#231 drmwc vs Joaz Banbeck

drmwc · **#221**

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Sorry - I forgot about this game for a bit...

Change of plan! I originally intended to block, but it doesn't actually seem to be sente.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc $$ ----------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . 1 O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | 9 X O X . O . X . O . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . 7 X X . O 2 . X O . O X X . X . X . | $$ | 0 8 . . . X O . X X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . 5 . X . X O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . 3 6 . . O O X . X O . . . . O . . . | $$ | 4 X . X . . . . . . X O . . . O X . . | $$ | . O . . X O . . . . X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O . O X X X , X . . . O , O . . | $$ | . O X O . O O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X X O . . . O X . . X O . X . . | $$ | . . . . O O X . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X . . . . . . . . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . . X X . X X X X O . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . . . . O . . O . O . X . . . | $$ | . . O . . O O . O X X . . O X . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ --------------------------------[/go]

Black lives here, which means I am in trouble in the centre.

With the game move, black blocking is big, but I have a nice empty triangle reply:

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The 2-3 exchange removes a connection for me. Then 4 is big, but 6 threatend the connection again. Black gets very thin if he stops the connection - fixing the centre is prudent. Then 7 links up with ko (unconditionally if I can get a forcing move in at a first.

I contemplated moving in the centre instead of linking, but that's quite hairy as well.

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I am close to collapse here. So I seem to have little choice but to connect.

Joaz Banbeck · **#222**

drmwc wrote:

...
Sorry - I forgot about this game for a bit...

It's cool. I was afraid that you had gotten stuck in the mud while attempting some UK dive with 3cm visibility.. :lol:

Joaz Banbeck · **#223**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm91 $$ ----------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . 5 O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . 8 O 4 . O 9 X . O . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . O . 0 X O . O X X . X . X . | $$ | . . . . . X O . X X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . 2 O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . . . O 3 X . X O . . . . O . . . | $$ | . X . X . . . . . . X O . . . O X . . | $$ | . O . . X O . . . . X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O . O X X X , X . . . O , O . . | $$ | . 7 X O . O O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X X O . . . O 6 . . X O . X . . | $$ | . . . . O O X . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X . . . . . . . . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . . X X . X X X X O . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . . . . O . . O . O . X . . . | $$ | . . O . . O O . O X X . . O X . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ --------------------------------[/go]

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drmwc · **#224**

3 cm visibility? That would actually not be too bad compared to some dives I've done...I'm jumping into a muddy puddle this weekend.

Sometimes, though, it all makes sense:
http://vimeo.com/78209843

Anyway, trigger accepted. My move will follow.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm101 $$ ----------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . 2 O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O X . O O X . O . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . O 1 X X O . O X X . X . X . | $$ | . . . . . X O . X X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . . . O O X . X O . . . . O . . . | $$ | . X . X . . . . . . X O . . . O X . . | $$ | . O . . X O . . . . X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O . O X X X , X . . . O , O . . | $$ | . O X O . O O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X X O . . . O X . . X O . X . . | $$ | . . . . O O X . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X . . . . . . . . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . . X X . X X X X O . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . . . . O . . O . O . X . . . | $$ | . . O . . O O . O X X . . O X . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ --------------------------------[/go]

My first thought was empty triangle saving 3 stones:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wm101 $$ ----------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . 2 O O . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O X . O O X . O . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . O 1 X X O . O X X . X . X . | $$ | . . . . . X O . X X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . . . O O X . X O . . . . O . . . | $$ | . X . X . . . . . . X O . . . O X . . | $$ | . O . . X O . . . . X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O . O X X X , X . . . O , O . . | $$ | . O X O . O O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X X O . . . O X . . X O . X . . | $$ | . . . . O O X . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X . . . . . . . . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . . X X . X X X X O . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . . . . O . . O . O . X . . . | $$ | . . O . . O O . O X X . . O X . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ --------------------------------[/go]

