Rank - amateur and professional

In theory, by virtue of their superior training and rigorous discipline, professional players are always stronger than amateurs. In practice, strong amateur 7 dans have occasionally beaten professionals in even games.

• see http://www.cns.nyu.edu/~mechner/go/kyu.html (page not found as of 2021-07-25) for a good summary
• see here for a list of the Top 20 European Players
• see Amateurs versus Professionals as well