Openings
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Contributors
The openings for Gomocup 2026 were choosen by the following people (sorted alphabetically according to last names):
- Alexander Bogatirev - Gomoku player, member of Gomoku Committee RIF, member of organizers committee of Russian Gomoku Championship, winner of Russian Gomoku Cup 2016.
- Zijun Shu - Gomoku player and AI researcher, contributor of several Gomoku AIs.
- Qichao Wang - Renju expert, 4 dan, who has done a lot of researches in renju openings, and won the World Correspondence Renju Championship 2019.
Freestyle (20x20)
Opening #1 (20x20)
Coordinates: -7,6, -7,4, -6,2, -5,5, -7,2
Opening #2 (20x20)
Coordinates: -7,6, -6,5, -4,4, -5,5, -5,7
Opening #3 (20x20)
Coordinates: -9,-9, -4,-8, -6,-6
Opening #4 (20x20)
Coordinates: 8,8, 7,7, 8,6, 7,5, 8,4, 7,3
Opening #5 (20x20)
Coordinates: 6,8, 3,7, 2,5
Opening #6 (20x20)
Coordinates: 9,9, 9,8, 9,7, 9,6, 9,5, 9,4, 9,3, 6,6, 5,6, 4,6
Opening #7 (20x20)
Coordinates: -7,6, -6,5, -4,3, -6,4, -6,6
Opening #8 (20x20)
Coordinates: 8,8, 6,6, 8,4, 4,6, 5,4, 7,6, 5,6
Opening #9 (20x20)
Coordinates: -7,6, -7,5, -4,7, -5,5, -8,4
Opening #10 (20x20)
Coordinates: -7,6, -6,5, -4,5, -3,4, -5,4
Opening #11 (20x20)
Coordinates: -4,8, -4,5, -6,3, -9,3, -7,7
Opening #12 (20x20)
Coordinates: -7,6, -7,4, -7,2, -6,4, -5,4
Freestyle (15x15)
Opening #1 (15x15)
Coordinates: 4,6, 1,5, 0,3
Opening #2 (15x15)
Coordinates: -1,6, -1,3, -3,1, -6,1, -4,5
Opening #3 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 1,-1, 3,2, -1,-1, 3,-1
Opening #4 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 0,-1, 1,-3, 2,-1, 2,1
Opening #5 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 0,-1, 0,-3, 1,-3, 2,-1
Opening #6 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 0,-1, 3,-3, 2,-2, 0,-2
Opening #7 (15x15)
Coordinates: 6,6, 4,4, 6,2, 2,4, 3,2, 5,4, 3,4
Opening #8 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 0,-1, 3,-1, 1,1, -2,-1
Opening #9 (15x15)
Coordinates: 5,5, 6,4, 7,3, 7,2, 6,1, 5,0, 4,1, 3,3, 3,4, 3,1, 1,2
Opening #10 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 1,-1, 3,-2, 3,-1, 4,2
Opening #11 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 1,-1, 3,1, 1,1, -2,0
Opening #12 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 1,-1, 3,0, 2,1, -1,2
Standard (15x15)
Opening #1 (15x15)
Coordinates: 6,6, 4,4, 6,2, 2,4, 3,2, 5,4, 3,4
Opening #2 (15x15)
Coordinates: 5,5, 6,4, 7,3, 7,2, 6,1, 5,0, 4,1, 3,3, 3,4, 3,1, 1,2
Opening #3 (15x15)
Coordinates: -5,5, -5,4, -5,3, -4,2, -2,2
Opening #4 (15x15)
Coordinates: 6,6, 5,5, 6,4, 5,3, 6,2, 5,1
Opening #5 (15x15)
Coordinates: -4,5, -2,0, -2,2, -2,1, -4,2, -3,2
Opening #6 (15x15)
Coordinates: -5,5, -5,4, -4,3, -2,2, -1,3
Opening #7 (15x15)
Coordinates: -5,5, -4,4, -3,2, -2,3, -1,2
Opening #8 (15x15)
Coordinates: -1,6, -1,3, -3,1, -6,1, -4,5
Opening #9 (15x15)
Coordinates: 4,-5, 4,-4, 5,-1, 3,-1, 2,-2
Opening #10 (15x15)
Coordinates: -5,5, -4,4, -2,4, -2,3, -3,1
Opening #11 (15x15)
Coordinates: -5,-3, -3,-4, -5,0, 1,-3, -2,1, -2,-4, -5,-2, -5,-1, -4,-1, -3,0
Opening #12 (15x15)
Coordinates: -5,5, -5,2, -1,2
Renju (15x15)
Opening #1 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 1,-1, 3,-1, 2,0, -1,-1
Opening #2 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 1,-1, 3,-1, 3,0, -2,0
Opening #3 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 0,-1, 1,-3, 2,-2, 2,-3
Opening #4 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 1,-1, 3,-2, 3,0, 1,1
Opening #5 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 1,-1, 3,1, 3,0, 1,1
Opening #6 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 0,-1, 3,-1, 3,0, 3,1
Opening #7 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 1,-1, 3,2, 2,1, 1,3
Opening #8 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 0,-1, 2,-3, 2,-2, 1,-2
Opening #9 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 0,-1, 0,-3, 1,-3, -2,0
Opening #10 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 1,-1, 3,-3, 3,-1, 0,-1
Opening #11 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 0,-1, 3,-3, 2,-2, 1,-2
Opening #12 (15x15)
Coordinates: 0,0, 0,-1, 3,-2, 2,-1, 1,-2
Caro (15x15)
Opening #1 (15x15)
Coordinates: -5,5, -4,4, -3,6, -4,5, -2,3
Opening #2 (15x15)
Coordinates: 4,6, 1,5, 0,3
Opening #3 (15x15)
Coordinates: 6,6, 4,4, 6,2, 2,4, 3,2, 5,4, 3,4
Opening #4 (15x15)
Coordinates: -5,5, -5,4, -5,3, -4,2, -2,2
Opening #5 (15x15)
Coordinates: -5,5, -5,4, -3,4, -3,5, -5,3
Opening #6 (15x15)
Coordinates: -5,5, -4,4, -4,5, -5,4, -3,3
Opening #7 (15x15)
Coordinates: 5,5, 1,5, 0,3
Opening #8 (15x15)
Coordinates: -5,5, -2,4, -3,2
Opening #9 (15x15)
Coordinates: -5,5, -5,4, -3,6, -4,4, -4,2
Opening #10 (15x15)
Coordinates: -5,5, -4,4, -3,4, -4,3, -3,2
Opening #11 (15x15)
Coordinates: -5,5, -4,4, -5,6, -6,5, -2,2
Opening #12 (15x15)
Coordinates: 3,-5, 1,-2, 5,-3
