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Rank
  
6 dan

Name
  
Kweon Kab-yong

Turned pro
  
1975


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Born
  
3 October 1957 (age 66) South Korea (
1957-10-03
)

Pupil
  
Lee Sedol, Choi Cheol-han, Won Seung-jin, Chen Shiyuan, Park Junghwan, Lee Younggu, Yun Junsang, Kim Jiseok

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.

Pupils

  • Lee Sedol 9 dan – winner of 18 international titles.
  • Choi Cheol-han 9 dan – ranks 10th for most titles in Korean go history.
  • Won Seong-jin 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 8 dan – runner-up of the Prices Information Cup in 2007.
  • Yun Junsang 8 dan – won the national champion, Guksu, in 2006.
  • Kim Jiseok 7 dan – won most games (71) and the Prices Information Cup in 2009.

    • References

    Kweon Kab-yong Wikipedia
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