If you often play chess online, use ORC. That's where you can really improve your ability. ORC has many experts who compete regularly. The most important thing is that it has "anti-software" function. It is impossible to play chess in ORC while driving a Blackstone!
I suggest you buy a basic gobang book (which is sold in this bookstore), then buy a good chessboard, play chess on the chessboard according to the book, try to figure out the author's words and experience the skills of playing chess. After a long time, your chess skills will make a qualitative leap. Read the chess manual and play more chess, but it must be effective. Don't do it for nothing! If you find it so troublesome, you can also download the "Blackstone" software and log on to www.rifchina.com (China Julian), which contains a lot of contents.
In addition, if you want to be a gobang master, you can master many effective offensive and defensive skills without knowing the basic formula. The basic formula of each opening should be well known, but computing power will play a major role in actual combat. In short, "calculation is the main factor, supplemented by formulas".
Finally, playing chess tests people's patience. Although the rules of gobang are simple, the improvement of chess playing ability can not be completed in a short time. This requires experience. When you practice to a certain extent and have a sense of chess, you can stand out in a regular room!
These are my own experiences.
Wish you success!