Enter the ratings of the two players to get the piece handicap.
The piece handicap system is designed to give both players an equal chance of winning despite the rating difference.
The lower rated player gets piece odds e.g. the higher rated player starts without a bishop or a knight or a rook or a queen or a rook and queen etc. as in the table below. Games involving juniors should end by 8:30 so adults paired against juniors should arrive early. First subtract the ratings of both players then the stronger player loses certain pieces according to the differences in the chart below. Better still use the app above to calculate the handicap.
Please Submit results as usual but label it a Handicap Game and list the pieces removed on the results sheet. After your handicap game try to play a normal friendly game with someone if you have time.
Rating Piece Handicap Which Diff. Higher Player removes pieces? >20 Pawn KBP on f2/f7 >60 Knight QKt on b1/b8 >80 Knight & Pawn QKt on b1/b8, KBP on f2/f7 >120 Knight & Bishop QKt on b1/b8, QB on c1/c8 >160 Rook & Bishop QR on a1/a8, QB on c1/c8 >180 Queen Q >260 Queen & Knight Q, QKt on b1/b8 >330 Queen & Rook Q, QR on a1/a8 >370 Queen, Knight & Bishop Q, QKt on b1/b8, KB on f1/f8 >500 Queen, Rook & Bishop Q, QR on a1/a8, KB on f1/f8 >1500 Queen & two Rooks Q, QR, KR
For example if Alice has a rating of 1362 and Bob`s rating is 980, the difference is 1362 - 980 = 382. From the chart Alice must play without her Queen (Q), Queen's Knight (on the queenside - QKt) and her King's Bishop (on the kingside - KB). Good luck Alice!