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Small Board Go
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Small board go is go played on a board of size smaller than the standard 19x19 goban. Commonly used sizes are 9x9 or 13x13. These board sizes are suitable for beginners wanting learn the basic rules of Go and experienced players wanting to refresh their thinking and exercise specific aspects of play.
Capture Go is commonly taught initially on a 5x5 board. Even this tiny board can be amazingly instructive. The book Small board Go has both entertainment and pedagogical value. I (Bill Spight) have often used it for teaching. The 3x3 teaches me ari me nashi, for example. Rules of Go questions are very significant for small boards. Some small boards make no sense under Japanese rules, for instance. And strange superkos can arise.
Small board Go researchers include
Here is a cute 3x4 problem: -- BillSpight
Go has been solved for boards up to and including 6x7 with
area scoring (Ref.
Small boards (and large boards) are easily played on KGS and other servers. KGS will handle all from 2x to 38x. What are the suggested komi for non standard board sizes (7x, 9x, 11x, 13x, 15x, 17x, and 21x)? (see Komi Go Discussion) --Hu of KGS What is the contents of the Mini-Go site, I cannot reach it... Where are the proofs for most of the boards of smaller sizes?! I have seen 0x0 various rulesets, 1x1 various rulesets, 1x2 a few rulesets, 2x2 some rulesets, 3x3. --Robert Jasiek Jasonred This is actually really useful for me, as it gives ways to gife life other than the old "two eyes" bit, which some amatuers (me), get too used to. We forget there's also damezumari and seki... I always forget seki. Could some people come up with some question and answer problems on how to give a group life through SEKI? Thanks. This is a copy of the living page "Small Board Go" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |