Kim Myeong-wan

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Kim Myung Wan (born 1978) is an 8d Korean professional who has taken up residence in the Los Angeles area as of 2008.

In 2008, he won the US Open with a score of 6-0, defeating Jiang Mingjiu by 1.5 points in the final round. In the 2009 and 2010 US Open, he again won with a score of 6-0. As of December 2009, he has the highest AGA rating and only rating above 10 just ahead of Feng Yun. He moved into first after the 2009 Open.

At the US Congress 2008, he also played a historic demonstration game against MoGo running on an 800 processor supercomputer. With a 9 stone handicap, MoGo won by 1.5 points. At the 2009 congress, he played another demonstration game against Many Faces of Go running on 32 processors. Giving 7 stones handicap, Kim won convincingly by resignation.

  • 5 dan in 2000
  • 7 dan in 2005
  • 8 dan in 2007

In 2005, he made the quarterfinals of the 10th Samsung Cup, before losing to Hu Yaoyu.

There has been speculation that Kim Myung Wan is Tartrate. See TartrateGossip number 15.

His name is also written/transcribed Kim Myoung Wan.

anon - according to AGA E-Journal Volume 9, #30: June 16, 2008 - "Ming Wan Kim 8P, from Korea, who has just moved to Los Angeles." (I assume yet another alternate spelling, or misspelling)

[ext] http://www.baduk.or.kr/information/info_player_profile_7dan.asp?gno=1092&ntn=1&gdiv=2

Working and teaching Go on Dashn Go server


I heard many times that I am 'mymy'. I don't know why people believe that I am 'mymy'. I am NOT. Actually I played against mymy and won at KGS.

I currently moved to LA and hopefully will teach go here. -Myungwan Kim

According to [ext] http://notquitepro.blogspot.com/2009/05/player-profiles-kim-suengjun-9p.html , Mok Chinseok 9P plays as mymy on KGS.


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