a new game you may not know about

well, sort of new. You may have noticed the game and dismissed it. I recommend you take a second look! The game is gomoku pro9x9. You're probably thinking, "old game, smaller board, big deal" but there is a nice twist in that there is a new "no draw rule" therefore, if both players survive the opening, the ending comes quick in this mini version, and this no draw rule comes into play as a major strategical factor, making this a very interesting game. There are two user tournaments you can join:

Mini Gomoku Pro 9 tournament for players over 1500

begins July 25

"Small gomoku pro for Beginners - 2nd Edition" (under 1500)

begins July 25

Does the LG software automatically recognize when a player could pass all his remaining moves? I'm sure the condition could occur without my noticing.

yes it does.