Top Amateur Players By Country

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This page lists the top amateur players for each country.

  • Players included should have citizenship, be resident, and/or be born in the country in question. Duplicates are allowed
  • We strive to list the 5-15 strongest players per country, as well as WAGC/KPMC/IWABC/ITBC representatives.
  • Professionals (i.e. those who are members of one of the professional guilds) should not be added to this list. If a country does have professional players, add them to the professionals page, and add a link to the relevant country.
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Table of contents

Argentina

Fernando Aguilar, 7 dan (WAGC 2007, 2008, and 4 others)
Eduardo Lopez Herrero, 5 dan (WAGC 1980, 1981, 1991, 1996, 2004)
Diego Ruiz, 5 dan (WAGC 2006 and another)
Franklin Bassarsky, 4 dan
Gabriel Benmergui, 4 dan (WAGC 2005)
Roberto Isaac Alaluf, 4 dan
Anibal Gomez de la Fuente, 3 dan (WAGC 2002)
Lucas Galfaso, 3 dan (KPMC 2006)
Lucas Nasif, 3 dan
Martin Miranda, 3 dan
Santiago Tabares, 3 dan (KPMC 2007)

Armenia

Davit Harutyunyan, 1 dan
Ashot Margaryan, 1 dan (WAGC 2007, and 2 others)
Samvel Ghazaryan, 1 kyu (WAGC 2006)
Armen Margaryan, 6 kyu (KPMC 2006)

Australia

Yiming Guo, 7 dan (WAGC 2002,2005)
Wuge H. Briscoe, 6 dan (WAGC 1999) (no longer resident in Australia?)
Bo Keun Chi, 6 dan
Dong Ming Liu, 7 dan (WAGC 2001)
Wei Qian, 6 dan (WAGC 2006, KPMC 2006)
Hae-Taek Choi, 6 dan (WAGC 2007)
Tony Purcell, 5 dan (WAGC 2004)
Raphael Shin 7 dan (WAGC 2008)

Austria

All the 4 dans and up on the EGF Ratings, Nov 2008

Michael Szabo, 5 dan (WAGC 2007)
Bernhard Scheid, 5 dan (WAGC 2006 and 3 others)
Ralph Spiegl, 5 dan
Gert Schnider, 5 dan (KPMC 2006)
Hiroki Kodama, 5 dan
Helmut Wiltschek, 5 dan
Franz Huettler, 4 dan
G. Michael Winkler, 4 dan
Wei-Quiang Hu, 4 dan
Hao Shen, 4 dan
Spiegel Lothar, 4 dan (KPMC 2008)
Lin Viktor, 4 dan

Azerbaijan

Niyazi Baghirov, 3 dan (KPMC 2006)
Elchin Aliyev, 1 dan (WAGC 2007)
Ibadat Mammadov, 1 dan (WAGC 2006)

Belarus

All dan level players on the EGF rating list, Aug 2007

Aliaksandr Suponeu, 1 dan (WAGC 2006 and 2 others, KPMC 2006)
Aliaksandr Chakur, 1 dan (WAGC 2007)
Maksim Yeudakimau, 1 dan (WAGC Rep)

Belgium

(09/2008; > or = 3-d)

Jan Ramon 4-d
Jan Bogaerts 4-d
Alain Wettach 4-d
Olivier Drouot (France) 3-d
Thomas Connor 3-d
Nelis Vets 3-d
Olivier Dodinval 3-d
Michel Wettach 3-d

Bosnia Herzegovina

All dan-level players on the EGF Rating list, Aug 2007

Zoran Simeunovic, 5 dan (WAGC 2006 and another)
Dragan Barisic, 5 dan
Dragan Paunic, 4 dan
Zoran Balvan, 2 dan
Slobodan Bulic, 1 dan (WAGC 2007)

Brazil

Wang Sen Feng, 7 dan
Kai Yun Liu, 6 dan
Alexandre Amaro de Souza, 5 dan (WAGC 2006, KPMC 2006)
Fabio Kenji Sakata Yamashita, 5 dan
Jorge Sasaki, 5 dan
Bruno Borchartt, 4 dan (WAGC 2007,KPMC 2007)

Brunei

Chin Sin Voon, 2 dan (SEA Nanning 2007, KPMC 2007, 1st CMC, Taiwan 2007, KPMC 2008)
Mah Zhe Fan, 1 dan (SEA Nanning 2008)
Haidar Mu'ien, KGS 1 kyu (Oza Qualifying Singapore 2008)
Lim Shi Hong, KGS 3 kyu
Tan Peng Hui, 5 kyu (2nd AABC)
Lim Chiao Hong, 5 kyu
Javian Tay, KGS 5 kyu
Tan Chiaw Yee, 7 kyu
Sung Hui Yee, 6 kyu (SEA Nanning 2008)

