| 1 | p.boxed |
| 2 | | Bring the king to the middle to win. Giving check is forbidden. |
| 3 | |
| 4 | p Orthodox rules apply, with two changes: |
| 5 | ul |
| 6 | li. |
| 7 | The goal is to bring the king on one of the central squares |
| 8 | d4, e4, d5 or e5. "Koth" stands indeed for "King of the Hill". |
| 9 | li Giving check is forbidden (thus no checkmate is possible). |
| 10 | |
| 11 | figure.diagram-container |
| 12 | .diagram |
| 13 | | fen:k4r2/1p2p3/2P4p/5pp1/p2B4/5KP1/PPQ1P2P/R7: |
| 14 | figcaption White can win in two moves: 1.Qxf5 and 2.Ke4# |
| 15 | |
| 16 | h3 Source |
| 17 | |
| 18 | p |
| 19 | | Modified from Koth as playable |
| 20 | a(href="https://lichess.org/variant/kingOfTheHill") on lichess |
| 21 | | . Experimental change: I'd like to see how it plays without checks :) |