Guided lessons

Learn Gomoku

A hands-on curriculum from your first five to forced wins.

Your First Five

See the lines, make fives, play a full game.

The rule, the board, your first win.

Freestyle, standard, renju — what changes and why.

Twos, threes and fours — the language of the game.

Answer fours first, block threes smart — and hit back.

Choose the right end, cut the link, hit back.

Chain fours — and fours with threes — into unavoidable wins (VCF, VCT).

Checks that win: the cleanest kill in the game.

Fours AND open threes — more power, new duties.

Longer ladders, hidden holes, counter-attacks.

Five-step wins, defensive detours, double threats.

Turn shapes into plans: direction, links, tempo and traps.

Direction, links, tempo, traps — where games are decided.

Master the forbidden moves — and use them as weapons.

Why black is bound — and how white hunts fouls.

Stacked fouls, five-beats-all, forced blocks, dodges.

Know the 26 openings and the Soosyrv-8 ceremony.

Direct and indirect starts, and the Soosyrv-8 swap.

Named starts in depth and picking the fifth move.

Model games, then the engine itself — under renju rules.

Two model four-three games, then two against the engine.

86 lessons, all authored for this site.