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What is gobang?

gobang is a purely strategic chess game played by two players. Usually, black and white pieces are used by both sides. At the intersection of the straight line and the horizontal line of the board, the first one to form five sub-lines wins. It is mainly popular in countries with Chinese and Chinese character cultural circles and some regions in Europe and America. Easy to use, suitable for all ages, and interesting and fascinating; It can not only enhance thinking ability and improve intelligence, but also be rich in philosophy, which is conducive to self-cultivation.

gobang chessboard: The chessboard is composed of 15 parallel lines with equal distance in the horizontal and vertical directions. On the chessboard, the horizontal and vertical lines intersect to form 225 crossing points for the game. The distance between two adjacent intersections is slightly larger than the diameter of the chess piece, with the longitudinal distance of about 2.5 cm and the horizontal line of about 2.4 cm.