Handicap stone placement on smaller boards
Keywords: Rules, Culture & History
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:
| Table of contents | Table of diagrams Two handicap stones Three handicap stones Four handicap stones Five handicap stones Handicaps are placed in similar order as on 19x19 board |
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