BGA Organisers' Handbook

Appendix D
Material for running tournaments

Sheet for 8-player knockout

Sheet for 16-player knockout

Sheet 8- (or 6- or 4-) player Round Robin

Table to calculate handicaps for a 9×9 event

Table to calculate handicaps for a 13×13 event

9×9 Handicaps

Grade difference	Stones	Komi to white
0	0	6
1		4½
2		3
3		1½
4		0
5		-2
6		-4
7		-6
8	2	6
9		4
10		2
11		0
12		-2
13		-4
14		-6
15	3	6
16		4
17		2
18		0
19		-2
20		-4
21		-6
22	4	6
23		4
24		2
25		0
26		-2
27		-4
28		-6

13×13 Handicaps

Grade difference	Stones	Komi to white
0	1	6
1	1	2
2	2	8
3		4
4		0
5	3	6
6	3	2
7	4	8
8		4
9		0
10	5	6
11	5	2
12	6	8
13		4
14		0
15	7	6
16	7	2
17	8	8
18		4
19		0
20	9	6
21	9	2
22	10	8
23		4
24		0
25	11	6
26	11	2
27	12	8
28		4
29		0

Appendix C	Organisers' Handbook
	Pt. II: Running a Tournament