Tarannikov opening rule

Tarannikov opening rule is a renju opening rule. It was offered by a Russian top-player and theoretician Yuri Tarannikov.

It has several enhancements, namely Taraguchi opening rule and Taraguchi-N opening rule.

• The black player puts the first move in the centre of the board.
• The other player may swap.
• The white player will put the 2nd move within 3x3 central square.
• The other player may swap.
• The black player will put the 3rd move within 5x5 central square.
• The other player may swap.
• The white player will put the 4th move within 7x7 central square.
• The other player may swap.
• The black player will put the 5th move within 9x9 central square.
• The other player may swap.
• The white player plays the 6th move anywhere on board.

This rule offers the best variety of playable variants in all canonical openings, but some players worry that it gives too great advantage to those players who can prepare sharp complicated 5-move patterns.

External links

• http://renju.net/media/showrule.php?rule=4 Renju International Federation - description of Tarannikov rule.