Bulgaria

Yoni Petrov Lazarov, 1 dan (WAGC 2006, KPMC 2006)
Svilen Stefanov Pavlov, 1 kyu (WAGC 2007)

Canada

Player 6 dan and up, from the CGA rating list, May 2008

Juyong Koh, 7 dan (Winner, Canadian open, 2008)
Yongfei Ge, 7 dan (WAGC 2006, 2008, KPMC 2006)
Jing Yang, 7 dan (WAGC 2007)
Xianyu Li, 7 dan
Gan Sheng Shi, 6 dan
Luke Chung, 6 dan
Philip Waldron, 6 dan
Sena Pu (Xiaojun), 6 dan
Jirong Ching-nung, 6 dan
Jin Yu, 6 dan
James Sedgwick, 6 dan
Xenos Khan, 6 dan

Chile

Pablo Saez, 3 dan
Cristian Lopez, 3 dan
Juan Carlos Carrillo Martinez, 3 dan (WAGC 2005 and at least one other)
Sebastian Fernando Oyarzun Fernandez, 1 dan (WAGC 2007)
Ruben Tellez, 1 dan
Alfredo Valenzuela, 1 dan
Juan Pablo Schweitzer Kirsinger, 1 dan (WAGC 2006)
Ivan Pineyro, 3 kyu (KPMC 2006)

China

Li Fu, 8 dan
Shan Ziteng, 8 dan (WAGC 2007)
Yi Guo Sun, 7 dan
Zhen Yu Zhou, 7 dan
Dai Chun Li, 7 dan
Tang Wei Xing, 7 dan (WAGC 2006)
Yu Qing Hu, 7 dan (KPMC 2006)

Chinese Hong Kong

Ping Fai Tshang, 7 dan
Yee Hsun Wang, 6 dan
Chan Nai San, 6 dan (WAGC 2007, WAGC 2006 and another)
Ling Ying Tong, 5 dan
Tsang Tung, 5 dan (KPMC 2006)
Lik Hang To

Chinese Taipei

Yu Hsiang Lin, 7 dan
Cheng-Juei Yu, 7 dan
Chen Hsien-Hsu, 7 dan (KPMC 2006)
Yu-Cheng Lai, 7 dan (WAGC 2007 and another)
Chen Yuta, 6 dan (WAGC 2006)
Yi-Chenh Shin

Colombia

Vicente Hu, 6 dan
Jaime Orlando Ramírez Reyes, 4 dan (WAGC 2007 and 2 others)
Fernando Manrique Ochoa, 4 dan (WAGC 2006 and 2 others)
Diego Rodríguez, 4 dan (KPMC 2007)
Fabián Alejandro Gonzalez G., 1 kyu (KPMC 2006)
Francisco Castelblanco , 3 dan
Juan Carlos Pachón, 2 dan
Santiago Quijano, 2 dan
Boris A. Rodríguez 1 dan
Pablo Espinel 1 dan
Carlos Acuña, 1 dan
Alejandro Acosta 1 dan
Luis Felipe Carrillo, 1 dan
Federico Pareja, 1 dan

Costa Rica

From the [ext] Costa Rica National Ranking

Tadayoshi Okada, 3dan
Luis Cajiao, 2dan (WAGC 2007)
Manuel Meng, 1dan
Barak Neeman, 2kyu (KPMC 2006)
Mario Aguero, 3kyu (KPMC 2007)
Patrick Verosil, 4kyu
Rodolfo Acuña,5kyu
Jose Luis Urbina, 5kyu

Croatia

All dan-level players on the EGF Rating list, 2 June 2005

Zoran Mutabzija, 5 dan (WAGC 2007 and 8 others, KPMC 2006)
Velimir Kuhar, 5 dan
Mladen Smud, 3 dan (WAGC 2006)
Ljubomir Vujasinovic, 2 dan
Sead Bacevina, 2 dan
Vlado Romek, 1 dan
Ismet Alibasic, 1 dan

Cuba

Antonio Fernandez Caballero, 3 dan (WAGC 2006 and 2 others)
Roilan de la Torre (Marrero), 2 dan (WAGC 2007 and 1 other)
Vadel Abraham Gonzalez Fleitas, 3 kyu
Rafael Torres Miranda

