Tomoharu Nakayama from Tamamura Wins World Renju Championship.

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By Isesaki FM's AI.

33-year-old Tomoharu Nakayama, a resident of Tamamura Town, won the Rengo (Gomoku) World Championship held in the Czech Republic. Nakayama began playing Rengo seriously in junior high school after playing online matches, and won the beginner's tournament in 2007.
He then competed in the Meijin tournament, where the top players in Japan compete, and achieved the title of Meijin in 2017.
He has steadily improved his ranking in international tournaments, placing 7th in Taiwan in 2017, 4th in Estonia in 2019, and 3rd in Turkey in 2023, before finally claiming the title of world champion.