Attack
How a chain of fours can win a gomoku game by force: why every move must be a four, how to find the chain, and how to finish it with a double four.
Threats
Twos are not threats yet, but they are where every threat comes from. How to count a two's potential, which enemy twos to break early and how to collect your ow
Threats
When several threats are on the board, the order you deal with them decides the game. A clear priority list for gomoku, with the reasoning behind every step.
Threats
How to read gomoku threats quickly enough for fast online games: a two-second routine, shape recognition shortcuts and drills that build speed without mistakes.
Beginners
A simple method for reading any gomoku position: scan four directions around each new mark, count lines correctly and rank what you see by urgency.
Openings
A practical guide to the opening as O: where to answer, which blocks also build, how to deny X's crossing points, and when to strike back with your own threats.
Threats
Why an open four wins and a simple four only forces a reply, how to recognise broken fours, and how strong players use fours as forcing moves in attacks.
Threats
The difference between an open three and a closed three in gomoku, why only one is urgent, how to choose the best blocking point and how rules change the pictur
Attack
Gomoku is a fight over who makes threats and who answers them. How to keep the initiative as attacker, how defenders take it back, and why tempo matters.
Beginners
A practical start for complete beginners: how to set up your first games against the computer, what to watch on every move and three habits that win games.
Beginners
Practical ways to improve at gomoku without expensive courses: deliberate games against the computer, replaying your losses and short daily threat drills.
Openings
Seven practical principles for the first ten moves of a gomoku game: centre, compact shape, crossing lines, space and tempo, for both X and O.