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Renju
''Renju'' (Japanese: 連珠) is a professional variant of gomoku. It was named renju by Japanese journalist Ruikou Kuroiwa (黒岩涙香) on December 6, 1899 in a Japanese newspaper ''Yorozu chouhou'' (萬朝報). The name "renju" comes from the Japanese language, and means "connected pearls" in Japanese. The game is played with black and white stones on a 15×15 gridded go board. The rule of renju weakens the advantages for the first player (Black) in gomoku by adding special restrictions for Black. Rules Opening rules Unlike gomoku, renju has a unique sequence of opening moves called an "opening rule". There are several certified opening rules. The list of requirements for new opening rules as approved by the Renju International Federation (RIF) in 2003 was: I. Traditions * The basic renju rules must be kept. * The opening stage must not exceed 5 moves. * All 26 canonical openings must be possible and only 26 canonical openings can be possible. * All present realistic var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meijin (renju)
is a Renju title in Japan. The Meijin title tournament, formally called the , is played every year in Japan since 1962. The Meijin-sen tournament is one of the most important Renju tournaments in Japan. History and Rule The first Meijin-sen tournament is organized by the Japanese Renju Federation in 1962. Since then, the tournament is played every year except for 1974. During every year with the Meijin title match, two rounds of qualification tournaments are held in parallel in different regions of Japan. The A-class league is made up of 10 players, which are composed of winners of different qualification tournaments, together with three seeds from the last tournament. A round-robin tournament is held among the A-class league, and the winner of the A-class league becomes the challenger of that year. Then a 5-round match is held between the challenger and current title holder. If the challenger gets at least 3 points from 5 games, he wins the match and gains the Meijin title. Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Championships In Renju
There are several world championships in Renju organized by the Renju International Federation, including World Championship, Women World Championships, Team World Championships, Youth World Championships and Correspondence World Championships. World Championships Renju World Championships have occurred every second year, since 1989. The opening rule was Yamaguchi from 2009 to 2015, and has been changed to Soosõrv-8 since 2017. The results of previous World Championships are following: The statistics for the players in the Renju World Championships following. Women World Championships The Women World Championships started in 1997 and are played every second year, at the same time and place with the World Championships. The results are following: Team World Championships Team World Championships in Renju have occurred every second year since 1996, except for 2020. Since 2010 the opening rule being played is Yamaguchi. The results are following. The statistics for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RIF Rating List
RIF rating list is an official ranking system maintained by the Renju International Federation (RIF), to indicate the rankings of Renju players all over the world. The rating system was established in General Assembly 1995 of RIF. Games between Renju players in formal tournaments are counted in the calculation of the ranking list, including World Championships, European Championships, National Championships and some other important tournaments. The RIF rating list is usually updated daily. The ratings are maintained by the Qualification Commission of RIF. According to the qualification system of the World Renju Championship, all the players with at least 10 games with established players, and within the top-20 of the RIF rating list, have the tickets to take part in the qualification tournament of the World Renju Championship. The RIF rating list had been based on the Elo rating system before 2021, and was migrated to the whole-history rating system in August 2021. Top player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gomoku
''Gomoku'', also called ''Five in a Row'', is an abstract strategy board game. It is traditionally played with Go pieces (black and white stones) on a Go board. It is played using a 15×15 board while in the past a 19×19 board was standard. Because pieces are typically not moved or removed from the board, gomoku may also be played as a paper-and-pencil game. The game is known in several countries under different names. Rules Players alternate turns placing a stone of their color on an empty intersection. Black plays first. The winner is the first player to form an unbroken chain of five stones horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Placing so that a line of more than five stones of the same color is created does not result in a win. These are called overlines. Origin Gomoku has existed in Japan since before the Meiji Restoration (1868). The name "gomoku" is from the Japanese language, in which it is referred to as . ''Go'' means five, ''moku'' is a counter word for pieces a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gomoku
''Gomoku'', also called ''Five in a Row'', is an abstract strategy board game. It is traditionally played with Go pieces (black and white stones) on a Go board. It is played using a 15×15 board while in the past a 19×19 board was standard. Because pieces are typically not moved or removed from the board, gomoku may also be played as a paper-and-pencil game. The game is known in several countries under different names. Rules Players alternate turns placing a stone of their color on an empty intersection. Black plays first. The winner is the first player to form an unbroken chain of five stones horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Placing so that a line of more than five stones of the same color is created does not result in a win. These are called overlines. Origin Gomoku has existed in Japan since before the Meiji Restoration (1868). The name "gomoku" is from the Japanese language, in which it is referred to as . ''Go'' means five, ''moku'' is a counter word for pieces a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renju