Maybe Joaz will descend next. That threatens a connection. However, I'll play in the centre to heat up the position:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$W $$ ----------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . 1 . 2 . 0 . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O X . O O X . O 8 X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . O O X X O 9 O X X . X . X . | $$ | . . . . . X O . X X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . . . O O X . X O . . . . O . . . | $$ | . X . X . . . . . . X O . . . O X . . | $$ | . O . . X O . . . . X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O . O X X X , X . . . O , O . . | $$ | . O X O . O O O . 5 6 . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X X O . . . O X . . X O . X . . | $$ | . . . . O O X . . 4 3 7 O O . . . . . | $$ | . W . X . X . . . . . . . . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . . X X . X X X X O . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . . . . O . . O . O . X . . . | $$ | . . O . . O O . O X X . . O X . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ --------------------------------[/go]

I get to attack the remaining half group. I'm not completely alive myself, but the fight is at least plausible.

But if Joaz connects in the centre, I need to play ko to link my bits:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$W $$ ----------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . 7 6 . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . 1 . 3 4 5 . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O X . O O X . O . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . O O X X O . O X X . X . X . | $$ | . . . . . X O . X X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . . . O O X . X O . . . . O . . . | $$ | . X . X . . . . . . X O . . . O X . . | $$ | . O . . X O . . . . X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O . O X X X , X . . . O , O . . | $$ | . O X O . O O O . 2 . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X X O . . . O X . . X O . X . . | $$ | . . . . O O X . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X . . . . . . . . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . . X X . X X X X O . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . . . . O . . O . O . X . . . | $$ | . . O . . O O . O X X . . O X . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ --------------------------------[/go]

However, I may need to keep this in reserve. Joaz can play normal moves as ko threats, which could leave me well behind.

So now I am coming round to cutting in the centre with my next move. e.g.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$W $$ ----------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . 2 O O . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O X . O O X . O . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . O 1 X X O . O X X . X . X . | $$ | . . . . . X O . X X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . . . O O X . X O . . . . O . . . | $$ | . X . X . . . . . . X O . . . O X . . | $$ | . O . . X O . . . . X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O . O X X X , X . . . O , O . . | $$ | . O X O . O O O . 3 4 . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X X O . . . O X . . X O . X . . | $$ | . . . . O O X . B 6 5 7 O O . . . . . | $$ | . W . X . X . . . . . . . . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . . X X . X X X X O . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . . . . O . . O . O . X . . . | $$ | . . O . . O O . O X X . . O X . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ --------------------------------[/go]

At this point, the position is quite hot. My group isn't alive, but Joaz has 2 groups without eyes. I may have miai of the marked moves next.

I get slightly bad shape with the particular cut shown. The marked black stone being sente is annoying as it gains eye shape. So maybe I can start with 3 at 5 above.

It's complex, so I will give the matter some thought.

Joaz Banbeck · **#225**

BUMP

ez4u · **#226**

BTW, what is the record for slow play in a Malkovich? This game began on Feb. 26 last year.

Joaz Banbeck · **#227**

ez4u wrote:

BTW, what is the record for slow play in a Malkovich? ...

I think that we have set that record.

skydyr · **#228**

Joaz Banbeck wrote:

ez4u wrote:

BTW, what is the record for slow play in a Malkovich? ...

I think that we have set that record.

I think you have us beat by two days... my ongoing game with Tim82 started on the 28th.

Kirby · **#229**

drmwc · **#230**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm101 $$ ----------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . 2 O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O X . O O X . O . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . O 1 X X O . O X X . X . X . | $$ | . . . . . X O . X X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . . . O O X . X O . . . . O . . . | $$ | . X . X . . . . . . X O . . . O X . . | $$ | . O . . X O . . . . X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O . O X X X , X . . . O , O . . | $$ | . O X O . O O O . 3 . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X X O . . . O X . . X O . X . . | $$ | . . . . O O X . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X . . . . . . . . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . . X X . X X X X O . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . . . . O . . O . O . X . . . | $$ | . . O . . O O . O X X . . O X . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ --------------------------------[/go]

drmwc · **#231**

Bump!

