Kweon Kab-yong

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]

Kweon Kab-yong
Hangul	권갑용
Hanja	権甲龍
Born	3 October 1957 South Korea
Pupil	Lee Sedol, Choi Cheol-han, Won Seong-jin, Chen Shiyuan, Park Junghwan, Lee Younggu, Yun Junsang, Kim Jiseok
Turned pro	1975
Rank	8 dan

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

• Go professional

References

1. "kweon kabyong baduk school". gobase.org. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
2. "Lee SeDol". gobase.org. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
3. "Choi CheolHan". gobase.org. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
4. "Won SeongJin". gobase.org. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
5. "Lee YeongKu". gobase.org. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
6. "Yun JunSang". gobase.org. Retrieved 24 June 2011.