Seirawan/Harper: Kingwalks: Paths of GloryThe Fearsome Fascination of Kingwalks! Marching your king across the board at times right through or into enemy lines may be both exhilarating and terrifying. Nothing may be quite as satisfying as a majestic kingwalk across the board which brings you glorious victory. And nothing as tragicomic as a needless journey ending in epic failure. Chessplayers are fascinated by kingwalks, perhaps because of their inherent contradiction and even implausibility.