Kweon Kab-yong
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kweon.
| Kweon Kab-yong | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 권갑용 |
| Hanja | 権甲龍 |
| Born |
3 October 1957 South Korea |
| Pupil |
Lee Sedol, |
| Turned pro | 1975 |
| Rank | 8 dan |
Kweon Kab-yong (born 3 October 1957) is a South Korean 8 dan professional Go player. Kweon turned professional in 1975 and was promoted to 8 dan in 2010. 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.[1]
Pupils
- Lee Sedol[2] 9 dan – winner of 18 international titles.
- Choi Cheol-han[3] 9 dan – ranks 10th for most titles in Korean go history.
- Won Seong-jin[4] 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[5] 8 dan – runner-up of the Prices Information Cup in 2007.
- Yun Junsang[6] 8 dan – won the national champion, Guksu, in 2006.
- Kim Jiseok 7 dan – won most games (71) and the Prices Information Cup in 2009.
See also
References
- ↑ "kweon kabyong baduk school". gobase.org. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ↑ "Lee SeDol". gobase.org. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ↑ "Choi CheolHan". gobase.org. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ↑ "Won SeongJin". gobase.org. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ↑ "Lee YeongKu". gobase.org. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ↑ "Yun JunSang". gobase.org. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
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