In Go, all but the very best players in the world play with a handicap depending on who they are playing. It balances the game so that players who are not as adept have an equal chance at winning a particular game. This is an advantage that Go has over Chess, where removing pieces would just be silly.
> This is an advantage that Go has over Chess, where removing pieces would just be silly.
It used to be rather popular, actually, to play at pawn-and-move odds. If you search through old games, you'll eventually come across one where black starts without an f pawn.
There's also a famous Capablanca game where a young Capablanca is given a queen by his opponent (he wins, of course.)
I'd say the two biggest problems with chess are:
1. Too many draws.
2. First move has too big an advantage.
Neither of these is a problem in Go (draws are extremely rare or even impossible in many rule sets, and the second player is now given enough points that the game is almost even.)
