Handicaps for 13x13s
Whoever plays first will lose. (But the komi is -2.)I played only two 13x13s this evening on KGS. I lost the first to Kivaa (27k) by 29.5 moku. I won the second against Dangure (22k) by 9.5 moku because I had applied the wrong handicap of 5 stones and a komi of 0.5.
According to Sensei's Library, Ishikura Noboru's recommendations for a 13x13 board are as follows (gap in rank, handicap stones, komi).
- 0, 0, 5.5
- 1, 0, 0
- 2, 0, -5
- 3, 2, 5
- 4, 2, 0
- 5, 2, -5
- 6, 3, 5
- 7, 3, 0
- 8, 3, -5
Other recommendations can be found in the Handicaps for Small Boards page of Sensei's Library.
Ran into Hikaru (BC-IGS) who goes by the handle of aKuei (30k?-KGS). Unfortunately, it was getting too late for me to play another game. Perhaps tomorrow evening. I guess folks are able to quickly recognize me on the servers since I always use the same login name.
Hikaru found out about KGS through this blog. Glad it's of some use to others.
posted by ChiyoDad @ 11:14 PM
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2 Comments:
I've heard somewhere that komi rules don't apply to handicap games, so it actually is possible to get a tie in a handicap game. (i.e. in volume 9 of hikaru no go, hikaru plays several handicap games where he has to make a tie on purpose, through carefully calculating territory etc.)
Interesting. I would need to look that up. I do recall that episode where Hikaru purposefully fought his simultaneous matches to a draw.
Of course, as long as you don't apply komi, any match can end in a draw.
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