Editing Pente (section)

==== Keryo ====
Keryo-Pente was proposed in 1983 by World Pente Champion Rollie Tesh<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> as a way to balance tournament play. The first Keryo Pente tournament took place on June 16, 1984.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=Summer 1984|title=First Keryo Pente Tournament|url=https://renju.se/rif/pente/s84pen10.gif|journal=Pente Newsletter |volume=|pages=10|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210707174159/https://renju.se/rif/pente/s84pen10.gif|archive-date=2021-07-07|via=}}</ref> Keryo-Pente is similar to Pente, changing only the capture rules. As in Pente, if one places five or more stones in a row in any direction, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, that player wins the game. One may capture pairs like Pente, and in addition may capture three stones in a row by the same custodial capture method. If one captures fifteen  or more stones, that player wins the game.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":15">{{Cite web|title=BrainKing - Game rules (Pente)|url=https://brainking.com/en/GameRules?tp=38|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701212408/https://brainking.com/en/GameRules?tp=38|archive-date=2021-07-01|access-date=2021-02-08|website=brainking.com}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Pente at Sensei's Library|url=https://senseis.xmp.net/?Pente|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303184304/https://renju.nu/pente-rules/|archive-date=2021-03-03|access-date=2021-02-08|website=senseis.xmp.net}}</ref>

Rollie Tesh believed, in comparison to the first player advantage mitigation rules used by Renju and Gomoku, such as overlines and double restrictions, that Keryo Pente was a more interesting proposal. Keryo Pente mitigates the FPA by "giving the defender more [[chess tactics| tactical]] chances . . . the attacker has to be more careful in his play; in regular Pente, the attack often is too easy, as if the attack plays itself."<ref name=":11" />