The chessboard of chess was vastly different from a Gomoku board, and one side in chess had only sixteen pieces—far fewer than the number of pieces held by one side in Gomoku.
Simply put, if chess pieces were used as substitutes, one side could make at most sixteen moves. Because of the limited space on a chessboard, the number of lines that could form five in a row was also limited.
Even if the other rules of Gomoku were included, such as forbidden moves, the swap rule, or the Yamaguchi rule, this Gomoku game limited to sixteen moves would probably be far more difficult than one might imagine.
Both Ouyang Jie and Zhong Luoyue had extraordinary memories and were also proficient in algorithms, so they quickly calculated the possibilities of forming five in a row.
Basically, with this method, unless one side deliberately gave way, the most likely outcome was a draw.
But Tu Shenyi had said that Luo Qiu had to beat him to pick the grapes... In other words, Luo Qiu could only win. Without a doubt, this might have been a game destined to end in a draw from the beginning. Moreover, judging from the conditions of the game, Tu Shenyi still had the advantage.
"You're the guest, so you can choose whether to move first or second." Tu Shenyi made an inviting gesture, then added, "Forbidden moves apply."
Luo Qiu nodded and picked up a rook without immediately placing it. Instead, he asked, "We're only using the pieces in here, right?"
Tu Shenyi nodded. "This game is simple. We'll only use each side's sixteen pieces."
"Understood." Luo Qiu smiled faintly and placed it in the upper-right corner of the board. "I'll take black."
Unlike a Go board, a chessboard consisted of neat square spaces arranged in