Komi on 9x9 game

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There is a ton of previous discussion on this.

Shouldn't komi for smaller board sizes be higher?

On smaller boards, black’s first move has a much bigger advantage compared to 19 x 19. Logically speaking, komi should be highest on 9 x 9 boards. Although it FEELS to me like 13 x 13 should have the highest. But I think I might just be really bad at 13 x 13. Thoughts on this?

Komi needs correction on 9 x 9

I am tired of Komi issues on 9 x 9. Where is the rule that any board size besides regulation need to grant white 6.5 points for going second? Let’s assume that 19 x 19 is the only board size which matters. When Komi was introduced, it was deemed that white should get compensation for going second. On a regulation size board – 19 x 19 – a compensation of 6.5 points represents 1.8% (0.018005540166205) of the 361 available points. With the brilliant minds who have studied the regulation size to …

These discussions usually end up with the original poster discovering it’s not as simple or obvious as they first thought.

And with the concensus being that it’s as good as it can be the way that it is.