Kweon Kab-yong

In this Korean name, the family name is Kweon.

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]

Kweon Kab-yong
Hangul	권갑용
Hanja	権甲龍
Born	(1957-10-03)3 October 1957 South Korea
Died	23 January 2023(2023-01-23) (aged 65) 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	9 dan

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