RGG FAQ Part 1 Section 6
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1.6: Does komi and handicap change with board size?
See Section 1.5.
Regarding handicap games, the following table gives one possible way of allocating handicap and komi on 13x13 boards. First column: Strength difference on 19x19 goban, second column, handicap on 13x13 goban, third column, komi to white.
Difference 13x13 Komi Difference 13x13 Komi 0 0 5.5 10 4 5.5 1* 0 5.5 11 4 2.5 2 0 2.5 12 4 0.5 3 0 0.5 13 5 5.5 4 2 5.5 14 5 2.5 5 2 2.5 15 5 0.5 6 2 0.5 16 6 5.5 7 3 5.5 17 6 2.5 8 3 2.5 18 6 0.5 9 3 0.5 19 6 3.5
- In the case of a one stone difference in strength, the weakest player takes black and plays first.
Tim HUNT has collected some information based on his experiences with small boards, and presents several ways of assigning handicap and komi.