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Handicaps beyond nine stones
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Extra handicap stones can be added according to the diagrams below. I think this might be the Chinese pattern. (The Japanese pattern is given below). Most people who need such handicaps would probably prefer to play small board Go such as 9x9 and 13x13.

[Diagram]
Handicaps up to 17

Handicap stones 10 through 17 are at R13, C7, N3, G17, N17, G3, C13, and R7.


[Diagram]
Handicaps up to 25

Handicaps 18 through 25 are at R17, C3, C17, R3, N13, G7, G13, and N7.


[Diagram]
Handicaps up to 29

Handicaps 26 through 29 are at K13, K7, N10, and G10.

--Hu of KGS



Japanese Handicap Stone Sequence

[Diagram]
Japanese Handicap stones

In fact a game Nemesis vs Janice Kim almost 20 years ago at this handicap is recalled.

Rich: [ext] Robert Jasiek's page shows the official Japanese rules for placement of handicap stones. They agree in large part with the diagram, although they don't have the 10-3 points.


Gene Fellner, USA, 1965:

  10-13: G7,G13,N7,N13
  14-17: C3,C16,R3,R16
  18-25: D7,D13,G16,N16,Q7,Q13,G4,N4
  26-29: J3,C10,J17,R10
  30-33: F6,F14,O6,O14
  34-41: C7,C13,G17,N17,R7,R13,G3,N3
  [erratum?: K3, K17 instead of J3, J17?]

[Diagram]
Gene Fellner, stones 1-25

[Diagram]
Gene Fellner, stones 1-41


HotIce: Hi, once I saw a 25 Handicap as:

[Diagram]
Handicaps up to 25

Now what is the correct answer for 25 Stones?

Robert Pauli: Here's at least the "correct" sequence, HotIce ;-)


[Diagram]
Generalized handicap sequence


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