In a handicap game, Black starts with two or more handicap stones played before White's first move. If played in the traditional places on the "star points", these stones will be useful for the purpose of connection and separation of stones played closer to the edge ("lower"), as well as in many other ways. Right from the start, the White player's stones are under threat of separation, whereas Black starts with numerous potential connections.
In a handicap game, Black starts with two or more handic,ap stones played before White's first move. If played in the traditional places on the "star points", these stones will be useful for the purpose of connection and separation of stones played closer to the edge ("lower"), as well as in many other ways. Right from the start, the White player's stones are under threat of separation whereas Black starts with numerous potential connections.