Star Point

    Keywords: Go term
[Diagram]

Star points on a 19x19 board

Chinese: 星位 (xing1 wei4)
Japanese: 星 (hoshi)
Korean: 별

A 19x19 goban has nine star points:
small dots on nine intersections.

In Japan, handicap stones are traditionally placed on the star points.

Star points have no effect during game, they only guide the eye.

[Diagram]

Star points on a 13x13 board

A 13x13 board has only five star points.

[Diagram]

Star points on a 9x9 board

A 9x9 board also has only five star points. However, some leave out that in the center, some those in the corners.

See also


This is a copy of the living page "Star Point" at Sensei's Library.
(OC) 2005 the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0.
[Welcome to Sensei's Library!]
StartingPoints
ReferenceSection
About