Noun
gomoku (uncountable)
An abstract strategy board game, played with pieces from the game go (black and white stones) on a go board with 19×19 intersections, or as a paper-and-pencil game. The winner is the first player to achieve an unbroken sequence of five of their pieces in a row, a column or a diagonal.
Synonyms: gobang, five-in-a-row
Hyponym: renju
Nowadays, most of the state-of-the-art gomoku AIs are based on the alpha-beta pruning framework. Source: Internet
Computers and Gomoku People have been applying the artificial intelligence technique on playing gomoku for several decades. Source: Internet
In 2001, the winning strategy was also approved for renju, a variation of gomoku, when there was no limitation on the opening stage. Source: Internet
In the nineteenth century, gomoku was introduced to Britain where it was known as "Go Bang." Source: Internet
Pente is based on the Japanese game ninuki-renju, a variant of renju or gomoku that is played on a Go board of 19x19 intersections with white and black stones. Source: Internet
Such long forcing sequences are typical in gomoku, and expert players can read out forcing sequences of 20 to 40 moves rapidly and accurately. Source: Internet