Cyprus

Cyprus players stronger than 5 kyu on the EGF Rating list, Aug 2008

Cheng Jun, 2 dan
Regginos Dimitris, 1 dan (WAGC 2006, 2008)
Kyranides Marios, 3 kyu
Ioannides Sotiris, 3 kyu
Papatheodoulou Theodoulos, 3 kyu
Martides Alkis, 3 kyu
Aylanc Nurman, 4 kyu (KPMC 2006, 2007)
Roussos Nicholas, 4 kyu (WAGC 2007,2009)
Hadjixenophontos Alexandros, 4 kyu
Kassinopoulos Yiannis, 4 kyu

Czech Republic

Best 13 players on the EGF rating list, 27 April 2008

Ondrej Silt, 6 dan (ex-insei) (WAGC 2006,2007,2009,KPMC 2006)
Jan Hora, 6 dan
Radek Nechanicky, 6 dan
Vladimir Danek, 5 dan
Jan Simara, 4 dan
Petr Winkelhoefer, 5 dan
Jiri Emmer, 5 dan
Vit Brunner, 4 dan
Tomas Koranda, 4 dan
Zbynek Dach, 4 dan
Martin Jurek, 4 dan
Karel Dach, 4 dan
Ivan Kostka, 4 dan

D.P.R. Korea

Tae Won Jo, 7 dan (WAGC 2006 and one other)
Pong Il Ri, 7 dan (WAGC99)
Sae Byol Jo, 7 dan
Ho Gil Pak, 5 dan

Denmark

All Danish players 3 dan or better on the EGF rating list, 1 June 2005

Kasper Hornbaek, 5 dan (WAGC 2007 and 3 others)
Jannik Lundgaard Rasmussen, 4 dan (WAGC 2006 and another)
Thomas Heshe, 5 dan
Peter Brouwer, 4 dan
Frank Hansen, 4 dan
Torben Pedersen, 4 dan (KPMC 2006)
Ulrik Bro-Joergenssen, 4 dan
Per Marquardsen, 3 dan
Jesper Pederson, 3 dan
Tobias Christiani, 3 dan
Jan Frederiksen, 3 dan

Ecuador

Oswaldo Moreano, 1 dan (WAGC 2007 and 2 others, KPMC 2006)
Diego German Albuja Ortiz, 1 dan (WAGC 2006)
Andres Aguilar
Diego Paez

Estonia

The best Estonian players on the EGF Rating list, 27 April 2008

Alo Jõekalda, 2 kyu
Tarmo Jüristo, 4 kyu
Rasmus Listra, 5 kyu

Finland

Players ranked as 4 dan or stronger and WAGC representatives

Vesa Laatikainen, 5 dan (WAGC2006 and 7 others, IWABC 2003)
Antti Törmänen, 5 dan
Matti Siivola, 5 dan (KPMC 2007, WAGC2005 and 8 others)
Javier-Aleksi Savolainen, 4 dan
Mika Urtela, 4 dan
Esa Seuranen, 4 dan
Janne Määttä, 4 dan
Mikko Siukola, 4 dan
Kare Jantunen, 4 dan (KPMC 2006)
Lauri Paatero, 4 dan (WAGC 1984, 1990, 2001, 2008)
Olli Lounela, 3 dan (WAGC 1985, 1998)
Otso Ilmari Alanko, 3 dan (WAGC 2007)
Timo Puha, 3 dan (WAGC 2003)

France

All players 6 dan or stronger and WAGC representatives

Lim Yoo Jong, 5 dan
Junfu Dai, 7 dan
Miyakawa Wataru, 7 dan
Noguchi Motoki, 7 dan
Jeff Seailles, 6 dan ( WAGC 1995, IWABC 2003)
Paul Drouot, 5 dan (ex-insei)
Farid Georges Ben Malek, 5 dan (ex-insei) (WAGC 1999, 2006, KPMC 2006)
André Moussa, 5 dan (WAGC 1981, 1985, 1989, 1992)
Frederic Donzet, 5 dan (WAGC 1982, 1986, 2000)
Pierre Colmez, 5 dan (WAGC 1984, 1996, 1998, 2002)
Bernard Helmstetter, 5 dan (WAGC 2004)
Pierre Audouard, 5 dan (WAGC 2008)
Jean Michel, 5 dan (WAGC 1980, 1987, 1997, 2005)
Benjamin Papazoglou, 5 dan
Thomas Debarre, 5 dan
Antoine Fenech, 5 dan
Thomas Hubert, 5 dan
Zhang Yan Qi, 5d
Chang Suk Hyun, 5d
Xie Wei Dong, 5d
Mizessyn François, 5d
Jérôme Hubert, 4 dan (WAGC 1979)
Antoine Roché, 3 dan (WAGC 2001)

There is at least one Go professional living in France: Fan Hui 8 dan (3 dan pro).

