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DeutschKweon Kab-yong
| Kweon Kab-yong | |
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| Hangul | 권갑용 |
| Hanja | 権甲龍 |
| Born | 3 October 1957 South Korea |
| Died | 23 January 2023 (aged 65) South Korea |
| Pupil | Lee Sedol, Choi Cheol-han, |
| Turned pro | 1975 |
| Rank | 9 dan |
Kweon Kab-yong (3 October 1957 – 23 January 2023)[1] 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.[2]
Pupils
[edit]- Lee Sedol[3] 9 dan – winner of 18 international titles.
- Choi Cheol-han[4] 9 dan – ranks 10th for most titles in Korean go history.
- Won Seong-jin[5] 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[6] 8 dan – runner-up of the Prices Information Cup in 2007.
- Yun Junsang[7] 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ '이세돌 스승' 프로기사 권갑용 9단, 지병으로 별세 (in Korean)
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Korea Baduk Association profile (in Korean)
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