On 1/7/13 12:08 AM, "Ingo Althöfer" wrote:
Go is traditionally played on boards of odd sizes (9x9, 13x13, 19x19, ...) and almost never on even ones (10x10 or 18x18 ...). What are the reasons for this? Ingo (has observed something and wants to put it in context).
Interesting discussion and links. I remember reading, although I cannot name the source, that board size was set at 19 due to extensions from the corner to the point under the side hoshi, only one player can extend to any side point, the other player is left with a less than optimal extension, if the board is larger, both players can make a proper extension, so 19 is the size which preserves the competition for that extension.
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