Automatic handicap for automated tournaments

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Another alternative is reverse komi, possibly more suitable for smaller boards.

Handicap Games

I saw a japanese pro talking about handicap for a smaller board size, specifically 13 x 13: “13路では置き碁より逆コミの方が面白いゲームになると思っていまして” (translation: I believe, in 13 board, reverse komi makes for a more interesting game than on-board handicap.) His article does not mention a method for calcing such reverse komi for 13 x 13 though. For 19 x 19, the following article links to 2 ways to calcing reverse komi, one is a table made from game data, the other a formula using ogs rating. https://senseis.xm…