King of the Hill
King of the Hill is a game variant in which you need to reach one of the 4 central squares with your king (D4, D5, E4 or E5) in order to win.
Important: only live games count towards the achievements.
You can either play single live games or join tournaments.
In order to play follow the steps (starting in home page):
1. Single games:
- mouseover Play menu -> click on Live Chess
- in the right menu select King of the Hill game type
- from the same menu select time conditions (number of minutes, with or without increment)
- hit Play and wait to be matched with an opponent
- keep playing King of the Hill games
Here is the link that takes you there directly.
2. Join Tournaments - option 1:
- mouseover Play menu -> click on Live Chess
- in the right menu select Tournaments tab
- join a King of the Hill one if it's available
Here is the link that takes you there directly.
3. Join Tournaments - option 2:
- mouseover Play menu -> click on Play
- from the right panel click on Tournaments and here you can see the current and upcoming ones
- join a King of the Hill one if it's available
Here is the link that takes you there directly.
You will obtain the achievements according to how many games of King of the Hill you play:
- after playing your first game you will get Higher Ground
- after playing 10 games you will get Mountain Climber
