also: ハンディせん
handicap match; handicap race
Used in sports and games where a stronger competitor is given a disadvantage or a weaker one an advantage to even the odds. Common in golf, horse racing, and board games.
Today's golf is a handicap match, so even beginners have a chance to win.
In a horse racing handicap race, stronger horses are assigned heavier weights.
Standard spelling using ハンデ, the common abbreviation of ハンデキャップ.
Variant spelling using ハンディ, also from ハンデキャップ. Less common than ハンデ戦.
Compound of ハンデ (from English 'handicap') and 戦 (match, contest).