You win by flipping your opponent's King. In the variant, a promoted piece does not flip opponent pieces on the same turn as the promotion. Benedict Chess is a wild game of rapidly shifting alliances.
Initiative is everything.
You must move your pieces to attack enemy pieces and establish a presence near the enemy King as soon as possible. Because there is no capturing, the full complement of 32 pieces remains on the board at all time, and the game is strictly positional. Flipping the opponent's array pawns is not as advantageous as may first appear. This neutralizes White's opening advantage and allows for balanced play. Games are fast and violent, seldom lasting over twenty rounds.