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title: Hey! What happened to Racing Kings? The Old Against New
description: I have been checking and examining old accounts and here is what I found.
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## Intro

#### **I made a blog on what had happened to *[Atomic](https://lichess.org/variant/atomic)*, but thanks to a friend's suggestion I was inspired to make this blog on *[Racing Kings](https://lichess.org/variant/racingKings)*.**

## ***#1 sachmaty8***

**Ancient RK Genius**

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![Screenshot 2026-02-19 4.02.36 PM.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=AYmCNCcJAf0u.png&w=800&sig=6a77f9da7d85efbef57bfb8d01b03b6280493453)
![image.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=ZVMJ1mmwba5x.png&sig=8d648b0f7e71ac6aad52235f186efdb86d0da90c)
This player has played for years and is still playing RK to this day. In 2019 he played @RoyalManiac for the final match of the RKWC. Here is the last match in which he won 2nd place.
https://lichess.org/LzwlJMeX#2
Though he did not win any RKWCs he won the Racing Kings Shield Arena in *2020*. Here is the last game in which he won the shield:
https://lichess.org/ZpEIBUAq

## ***#2 RoyalManiac***

This account has won more RKWCs than any account.

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![Screenshot 2026-02-19 4.28.16 PM.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=8-mCA4VxInwA.png&w=800&sig=23c82b3545eafa274b9e9decafd73316be5c0b10)
![image.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=tVWiRcJ_amEb.png&sig=6798c7c65af58dedad73d89e22d6a092df357a4f)@RoyalManiac is one of the few accounts ever to reach 2600 is RK. He still is an active account today, and is most famous for winning three RKWCs.
Here is his last game in which he won the RKWC in *2020*(since we covered the last game with @sachmaty8 in *2019*):
https://lichess.org/fkqnXk02
This wasn't the last time he won a RKWC. @RoyalManiac won another RKWC in *2023*. Here is his final match against @cybershredder for the finals:
https://lichess.org/voyCiPDe
Besides these RKWCs he has won 2 RK Shield Arenas.
Here is the game in which he won one in 2019
https://lichess.org/IFkKbvxO
Here is the last game in which he won one in 2022
https://lichess.org/blFDdkTE/white

## #3 Hipno

An ancient RK Genius

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![image.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=9vRWRrgeSSro.png&w=800&sig=72b813fd28e7be5f7c3d1334ae55a0c89304ac5e)
![Screenshot 2026-03-28 8.59.49 AM.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=UzSKft1oLkH_.png&sig=d5a29a1d9403673b8937a24f4204f67121063753)@hipno did not win any RKWC's but has won 10 RK Shield Arenas. Here are some games from each of these shields:

https://lichess.org/Chry4RL1/white

> His Second:

https://lichess.org/L7W86GKC/white

> Third:

https://lichess.org/Y1eFnFTJ

> Fourth:

https://lichess.org/fpUqA2u1

> Fifth:

https://lichess.org/Gg7ozm5A/white
*There are more but these are game from his first five shields. This player has won 10 shields in his time proving himself among the greatest RK players.*

## ***4\. Natso***

An all around variant champion!

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![Screenshot 2026-04-10 5.16.40 PM.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=3jrptkPSnjBi.png&w=800&sig=fb90ce65d27813706d1fc1d01a92c88876c2f825)
![image.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=udTCv19hRizl.png&sig=387f0cf79f31f656329742a433886c702669f2aa)
@Natso won the RKWC in 2025 ( trophy not loaded). This was an incredible achievement especially since he won the AWC that same year. Here is his last game for the match:
https://lichess.org/study/1mfvUs9b/eR9rO8iw
This was a great achievement for @natso as he won his first RKWC. I also feel he has done a great job as moderator and RKWC organizer.

## ***5\. CyberShredder***

One of the best RK champions

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![image.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=CcIu2YdVHgSH.png&w=800&sig=f0eb3d9955d6bb10922c55420024411c617027f7)
![image.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=i-8mpnRwsBrx.png&sig=2a32bb8c3dc4b46908b8d2affb531c1a01a1b35d)@Cybershredder has won the 2021 RKWC and countless RK Shield arenas.
Here is the final game in which he achieved 1st place in the RKWC in 2021:
https://lichess.org/study/OQqXs4VN/C3mlfm7a
Here are more of his matches: [RKWC Final Matches](https://lichess.org/s7FnxUvk)
This was a stunning match against three time world champion @RoyalManiac
Finally here are some of the games in which he won some RK Shield arenas:

https://lichess.org/95PUAO8t

https://lichess.org/Dma8OghM/white

## Outro

#### I have been collecting informatioon on this new blog. I hope by showing great accounts I can inspire people to make Lichess.org a better and happier place.

|  | @Sachmaty8 | @RoyalManiac | @Hipno | @Natso | @CyberShredder |
| --- | ---------- | ------------ | ------ | ------ | -------------- |
| Highest Rating: | *2346* | *2605* | *2327* | *2491* | *2570* |
| RKWC's Won: | **0** | **3** | **0** | **1** | **1** |
| RK Shield Arenas Won: | 3 | **2** | **10** | 0 | **9** |

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