Computer Renju

last updated: January 2, 1998 Japanese

I am developing a renju program 'DATE-GOMOKU'.

[Information]

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[Computer Renju Championship]

3RD RENJU COMPUTER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

First Information of 3rd Renju Computer World Championship [January 2, 1999] Update!

2ND RENJU COMPUTER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

The Entry Deadline: May 1, 1998
Competition Dates: July-August, 1998
Competition Venue: Moscow
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RESULTS [December 18, 1998]
Solving Problems
1. "BlackStone", Russia, V. Barykin , 8 (solved) from 10
2. "Tomsu", Russia,A. Baturin , Renlogic, 3 (solved) from 10
2. "Super" , China, T. Zhang, 3 (solved) from 10

Tournament
1."Blackstone", Barykin, Russia
2. "Noesis", Mammel, Usa
3. "Gomoku-kun", Kondoh, Japan

[Rule of Renju]

'Five in a row' is a simple game. The winner is the player who will be first to attain five in a row. But a black player has great advantage. Renju has a improved rule that a black player has some handicaps.

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[Download]

DATE-GOMOKU is a renju program (free software). The interface is in Japanese, but the program of v 2.10 is usable with a Western OS (Windows95/NT4.0).

DATE-GOMOKU Ver.2.12 d5m212.exe(392,211byte) [April 4, 1998]

[Other]

Techniques to make a renju program are explained for developer. For instance, it is difficult to decide a forbidden move in black's turn. It is necessary to check moves recursively.

Techniques to make a renju program (Japanese)

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