[ext] This french-language page created by Antoine Fenech of Strasburg gives photos and some personal info on top players.

Germany

All German players 6 dan or better on the EGF Rating list, 1 October 2007 (+ selected others)

Hwang In-seong, 7 dan
Felix von Arnim, 6 dan (KPMC 2006)
Franz-Josef Dickhut, 6 dan (current german champion)
Christoph Gerlach, 6 dan (WAGC 2006 and 2 others)
Egbert Rittner, 6 dan
Li Jingrui, 6 dan
Benjamin Teuber, 6 dan (ex-insei) (WAGC 2007)
Zhao Pei, 6 dan
Jürgen Mattern, 6 dan (deceased; 8 time European champion between 1965 and 1979)

German player Hans Pietsch (deceased) achieved professional 6 dan.

Guatemala

Hector Enrique Paiz Castillo, 1 dan (KPMC 2006, 26th WAGC)
Edgardo Caceres Estrada, 2 kyu (WAGC 2006 and another)
Diane Whitehead-Santis, 3 kyu
Rodrigo Caceres Perez, 3 kyu
Jose Romero, 5 kyu (WAGC 2007)
Rosa Maria Gomar, 5 kyu

Hungary

All players 4 dan or better on EGF Rating list, 2 June 2005

Mero Csaba, 6 dan (ex-insei)
Tibor Pocsai, 6 dan
Pal Balogh, 6 dan (ex-insei) (WAGC 2006 and another, KPMC 2006)
Dae-won Suh, 5 dan
Shenghong Mao, 5 dan
Gabor Szabics, 5 dan
Gyorgy Csizmadia, 4 dan
Ferenc Buzas, 4 dan
Shao Xiong, 4 dan
Rita Pocsai, 4 dan (WAGC 2007)
Guong-Hui Meng, 4 dan

There is one Go professional from Hungary, See Diana Koszegi

Iceland

All players on the EGF Rating list, 2 June 2005

Thorstein Thorsteinson, 3 dan

India

Mandish Singh, 1 dan (WAGC 2007 and 2 others)
Abhishek Narain 1 dan (WAGC 2005, Pair Go 2005)
Akanksha Narain 1 kyu (Pair Go 2005, KPMC 2007)
Arun Sagar, 1 kyu (Pair Go 2005)
Mandeep Singh Gandhi, 5 kyu

Indonesia

Woei Haw Djap, 3 dan
Martin Putera, 3 dan
Daniel Jakadewa Putra, 2 dan (WAGC 2007, KPMC 2006 and KPMC 2007)
Tjahyadi Lim Surya, 2 dan (WAGC 2006 and another)
Daniel Talib, 1 dan
Handy Bunawan, 1 kyu
Febbiyuti Apria, 1 kyu
Edison Ong, 4 kyu

Ireland

All players 2 kyu or stronger on EGF Rating list, Aug 2007

Noel Mitchell, 2 dan (WAGC 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2007)
D-K Kim, 2 dan
Terence McSweeney, 1 dan (KPMC, 2008)
Stephen Patrick Flinter, 1 dan (WAGC 1995, 2000, 2006)
Ian Davis, 1 dan (KPMC 2006,WAGC 2008)
John Gibson, 1 kyu (WAGC 1994, 2002)
Brian Gallagher, 1 kyu (WAGC 2001, 2009)
Bernard Palmer, 1 kyu (WAGC 2005)
Claas Roever, 1 kyu
Christopher Rafferty, 2kyu (WAGC 1998, IWABC 2003)
Paul Brennan, 2 kyu
Aidan Walsh, 2 kyu
Olivier Deme, 2 kyu

Israel

Top 12 players with more than one tournament, 27 May 2009 (Ranks according to GoR)

Ali Jabarin, 5 dan (WAGC 2008)
Leonid Entin, 3 dan (WAGC 2003; KPMC 2007)
Eitan Aharoni, 3 dan (WAGC 2004, 2009)
Amir Fragman, 3 dan (KPMC 2006)
Jerry Shmuklerman, 3 dan
Ofer Zivony, 3 dan (WAGC 2007)
Ron Lavi, 2 dan
Uri Globus, 2 dan
Daniel Reiter, 2 dan
Eran Ben-Artzi, 2 dan
Anatoly Vernik, 2 dan (WAGC 2006)
Shlomo Raikin, 2 dan (WAGC 2005)

