Handicap stone placement on smaller boards

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Unless free handicap placement is used, these are a suggestion for fixed patterns, but the 9x9 patterns can alternatively raise the stones on the 4x4 points:

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Two handicap stones
Three handicap stones
Four handicap stones
Five handicap stones
Handicaps are placed in similar order as on 19x19 board

9x9

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Two handicap stones

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Three handicap stones

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Four handicap stones

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Five handicap stones


13x13

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Handicaps are placed in similar order as on 19x19 board


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