''Renju'' (Japanese: 連珠) is a professional variant of gomoku. It was named renju by Japanese journalist Ruikou Kuroiwa (黒岩涙香) on December 6, 1899 in a Japanese newspaper ''Yorozu chouhou'' (萬朝報). The name "renju" comes from the Japanese language, and means "connected pearls" in Japanese. The game is played with black and white stones on a 15×15 gridded go board. The rule of renju weakens the advantages for the first player (Black) in gomoku by adding special restrictions for Black. Rules Opening rules Unlike gomoku, renju has a unique sequence of opening moves called an "opening rule". There are several certified opening rules. The list of requirements for new opening rules as approved by the Renju International Federation (RIF) in 2003 was: I. Traditions * The basic renju rules must be kept. * The opening stage must not exceed 5 moves. * All 26 canonical openings must be possible and only 26 canonical openings can be possible. * All present realistic var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renju International Federation
The Renju International Federation (RIF) is an international organization which was founded in Stockholm, Sweden on August 8, 1988. The main purpose of the federation is to unite all the Renju and gomoku national federations all over the world, organize international tournaments such as World Championships, together with other activities in renju and gomoku, and spread renju activities in the world. The federation carry out the General Assembly every two years. The Central Committee The Central Committee is responsible to the current status of the Renju International Federation, together with the activities of the officials of the Federation. According to the status, there are 6 positions in the Central Committee. Members The Renju International Federation was founded in 1988 by 3 founder members: Japan, Soviet Union and Sweden. Up to 2017, there have been 20 members in the Renju International Federation. The list of members follows. See also * Renju * Gomoku * World Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taraguchi Opening Rule
Taraguchi opening rule is a renju opening rule. It was proposed by Yusui Yamaguchi as an advancement of a Tarannikov opening rule and therefore it was named with a combination of these two names. It has an enhancement, Taraguchi-N opening rule. Rule details * The black player puts the first move in the center of the board. * The other player may swap. * The white player will put the 2nd move within 3x3 central square. * The other player may swap. * The black player will put the 3rd move within 5x5 central square. * The other player may swap. * The white player will put the 4th move within 7x7 central square. The choice 1 (after the 4th move): * The other player may swap. * The black player will put the 5th move within 9x9 central square. * The other player may swap. * The white player plays the 6th move anywhere on board. The choice 2 (after the 4th move): * The black player puts five 5th moves anywhere on board (symmetrical moves are not allowed). * The white player chooses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taraguchi-N Opening Rule
Taraguchi opening rule is a renju opening rule. It was proposed by Yusui Yamaguchi as an advancement of a Tarannikov opening rule and therefore it was named with a combination of these two names. It has an enhancement, Taraguchi-N opening rule. Rule details * The black player puts the first move in the center of the board. * The other player may swap. * The white player will put the 2nd move within 3x3 central square. * The other player may swap. * The black player will put the 3rd move within 5x5 central square. * The other player may swap. * The white player will put the 4th move within 7x7 central square. The choice 1 (after the 4th move): * The other player may swap. * The black player will put the 5th move within 9x9 central square. * The other player may swap. * The white player plays the 6th move anywhere on board. The choice 2 (after the 4th move): * The black player puts five 5th moves anywhere on board (symmetrical moves are not allowed). * The white player chooses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soosõrv Opening Rule
Soosõrv opening rule is a renju opening rule. It was proposed by Estonian player Ants Soosõrv. Rule details The sequence of moves implied by the rule follows. * The first player puts one of the 26 openings. * The other player has the right to swap. * The white player puts the 4th move anywhere on board and declares whether there will be 1, 2, 3 or 4 fifth moves offered in the game. * The other player has a right to swap. * The black player puts as many 5th moves on the board as it was declared before. The fifth moves can not be symmetrical. * The white player chooses one 5th from these offerings and plays the 6th move. Brief description This rule gives an average variety of new playable variants in a good number of openings, especially white-oriented, but openings that are very strong for black (like 2D, 2I, 4I, 7I, 4D etc.) don't become playable. To solve this problem the Soosõrv-N advancement was proposed and certified by RIF. Advancement Soosõrv-N opening rule i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pente
Pente is an abstract strategy board game for two or more players, created in 1977 by Gary Gabrel. A member of the m,n,k game family, Pente stands out for its custodial capture mechanic, which allows players to "sandwich" pairs of stones and capture them by flanking them on either side. This changes the overall tactical assessments players face when compared to pure placement m,n,k games such as Gomoku. Rules Pente is played on a 19x19 grid of intersections similar to a Go board. Players alternate placing stones of their color on empty intersections, with White always assuming the opening move. The goal of the game is to either align five or more stones of the same color in a row in any vertical, horizontal or diagonal direction or to make five captures. Stones are captured by custodial capture (flanking an adjacent pair of an opponent's stones directly on either side with your own stones). Captures consist of exactly two stones; flanking a single stone or three or more stones ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qi Guan
Qi Guan (, born 4 November 1985) is a Chinese Renju ''Renju'' (Japanese: 連珠) is a professional variant of gomoku. It was named renju by Japanese journalist Ruikou Kuroiwa (黒岩涙香) on December 6, 1899 in a Japanese newspaper ''Yorozu chouhou'' (萬朝報). The name "renju" comes from th ... player. He won the Renju World Championships in 2015. Up to 2018, Qi Guan has won the Chinese National Renju Championship for 2 times and the Chinese National Team Renju Championship for one time. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Guan, Qi 1985 births Living people Renju world champions Chinese Renju players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
