Winning Tricks
The edge of a 15×15 gomoku board changes which lines can grow into five. How to use the edge to kill enemy lines, when not to build near it, and why the centre
Defense
The four-three is gomoku's classic winning blow. How to recognise the point where it will land, stop it in time, and look for counter-fours when it is already t
Defense
Blocking looks simple until you lose to it. Which end of a line to close, why the right block also builds your own shape, and the habits that stop surprise wins
Gomoku Rules
Everything you need to start playing gomoku: the 15×15 board, who moves first, what counts as five in a row, and how blocked-ends and freestyle rules differ.
Defense
The open three is the shape that decides most gomoku games. How to block it, when to block at the end versus inside a gap, and how to avoid the follow-up attack
Gomoku Rules
In Vietnamese caro a five blocked at both ends does not win. What counts as blocked, why the rule exists, and how it changes both attack and defence.