Other Handicaps
The principles were extended: for a rank difference of three the handicap was sen-ni-sen, which meant one game on a two-stone handicap out of every three, the others being with Black. Then came ni-sen-ni for rank difference of four, and a plain two-stone handicap for rank difference five. From then on the steps replaced a two-stone handicap by a three-stone handicap, for six and seven difference. Theoretically, then, a professional shodan should play a 9 dan (who by definition would be Meijin) at three stones in every game. This system provided a basis in the Oteai for any two players to compete.
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