Italy

Francesco Marigo, 4 dan (IWABC 2003 WAGC 2007)
Davide Minieri, 3 dan (WAGC 2008)
Enzo Pedrini, 3 dan (WAGC 1994, 1996, 1999)
Ramon Soletti, 2 dan (KPMC 2006)
Marco Vajani, 3 dan (WAGC 1990, 1997, 2001)
Yulong Chu, 2 dan
Cristiano Garbarini, 2 dan (WAGC 2006, KPMC 2007)
Enzo Burlini, 1 dan (WAGC 1982, 1984, 1992)
Giordano D'Obici, 1 dan
Massimiliano Zecca, 1 dan
Sandro Poldrugo, 1 dan
Alessandro Scolavino, 1 dan
Carlo Nitsch, 1 dan
Marco Zita, 1 dan
Raffaella Giardino, 1 kyu
Maurizio Vitari, 1 kyu (WAGC 1995, 2006)

Japan

Yasuro Kikuchi, 8 dan, winner 14th WAGC
Seizo Nakazono, 8 dan
Imamura Fumiaki, 8 dan winner of 2nd, 9th, and 13th WAGC
Hirata Hironori, winner 17th WAGC
Satoshi Hiraoka, 8 dan (winner of 16th and 27th WAGC, KPMC 2006)
Harada Minoru, 8 dan, seven time winner of Amateur Honinbo title
Hironobu Mori, 7 dan (WAGC 2007)
Hong Malgunsem, 8 dan, two times Daiwa Amateur winner (Korean living in Japan: correct pronunciation is dubious)

Korea

U Dong Ha?, 7 dan (WAGC 2007, KPMC 2006)
Jae Sung Yoo, 7 dan
Mal Eun Saem Hong, 7 dan
Hong Man-ki, 6 dan (WAGC 2006)
Junghwan Kim
Lee Min-Ho

Latvia

All players on the EGF Rating list, 2 June 2005

Kirill Ermalovich, 5 kyu

Lithuania

All dan-level players on the EGF Rating list, 2 June 2005

Andrius Petrauskas, 3 dan (WAGC 2007 and 2 others)
Audris Kuras, 2 dan (WAGC 2006 and another)
Albertas Petrauskas, 1 dan (KPMC 2006)
Olaf Martens, 1 dan
Donatas Ugenskas, 1 dan
Liutauras Armanavicius, 1 dan
Arturas Maciulskis, 1 dan
Giedrius Tumelis, 1 dan

Luxemburg

All players 2 kyu or better on the EGF Rating list, 15 januar 2006

Laurent Heiser, 6 dan (WAGC 2008 and 12 others, KPMC 2006)
Andreas Götzfried, 3 dan
Jeroen Jeurissen, 3 dan
Ngoc Cuong Nguyen, 2 dan (WAGC 2006, 2007, KPMC2008)
Jean Brauch, 1 kyu
Ralf Hoffmann, 1 kyu
Paul Schmit, 2 kyu

Macedonia

Includes all dan-level players on the EGF Rating list, 2 June 2005

Io Kin Peng, 5 dan (KPMC 2006)

Madagascar

Abel Rakotoarisoa, 1 dan
Manitra Harimisa Razafindrabe, 1 dan (African Oza 2006)
Tovonony Maherizo Razafindrabe, 1 dan (KPMC 2006)
Mamy Rakotoarisoa, 1 dan (WAGC 2007 and another)
Irene Basile Rajaofetra, 1 kyu (WAGC 2006)
Jean Nepomucene Rakotondravelo, 2 kyu

Malaysia

Boon Ping Teng, 5 dan (WAGC 2007 and 3rd place male single in 24th SEA GAMES, AABC 2008, 1st WMSG )
Zaid Zulklifi, 4 dan (AABC 2008, WAGC 2008, 1st WMSG)
Choon Huat Lee, 4 dan (KPMC 2006, KPMC 2007, Oza Qualifying Singapore 2008, 1st WMSG)
Pai Yee Chu, 4 dan
Kee Soon Tiong, 4 dan (WAGC 2006 and 2 others)
Hong Guan Chan, 3 dan (WMSG 2008, KPMC 2008)
Kok Hiong Chia, 2 dan (WMSG 2008)
Wei Ching Cher, 2 dan (WMSG 2008)
Hock Doong Ho, 2 dan (WMSG 2008)
Shuenn Chyn Shin, 1 dan (WMSG 2008)
Chee Wen Chow, 1 dan

