Answers.Body: <p>No, this is not a rule in chess. There are plenty of games where one king reaches its 8th rank, and the game continues, with all three results still possible. Here are the <a href="https://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=171&amp;view=article" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Fide rules</a></p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>As @Evargalo noted in their answer, that is not part of the official rules of chess. However, <a href="https://lichess.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">lichess.org</a> hosts a chess variant called &quot;Racing Kings&quot; in which your mentioned rule holds true.</p>
  
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Body: <p>During a game of chess, after several moves. Is it an automatic win as soon as you get your king all the way across the board? </p>
  
  <p>I was told this is a tournament rule. </p>
  
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Comments.Text: They were definitely fooling you! Maybe your opponent was lost but somehow managed to reach the 8th rank with the king?
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Tags: <endgame><rules>
Title: King move to other side
ThreadText: # King move to other side
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-12)
  
  During a game of chess, after several moves. Is it an automatic win as soon as you get your king all the way across the board?
  
  I was told this is a tournament rule.
  
  **Tags:** endgame, rules
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: They were definitely fooling you! Maybe your opponent was lost but somehow managed to reach the 8th rank with the king?  
  > **username_2**: I hope this did not happen during a tournament game.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2017-10-12. Score: 5
  
  No, this is not a rule in chess. There are plenty of games where one king reaches its 8th rank, and the game continues, with all three results still possible. Here are the [Fide rules](https://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=171&view=article)
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2019-07-16. Score: 5
  
  As @username_3 noted in their answer, that is not part of the official rules of chess. However, [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/) hosts a chess variant called "Racing Kings" in which your mentioned rule holds true.
  
  
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