Kweon Kab-yong
{{Short description|South Korean Go player (1957–2023)}}
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Kweon Kab-yong (3 October 1957 – 23 January 2023)[https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20230123028100007 '이세돌 스승' 프로기사 권갑용 9단, 지병으로 별세] {{in lang|ko}} 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.{{cite web | url=http://gobase.org/reading/trivia/?id=kweonkabyong | title=kweon kabyong baduk school | publisher=gobase.org | accessdate=24 June 2011}}
Pupils
- Lee Sedol{{cite web | url=http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Lee+SeDol | title=Lee SeDol | publisher=gobase.org | accessdate=24 June 2011}} 9 dan – winner of 18 international titles.
- Choi Cheol-han{{cite web | url=http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Choi+CheolHan | title=Choi CheolHan | publisher=gobase.org | accessdate=24 June 2011}} 9 dan – ranks 10th for most titles in Korean go history.
- Won Seong-jin{{cite web | url=http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Won%20SeongJin | title=Won SeongJin | publisher=gobase.org | accessdate=24 June 2011}} 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{{cite web | url=http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Lee%20YeongKu | title=Lee YeongKu | publisher=gobase.org | accessdate=24 June 2011}} 8 dan – runner-up of the Prices Information Cup in 2007.
- Yun Junsang{{cite web | url=http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Yun%20JunSang | title=Yun JunSang | publisher=gobase.org | accessdate=24 June 2011}} 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
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References
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External links
- [http://www.baduk.or.kr/record/player_view.asp?pkey=10000056 Korea Baduk Association profile] (in Korean)
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Category:South Korean Go players
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