Mexico

Ricardo Quintero Zazueta, 5 dan (WAGC 2006 and 6 others)
Jose Chacon, 4 dan
Juan Jose Rivaud, 4 dan
Carlos Vladimiro Gonzalez Zelaya, 4 dan (WAGC 2007 and another, KPMC 2006)

Moldova

All players on the EGF Rating list, 1 October 2007

Michael Palant, 5 dan

Mongolia

Sansar Tsolmon, 3 dan (WAGC 2006 and another, KPMC 2006)
Tugsbilegt Tseveenravdan, 1 dan(WAGC 2007)
Tungalag Ravjir

Morocco

Hatime Araki, 1 dan (WAGC 2007 and 3 others, KPMC 2006)
Amyn Alioua, 2 kyu (WAGC 2006)
Fouad Tehhani, 4 kyu (African Oza 2006)

Nepal

Narendra Sowal, 1 dan (WAGC 2008 and 3 others)
Krishna Gopal Pradhananga, 4 kyu (WAGC 2007)

Netherlands

Includes all 6-dan players and better, plus WAGC reps.

Guo Juan, 7 dan (former Chinese 5p)
Ronald Schlemper, 7 dan (ex-insei; WAGC 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995)
Rob van Zeijst, 7 dan (ex-insei; WAGC 1982; ITBC 2005)
Frank Janssen, 6 dan (WAGC 1990, 1992, 1998, 2005, 2008; KPMC 2007; ITBC 2005)
Geert Groenen, 6 dan (WAGC 2000, 2004; KPMC 2006; ITBC 2005)
Emil Nijhuis, 6 dan (ex-insei) (WAGC 2002, 2006; IWABC 2003)
Merlijn Kuin, 6 dan (WAGC 2007, 2009; KPMC 2008)
Michiel Eijkhout, 6 dan (WAGC 1994, 2001)
Gilles van Eeden, 6 dan (WAGC 1996, 1999)
Gerald Westhoff, 6 dan (WAGC 1987, 1997)
Mark Boon, 6 dan (WAGC 1989)
Erik Puyt, 5 dan (WAGC 1985)
Robert Rehm, 5 dan (WAGC 1981)
Pieter Mioch (ex-insei)

New Zealand

Ken Xie (2006 national champion)
Daniel Jung (ex-Yeonguseng)
Steve Kim, 5 dan
Shiyong Du, 5 dan
Jimmy Yuan, 5 dan (WAGC 2007)
Ciaran Pearson, 5 dan (Oceania Oza 2006)
Wang Ming Yuan, 4 dan (WAGC 2006)
Graeme Parmenter, 4 dan (KPMC 2006)

Norway

All players 1 dan or better on EGF Rating list, 1 October 2007

Jostein Flood, 5 dan
Jie-Lin Xia, 5 dan (KPMC 2006)
Fan Nian Kong, 4 dan (KPMC 2007)
Morten Ofstad, 4 dan (IWABC, WAGC 2005)
Pål Harald Sannes, 4 dan (WAGC 2006 and 2 others)
Oystein Vestgaarden, 2 dan (WAGC 2007)
Terje Christoffersen, 1 dan
Christian Gustad, 1 dan
Trond Thorstensen, 1 dan

Panama

Edgar Ivan Escobar Thompson, 5 kyu (WAGC 2006 and another, KPMC 2006)
Carlos Vegas, 5 kyu (WAGC 2007 and another)

Peru

Jorge Noriyuki Yamamoto Kina, 4 dan (WAGC 2006 and 2 others)
Sentoku Augusto Unten, 3 dan
Kenji Kina, 2dan (KPMC 2008, WSO 2009)
Alberto Kohatsu, 2 dan
Pedro Miyagui Shimabukuro
Zoilo Yanque, 1 dan (WAGC 2007)

Philippines

Noh Yong-Duck, 5 dan (KPMC 2006)
Cherisse May Aguilon, 1 kyu (AABC 2007, KPMC 2007, AABC 2008)
Martin Sacramento, 1 dan (AABC 2007, WAGC 2008, KPMC 2008)

Poland

All players 4 dan or better on EGF Rating list, May 2008

Leszek Soldan, 5 dan (ex-insei) (WAGC 2006 and 8 others)
Janusz Kraszek, 5 dan (WAGC 2004 and 10 others)
Krzysztof Giedrojc, 4 dan (WAGC 2001)
Koichiro Habu, 4 dan
Michal Bazynski, 4 dan (WAGC 2007)
Kamil Chwedyna, 4 dan (WAGC 2008)
Zyzak Andrzej, 4 dan
Bazynski Michal, 4 dan
Jachym Radoslaw, 4 dan
Janusz Chlodek, 3 dan (KPMC 2006)
Jan Lubos, 3 dan (WAGC 1998 and 2005)

Portugal

Includes all dan-level players on EGF Rating list on December 11, 2008.

