Diana Koszegi

(Note on name order: Magyar names have family names first, like Kőszegi Diána. Western order is used in this article)

Diána Kőszegi is a female professional from Hungary. She prefers to be called Dia. She began playing Go at the age of nine, and was ninth in the WAGC in 1998. Kőszegi received an offer to become an insei in Japan or Korea, which she declined at her parents' urging.

In 2004 she visited Korea to study, but returned as a result of visa problems. In 2005, Kőszegi returned to study at Myongji University, and in May she succeeded in the tournament to become a yeonguseng. She was made a professional shodan (1p) by the Hankuk Kiwon in January 2008.

She translated to English the book 21st Century New Openings by Kim Sung-rae.

Along with Kim Seungjun 9p in 2011 she founded and still (as of 2018) runs Blackie's International Baduk Academy (BIBA), a Go school in Korea which has taught over 100 foreign students including many top European players.

Kőszegi won against Kim Deukkyu (8p) in the LG preliminaries (21 April 2008). The game is available from the Hungarian Go Wiki.

Promotion History

• 2008: 1p

Weblinks

• Kőszegi's page in the Hungarian Go Wiki
• Kőszegi's go website
• Kőszegi's kifu at Go4Go