International Chess Federation Announces Addition of Race Car Piece to Game Rules

In what scholars have called the largest shake-up of the game's rule set in centuries, the International Chess Federation announced Tuesday that it was adding a race car piece to the playing board.

In all officially sanctioned matches played from today forward, the pawn immediately in front of a player's king will be replaced with a sick little hot rod that can move any number of squares horizontally, vertically, or in a circle like it's doing donuts.

This is described as the largest shake-up of chess rules in centuries, with the change applying to all officially sanctioned matches immediately.