Jose Carlos Fernandes Raposo, 1 dan (WAGC 2006 and 4 others)
Cristóvão Oliveira Neto, 1 dan
Francisco Pereira, 1 dan
Pedro Pereira, 1 dan
Miguel Teles Menezes, 6 kyu (KPMC 2006)

Romania

Amateurs with >2450 GoR on the EGF rating list, 2 June 2009, given below.

Cristian Gabriel Pop, 7 dan (ex-insei) (WAGC 2007, 2006 and 2 others, KPMC 2006)
Dragos Bajenaru, 7 dan (ex-insei)
Robert Mateescu, 6 dan (ex-insei)
Cornel Burzo, 6 dan
Ion Florescu, 6 dan (ex-insei)
Sorin Gherman, 6 dan (ex-insei)
Daniel Cioata, 5 dan
Lucian Deaconu, 5 dan
Valentin Gheorghiu, 5 dan
Bogdan Dobrescu, 4 dan

There is at least one Go professional from Romania, See Catalin Taranu

Russian Federation

There are two Go professionals (Hankuk Kiwon) from the Russian Federation. Amateurs 5 dan or stronger on the EGF rating list, 2 June 2005, given below. See also Russian Go Players.

Lee Hyuk, 7 dan
Ilya Shikshin. 7 dan (KPMC 2006)
Andrej Kulkov, 6 dan (WAGC 2007)
Andrei Khmyrov, 6 dan (not on EGF Rating list)
Alexey Lazarev, 6 dan (WAGC 2006 and 7 others)
Dmitriy(j?) Surin, 6 dan
Guan Liu, 6 dan
Anton Zatonskikh, 6 dan
Ruslan Dmitriev, 6 dan (changed name from Ruslan Sajfulin)
Victor Bogdanov, 5 dan
Valerij Solovjev, 5 dan
Oleg Mezhov, 5 dan
Rustam Sakhabutdinov, 5 dan
Dmitrij Ezhov, 5 dan
Andrej Gomenjuk, 5 dan
Andrej Cheburakhov, 5 dan

Serbia and Montenegro (formerly Yugoslavia)

All players 4 dan or better on the EGF Rating list, 2 June 2005

Mijodrag Stankovic, 5 dan (WAGC 2006 and 3 others)
Milos Bojanic, 5 dan (KPMC 2006)
Nikola Jevtic, 5 dan
Dragan Mitic, 5 dan
Zoran Jankovic, 5 dan (WAGC 2007)
Dejan Krstic, 4 dan
Miodrag Mihajlovic, 4 dan
Zoran Manojlovic, 4 dan
Nenad Panic, 4 dan
Ljubisa Vasic, 4 dan

Singapore

Jia Cheng Tan, 6 dan (WAGC 2005, 2007 and KPMC 2007)
Xiang Zhang, 5 dan (KPMC 2006 and 2nd male single in 24th SEA GAMES 2007)
Say Boon Ng, 5 dan (WAGC 1996, 1998, 2000)
Yee Fan Tan, 5 dan (WAGC 2002)
Chin Hwee Chua, 4 dan (WAGC 1999)
Gengyang Cai, 4 dan (WAGC 2001)
Chee Hiong Chuah, 3 dan (WAGC 2008)
Zhi Yi Benson Lai, 2 dan (WAGC 2004)
Ting Yu Yen, 2 dan (WAGC 2006)
Keng Kiat Ang (WAGC 1997)

Slovakia

All dan-level players, rating from 24 November 2005

Xaver Gubas, 4 dan
Miroslav Poliak, 3 dan
Peter Jadron, 3 dan (WAGC 2007 and another)
Marian Hrdina, 2 dan
Rudolf Krusina, 2 dan
Peter Petkov Karailiev, 2 dan (WAGC 2006)
Milan Jadron, 1 dan (KPMC 2006)
Vladimir Lassak, 1 dan
Miroslav Kostolansky, 1 dan
Miroslav Smid, 1 dan

