illegal as it exposes the Q to check. If 14.Qg4 (only legal move for Q) Rf2 15.Ne2 (forced: Qxg7 is not mate—it's illegal!) Rxe2+ and mate in three." Racing Kings This game was the original Dodo chess before being renamed. The rules are the same as Dodo chess. Sample game R. Betza vs. J. Leitel: 1.Bd4 Be4 2.Kh3 Ka3 3.Nxc1 Rxc1 4.Be2 Nb3 5.Bh8? Ka4 6.Kg4 Ka5 7.Qh6 Rc6 8.Qe3 Rxe2 9.Qxe4 Qxh8? 10.Qxc6 Qc3 11.Qh6 Rxe1 12.Rxe1 Qxe1 13.Kf5 Qe7 14.Qe6 Qb7 15.Kg6 Nc5 16.Qf7 Ka6 17.Kh7 Ka7 18.Rg8 (18.Kg8 only draws) Parton suggests also that play can be extended to a "double course", where a player wins by being first to go to the eighth rank and then return to the first. Dodo chess Played on a regular chessboard, this variant is a simple race game: the first player to reach a square on the last with his king is the winner. Game rules Checking is not permitted, neither is exposing one's own king to check. Captures are allowed, however, as in normal chess. "By way of compensating for the first move (always an advantage in a race game) if White gets there first but Black follows on the next move the game is a draw." Kinglet chess Also known as imperial fiddlesticks, there is no checking or checkmate in kinglet chess – kings are treated like any normal piece. The winner is the first player to capture all the opponent's kinglets (i.e. pawns or Fiddlesticks). Additional rules When reaching the last rank, a kinglet promotes to a king. If a player is forced to promote his last kinglet, he is then without any kinglets so automatically loses. All pieces including kings are subject to capture. Stalemate is a draw. Comments "The idea contains some interesting problems in tactics. The balance between rushing to capture Fiddlesticks [pawns] quickly and fear of becoming defenceless thereby, (loss of major pieces) seems to be subtle and delicate." Variations Parton suggests two "less subtle" variations in Curiouser and Curiouser, one based on Progressive chess where players make an increasing number of moves per turn, and the other based on Marseillais chess where players move two pieces per turn, at least one of which must be a kinglet (or, the same kinglet may be moved twice). Looking-glass chess Two separate games ensue in this Parton creation. A player may make any normal move