(This is slightly cheeky, given the speed of my play in this game...)

bayu · **#232**

Oops, the handle of my axe is halfway rotten

Keep going, kibitzers are still lurking.

Joaz Banbeck · **#233**

drmwc wrote:

Bump! ...

Uhhh...am I black or white? It's been a long time...

For observers:

Joaz Banbeck · **#234**

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Uberdude · **#235**

drmwc · **#236**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm101 $$ ----------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . 2 O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O X . O O X . O . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . O 1 X X O . O X X . X . X . | $$ | . . . . . X O . X X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . . . O O X . X O . . . . O . . . | $$ | . X . X . . . . . . X O . . . O X . . | $$ | . O . . X O . . . . X . 4 . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O . O X X X , X . . . O , O . . | $$ | . O X O . O O O . 3 5 . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X X O . . . O X . . X O . X . . | $$ | . . . . O O X . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X . . . . . . . . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . . X X . X X X X O . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . . . . O . . O . O . X . . . | $$ | . . O . . O O . O X X . . O X . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ --------------------------------[/go]

Joaz Banbeck · **#237**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm101 $$ ----------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . 2 O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O X . O O X . O . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . O 1 X X O . O X X . X . X . | $$ | . . . . . X O . X X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . . . O O X . X O . 6 . . O . . . | $$ | . X . X . . . . . . X O . . . O X . . | $$ | . O . . X O . . . . X . 4 . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O . O X X X , X . . . O , O . . | $$ | . O X O . O O O . 3 5 . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X X O . . . O X . . X O . X . . | $$ | . . . . O O X . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X . . . . . . . . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . . X X . X X X X O . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . . . . O . . O . O . X . . . | $$ | . . O . . O O . O X X . . O X . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ --------------------------------[/go]

Uberdude · **#238**

I'm not so sure drmwc can kill with b6, particularly as he played L9 rather than L7 and that means black has more potential for an eye around k/L6. I wonder if Joaz has even worried about the life of his group, from his comments it seems not, but I shouldn't ask him about that yet in case drmwc wants to keep that dagger up his sleeve and poke around in the centre a bit first before showing his true intentions.

Here's one possible variation I looked at to show how L9 is less good at killing. There are many branching possibilies, this is just to show the gist. In some ways it would actually have been nice if white could have got L7 and persuaded black to cut at K7 because then white could have got the j7 atari for k6 extend exchange which reduces black's eyeshape a lot.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm107 $$ ----------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O X . O O X . O . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . O O X X O . O X X . X . X . | $$ | . . . . . X O . X X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . . . O O X . X O . X . . O . . . | $$ | . X . X . . . . . . X O . . . O X . . | $$ | . O . . X O . . . . X . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O . O X X X , X . . . O , O . . | $$ | . O X O . O O O . O O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X X O . . . O X . . X O . X . . | $$ | . . . . O O X . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . 1 8 X . X . . . . . . . . X . X . . | $$ | . 9 . . . X X . X X X X O . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . . . 0 O . . O . O . X . . . | $$ | . 2 O 4 6 O O . O X X . . O X . . . . | $$ | . 3 5 O 7 . . X O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ --------------------------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm117 $$ ----------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O X . O O X . O . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . O O X X O . O X X . X . X . | $$ | . . . . . X O . X X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . . . O O X . X O . X . . O . . . | $$ | . X . X . . . . . . X O . . . O X . . | $$ | . O . . X O . . . . X . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O . O X X X , X . . . O , O . . | $$ | . O X O . O O O 9 O O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X X O . . 8 O X . . X O . X . . | $$ | . . . . O O X 2 . 0 . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . O X X 3 X . . . . . . . . X . X . . | $$ | . O 5 6 4 X X . X X X X O . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . 7 . X O . . O . O . X . . . | $$ | . X O X X O O 1 O X X . . O X . . . . | $$ | . O O O O . . X O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ --------------------------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm127 $$ ----------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O X . O O X . O . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . O O X X O . O X X . X . X . | $$ | . . . . . X O . X X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . . . O O X . X O . X . . O . . . | $$ | . X . X . . . . . . X O . . . O X . . | $$ | . O . . X O . . . . X . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O . O X X X , X . . . O , O . . | $$ | . O X O . O O O O O O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X X O . . X O X . . X O . X . . | $$ | . . . . O O X X . X . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . O X X O X . . . . 2 1 . . X . X . . | $$ | . O O X X X X . X X X X O . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . O . X O . . O . O . X . . . | $$ | . X O X X O O O O X X . . O X . . . . | $$ | . O O O O . . X O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ --------------------------------[/go]

