- Release Date: 1989
- Genre: Traditional
- Style: Board Game
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Renju or Lianzhu (Japanese/Chinese: 連珠) is the professional variant of Gomoku, a board game originated from Japan in Heian Period. It was named Renju by Japanese journalist Ruikou Kuroiwa (黒岩涙香) in December 6, 1899 in a Japanese newspaper Yorozu chouhou (萬朝報) . Lianzhu is a Chinese translation of Renju. It is played with black and white stones on a 15x15 intersection Go board. Renju eliminates the "Perfect Win"-situation in Gomoku by adding special conditions for the first player (Black).
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Unlike Gomoku, Renju has a unique sequence of opening moves:
After this sequence is complete, Black and White continue to take turns to place their stones.
The Extra General Assembly of Renju International Federation in 2008 created 3 new sets of rules for openings that are to replace the above old sequence of moves[1]: Soosörv, Taraguchi, and Yamaguchi. Also a rejection system for their use was approved.
There are certain moves that Black is not allowed to make:
Black can win the game only by placing five black stones in a row (vertically, horizontally or diagonally).
White can win by either:
World Championships in Renju have occurred every second year, since 1989.[1]
Previous World Championships have taken place in the following places:
The next World Championship will take place probably in Japan.
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