122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

Kirby · **#201**

Cool that you got a free ticket. I hope you enjoyed your stay.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm91 white: 1 black: 1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X . . . | $$ | X . . . X . O . . 0 . . X O C 9 X . . | $$ | O X X , . . . . . , . . . . O X . . . | $$ | O O O O . O . . . . . X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X . O X X . . | $$ | X . X X . X . . . . O O X . O O X . . | $$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . | $$ | . . . . X X O . . . . . . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . | $$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . | $$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . | $$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . | $$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . | $$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . | $$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Magicwand · **#202**

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

Kirby · **#203**

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

Magicwand · **#204**

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

tj86430 · **#205**

Is your prisoner count up to date?

Magicwand · **#206**

tj86430 wrote:

Is your prisoner count up to date?

thank.
you i changed it.

Magicwand · **#207**

i just came back from kiwon and i played a person who gave me 3 stone handy.
long story short...i lost the game.. by 6 point.
i did play timidly in the beginning but still...he was good.
i wish i had a time for another game but i didnt.

just to share with everyone how weak i am

ez4u · **#208**

Obs:

Kirby · **#209**

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Magicwand · **#210**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm101 white: 2 black: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . | $$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . | $$ | O X X , . . . . . , . . . . O X . . . | $$ | O O O O . O . . . . . X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . X . . . . X . O X X . . | $$ | X . X X . X 7 . . . O O X . O O X . . | $$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . | $$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . | $$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . | $$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . | $$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . | $$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . | $$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . | $$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . | $$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Kirby · **#211**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm101 white: 2 black: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . | $$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . | $$ | O X X , . . . . . , . . . . O X . . . | $$ | O O O O . O . . . . . X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . 8 X . . . . X . O X X . . | $$ | X . X X . X 7 . . . O O X . O O X . . | $$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . | $$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . | $$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . | $$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . | $$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . | $$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . | $$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . | $$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . | $$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Magicwand · **#212**

F14 cut atari

Kirby · **#213**

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Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm101 white: 2 black: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . | $$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . | $$ | O X X , . . . . . , . . . . O X . . . | $$ | O O O O . O . . . . . X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . | $$ | X . X X 0 X O . . . O O X . O O X . . | $$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . | $$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . | $$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . | $$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . | $$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . | $$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . | $$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . | $$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . | $$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Magicwand · **#214**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . | $$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . | $$ | O X X , . . . . . , . . . . O X . . . | $$ | O O O O . O . . 1 . . X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . | $$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . | $$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . | $$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . | $$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . | $$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . | $$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . | $$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . | $$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . | $$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . | $$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

jts · **#215**

@magicwand:

Magicwand · **#216**

jts wrote:

@magicwand:

Kirby · **#217**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . | $$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . | $$ | O X X , . . 2 . . , . . . . O X . . . | $$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . | $$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . | $$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . | $$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . | $$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . | $$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . | $$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . | $$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . | $$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . | $$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . | $$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Magicwand · **#218**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . | $$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . | $$ | O X X , . . X . . , 3 . . . O X . . . | $$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . | $$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . | $$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . | $$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . | $$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . | $$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . | $$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . | $$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . | $$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . | $$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . | $$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Kirby · **#219**

He is making it more complicated. To be honest, though, I am glad he did not play this move:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . | $$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . | $$ | O X X , . . X W . , . . . . O X . . . | $$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . | $$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . | $$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . | $$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . | $$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . | $$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . | $$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . | $$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . | $$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . | $$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . | $$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Because I did not have a good response. I thought about this:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm1 white: 2 black: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . | $$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . | $$ | O X X , . 3 X W 2 , . . . . O X . . . | $$ | O O O O . O . 1 O . . X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . | $$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . | $$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . | $$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . | $$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . | $$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . | $$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . | $$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . | $$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . | $$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . | $$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

But does it really work?

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm1 white: 2 black: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . | $$ | X . . . X 5 O . . X . . X O . O X . . | $$ | O X X , 4 3 X O 2 , . . . . O X . . . | $$ | O O O O . O 6 1 O . . X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . | $$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . | $$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . | $$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . | $$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . | $$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . | $$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . | $$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . | $$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . | $$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . | $$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

It didn't really seem like it, so if he had played there, I was going to use the rest of the local area as ko threats for the top right area - which is still quite big, by the way.

Here are some other sequences that I had been reading:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . | $$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . | $$ | O X X , . . 2 7 8 , . . . . O X . . . | $$ | O O O O . O 3 6 O . . X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . O X X 4 5 . . X . O X X . . | $$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . | $$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . | $$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . | $$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . | $$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . | $$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . | $$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . | $$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . | $$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . | $$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

and

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . | $$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . | $$ | O X X , . . 2 9 0 , . . . . O X . . . | $$ | O O O O . O 3 8 O 5 . X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . O X X 4 6 7 . X . O X X . . | $$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . | $$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . | $$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . | $$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . | $$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . | $$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . | $$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . | $$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . | $$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . | $$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

etc.

But, again, I didn't have a great response in mind for this:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . | $$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . | $$ | O X X , . . 2 3 . , . . . . O X . . . | $$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . | $$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . | $$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . | $$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . | $$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . | $$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . | $$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . | $$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . | $$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . | $$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . | $$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

So I'm glad he didn't play it - I think.

I also considered playing this way, but couldn't find a good sequence:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm1 white: 2 black: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . | $$ | X . . . X . O 0 9 X . . X O . O X . . | $$ | O X X , . . 6 3 8 , . . . . O X . . . | $$ | O O O O . O 5 4 O 7 . X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . O X X 1 2 . . X . O X X . . | $$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . | $$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . | $$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . | $$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . | $$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . | $$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . | $$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . | $$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . | $$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . | $$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm11 white: 2 black: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . | $$ | X . . . X . O O X X . . X O . O X . . | $$ | O X X , . . O 2 O 1 . . . . O X . . . | $$ | O O O O . O X O O X . X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . O X X X O 4 . X . O X X . . | $$ | X . X X X X O . 5 3 O O X . O O X . . | $$ | . . O . X O O . 7 6 9 . X . . . O O . | $$ | . . . . X X O . 0 8 . O X . O X . . . | $$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . | $$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . | $$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . | $$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . | $$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . | $$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . | $$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

and I lose the race. There are probably other ways for me to lose with this move, too, but I stopped thinking about it after seeing this one.

So now I am at a crossroad. Of course, I can capture the stones on the left. But what of my large dragon? That must stay alive for me to win, I think.

Can I play a move that still captures his stones on the left, and saves the dragon? If I can, that's surely the way to go.

Let's go get my reading cap. :study:

Kirby · **#220**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . | $$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . | $$ | O X X , . . X 4 . , O . . . O X . . . | $$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . | $$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . | $$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . | $$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . | $$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . | $$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . | $$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . | $$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . | $$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . | $$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . | $$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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