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Manfred Wimmer
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(1944-1995) Austrian who became the first Western professional in 1978, at the Kansai Ki-in. He reached 2 dan in 1978. Left Japan, brought Go to Kenya and Madagascar.

Invented the rarely used so-called "Wimmer Joseki":

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Wimmer Joseki


For more information on Manfred Wimmer, albeit in German, see my article at Pok's Go Space ([ext] http://members.chello.at/pokspace/wimmer.htm)

Pok (alias B. Scheid)



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