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Hoshi
    Keywords: Go term

[Diagram]
Hoshi on a 19x19 board

A 19x19 goban has nine hoshi (星) (also called star points), as shown on the diagram. They are the points on which handicap stones are traditionally placed in a handicap game. See also 4-4 point and tengen.


[Diagram]
Hoshi on a 13x13 board

A 13x13 board has only five hoshi.


[Diagram]
Hoshi on a 9x9 board

A 9x9 board also has only five hoshi. (Some 9x9 boards have only four, one in each corner. Others have only one, at tengen.)



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