Kweon Kab-yong

Kweon Kab-yong (3 October 1957 – 23 January 2023) was a South Korean 9 dan professional Go player. Kweon turned professional in 1975. He started a Go school in Korea in 1989 that is often compared to Kitani Minoru's school. As of 2003, his school had produced over 100 total dans.

Pupils

• Lee Sedol 9 dan – winner of 18 international titles.
• Choi Cheol-han 9 dan – ranks 10th for most titles in Korean go history.
• Won Seong-jin 9 dan – winner of the GS Caltex Cup in 2010.
• Chen Shiyuan 9 dan – top Taiwanese player and winner of the 4th Japan-Taiwan Jingying.
• Park Junghwan 9 dan – youngest Korean 9 dan.
• Lee Younggu 8 dan – runner-up of the Prices Information Cup in 2007.
• Yun Junsang 9 dan – won the national champion, Guksu, in 2006.
• Kim Jiseok 9 dan – won most games (71) and the Prices Information Cup in 2009.

See also

• Go professional

References

External links

• Korea Baduk Association profile (in Korean)