White could see if any moves on the outside, such as m9 or m8, alter the life and death of the group below (e.g. does it allow m6 to be at l6) and if so see if he can find a way to get such a move in sente by making black capture the upper middle group, and then go for the kill.

drmwc · **#239**

I believe I can live withe the littler group now. I will leave this in reserve.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc $$ ----------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O X . O O X . O . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . O O X X O . O X X . X . X . | $$ | . . . . . X O . X X O . 1 2 . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . O . 3 4 . . O . . | $$ | . . . . . O O X . X O 7 X 8 . O . . . | $$ | . X . X . . . . . . X O 5 6 . O X . . | $$ | . O . . X O . . . . X . X 9 . . . . . | $$ | . . O O . O X X X , X . 0 . O , O . . | $$ | . O X O . O O O . O O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X X O . . . O X . . X O . X . . | $$ | . . . . O O X . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X . . . . . . . . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . . X X . X X X X O . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . . . . O . . O . O . X . . . | $$ | . . O . . O O . O X X . . O X . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ --------------------------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm11 $$ ----------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . 2 1 . . 3 4 . . . . . . | $$ | . X O X . O O X . O 5 X 6 . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . O O X X O . O X X . X . X . | $$ | . . . . . X O . X X O . O X . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . O . O X . . O . . | $$ | . . . . . O O X . X O O X X . O . . . | $$ | . X . X . . . . . . X O O X . O X . . | $$ | . O . . X O . . . . X . X O . . . . . | $$ | . . O O . O X X X , X . X . O , O . . | $$ | . O X O . O O O . O O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X X O . . . O X . . X O . X . . | $$ | . . . . O O X . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X . . . . . . . . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . . X X . X X X X O . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . . . . O . . O . O . X . . . | $$ | . . O . . O O . O X X . . O X . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ --------------------------------[/go]

The sequence shown is the best for me of the possible options - black should resist more strongly. If this were to happen, black would have two weak groups in the centre. For example, a better option for black may be this:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc $$ ----------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O X . O O X . O . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . O O X X O . O X X . X . X . | $$ | . . . . . X O . X X O . 1 . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . . . O O X . X O 2 X . . O . . . | $$ | . X . X . . . . . . X O . . . O X . . | $$ | . O . . X O . . . . X . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O . O X X X , X . . . O , O . . | $$ | . O X O . O O O . O O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X X O . . . O X . . X O . X . . | $$ | . . . . O O X . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . X . . . . . . . . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . . X X . X X X X O . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X . . . . O . . O . O . X . . . | $$ | . . O . . O O . O X X . . O X . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ --------------------------------[/go]

Black lives, and saving my group in gote is unappealing. Having said all this, I think there's a reasonable chance the first tow diagrams may appear if I take this line. Should I assume mu opponent will make a mistake if I meander down that route?

I prefer not to, so my move will attack the other black bit. It can just about live, but if I can get some sente move in the centre, the options above become stronger.

Joaz Banbeck · **#240**

#231 drmwc vs Joaz Banbeck

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