Kung-fu chess

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Kung-fu chess is a chess variant without turns. It is a Real-time strategy game. Any player can move any of his pieces at any given moment. A piece must "rest" a while before it is allowed to move again. Victory is achieved when the enemy king is captured.

"Kung-Fu chess" can also be played with one or three other people at one time; the last person with a king left wins. The speeds of movement and the "rest" period can be adjusted.

[edit] Shizmoo

This game was created by Shizmoo Games. Kung-fu Chess was Game of the Year 2003 from Arcade Pod and Game of the Month February 2002 from Game Spot. It can be played online at Shizmoo.com, with up to 80 players online during busy hours; the most popular way to play the game is in a 4-way match.

[edit] Rankings

Kung-fu chess assigns each player a numerical rating based on the player's win/loss record, using the same system as ICC, the Internet Chess Club. Additionally, each rating range corresponds to a kung-fu belt color as follows:

Green Belt: Newbie (20 games or fewer played)
Purple Belt: 800-999
White Belt: 1000-1199
Yellow Belt: 1200-1399
Orange Belt: 1400-1599
Red Belt: 1600-1799
Brown Belt: 1800-1999
Black Belt: 2000+

Additional rankings such as black O and black X are awarded for 2200 rating and 2400 respectively.

Notable high-rated players include overall ranked #1 Quickbolt with a rating of 2575, and overall #2 Devilz with a rating of 2500.