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The first world title was awarded in Kyoto in 1989. Then the event vanished for eighteen years before balanced openings brought it back.

The game has an ancient reputation, but its documented story begins much later. Here is what we can say without turning legend into fact.

Gomoku, Five in a Row, wuziqi, omok and gobang all point toward the same line-making game, though local rules can differ.