few moves by
  giving check first: that is why this is forbidden.

figure.diagram-container
  .diagram
    | fen:8/8/pppppppp/rkbrnnqb/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BBRNKQNR:
  figcaption 1.Nc3+ would win quickly.

p.
  Note that since ranks 1 and 8 communicate, a black pawn on the 8th rank
  threatens a piece on the first rank. For example pawn d6 to d8 would check
  the white king.

p.
  Due to the unusual pawns rules (they all go the same way: up the board),
  en passant captures do not exist. Castling is also disabled because
  the king is vulnerable in both directions.

h3 Source

p
  a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/d.betza/chessvar/race.html")
    | 8x8 Race Chess
  | &nbsp;on chessvariants.com.

p Inventor: Ralph Betza (1997)
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	1	p.boxed
	2	\| Ranks 1 and 8 communicate. Pawns all go the same way and never promote.
	3
	4	p.
	5	In the initial position, it is often possible to win in a few moves by
	6	giving check first: that is why this is forbidden.
	7
	8	figure.diagram-container
	9	.diagram
	10	\| fen:8/8/pppppppp/rkbrnnqb/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BBRNKQNR:
	11	figcaption 1.Nc3+ would win quickly.
	12
	13	p.
	14	Note that since ranks 1 and 8 communicate, a black pawn on the 8th rank
	15	threatens a piece on the first rank. For example pawn d6 to d8 would check
	16	the white king.
	17
	18	p.
	19	Due to the unusual pawns rules (they all go the same way: up the board),
	20	en passant captures do not exist. Castling is also disabled because
	21	the king is vulnerable in both directions.
	22
	23	h3 Source
	24
	25	p
	26	a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/d.betza/chessvar/race.html")
	27	\| 8x8 Race Chess
	28	\|  on chessvariants.com.
	29
	30	p Inventor: Ralph Betza (1997)