Kweon Kab-yong explained

Kweon Kab-yong
Hangul:	권갑용
Hanja:	権甲龍
Birth Date:	3 October 1957
Birth Place:	South Korea
Death Place:	South Korea
Pupil:	Lee Sedol, Choi Cheol-han, Won Seong-jin, Chen Shiyuan, Park Junghwan, Lee Younggu, Yun Junsang, Kim Jiseok
Turnedpro:	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

• 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

• Go professional

External links

• Korea Baduk Association profile (in Korean)

Notes and References

1. https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20230123028100007 '이세돌 스승' 프로기사 권갑용 9단, 지병으로 별세
2. Web site: kweon kabyong baduk school . gobase.org . 24 June 2011.
3. Web site: Lee SeDol . gobase.org . 24 June 2011.
4. Web site: Choi CheolHan . gobase.org . 24 June 2011.
5. Web site: Won SeongJin . gobase.org . 24 June 2011.
6. Web site: Lee YeongKu . gobase.org . 24 June 2011.
7. Web site: Yun JunSang . gobase.org . 24 June 2011.