Slovenia

Includes all players 4 dan or better on the EGF Rating list, 2 June 2005

Jure Klemencic, 5 dan (WAGC Rep - not on EGF Rating list)
Leopold Matoh, 5 dan (WAGC Rep - not on EGF Rating list)
Tamar Cefarin, 5 dan
Leon Matoh, 5 dan
Milan Zakotnik, 5 dan
Igor Bizjak, 5 dan
Eduard Ekart, 5 dan
Goran Siska, 4 dan
Gregor Butala, 4 dan (WAGC 2007 and 2006)
Dusan Jukic, 4 dan
Mirko Rupel, 4 dan (WAGC 2006)
Bojan Rojs, 4 dan
Peter Gaspari, 4 dan

South Africa


These are all the rated dan-level players and former WAGC and KPMC representatives in South Africa (based on ratings on February 26, 2007). The list includes only South African citizens, or players residing for an extended period in South Africa:

Victor Chow, 7 dan (WAGC 2007 and 4 others))
Zhou Ya, 5 dan (not SA citizen, wife of Victor Chow)
Ben Gale, 3 dan (WAGC, Inch'eon)
Cheng Lai, 3 dan
Clive Hunt, 2 dan (now living abroad)
Julius Paulu, 1 dan (WAGC 2006)
Chris Visser, 1 dan (WAGC 1997)
Konrad Scheffler, 1 dan
Tony Putnam, 1 dan (living in England)
[ext] Tristen Taylor, 1 dan
Welile Gogotshe, 1 dan
Sipho Mampe, 1 dan
Andrew Davies, 1 dan
Paul Edwards, 1 kyu (WAGC)
Leander Gaum, 3 kyu (KPMC 2006)
[ext] More South African Players

Spain

All players 3 dan or better on the EGF Rating list, 1 June 2005

Kazuki Honda, 6 dan
Masaru Mikami, 6 dan
Yoshihiri Matsuo, 6 dan
Feng Mao, 4 dan
César Sánchez Muñoz, 4 dan
Antonio Moreno, 4 dan
Dimas Cabré Chacón, 4 dan (WAGC 2007 and another)
Juan Francisco "Paco" García de la Banda, 3 dan
Juan Pons Semelis, 3 dan (KPMC 2006)
Masahiro Tanabe, 3 dan
Yuanpan Lin, 3 dan
Pau Carles, 3 dan
Ignacio Manuel Cernuda Cangas, 3 dan (WAGC 2006)

Sweden

Includes all/some players 3 dan and better on the EGF Rating list, 2 June 2005

Michael Hongjie Yao, 6 dan (WAGC 2006, KPMC 2006)
Fredrik Blomback, 5 dan
Xiaoluo Qi, 5 dan
Martin Li, 5 dan
Weiying Sörlin, 5 dan
Klas Almroth, 4 dan
John Karlsson, 4 dan
Carl-Johan Ragnarsson, 4 dan
Harry Taari, 4 dan
Ulf Olsson, 4 dan
Charlie Åkerblom, 4 dan
Peder Wiklund, 4 dan
Magnus Kylemark, 3 dan
Erik Ouchterlony, 3 dan (WAGC 2007)
Erik Ekholm, 3 dan (not on EGF Rating list)
Gustav Fahl, 3 dan
Mats Johansson, 3 dan

Switzerland

All players 3 dan or better on the Swiss EGF Ratings, 1 October 2007 and representatives at international tournaments

Lu Yangxing, 4 dan
Patric Grueter, 3 dan
Friedhelm Meyer, 3 dan
Josef Renner, 3 dan
Armel-David Wolff, 3 dan
Sebastien Koch, 2 dan (WAGC 2007 and another)
Patrick Grueter, 2 dan (WAGC 2006 and another)
Lorenz Trippel, 1 dan (KPMC 2006)
Sebastien Ott, 1 kyu (Swiss Champion 2009)

Tahiti (French Polynesia)

Sthephane Fouchereau, 4 kyu (KPMC 2006)

Thailand

Khosa Ariya, 6 dan
Rit Bencharit, 6 dan (WAGC 2006 and another)
Kosak Chairatsamisak, 5 dan
Hatsadin Ekkasinghachai, 5 dan
Wirachot Ngamcharatsiwichai, 5 dan
Ruchakon Trairattananuson, 5 dan (KPMC 2006)
Sarawut Kaiphanloet, 4 dan
Phaisan Thanyathadalak, 4 dan (WAGC 2009)
Thanapon Tiawattananon, 4 dan (WAGC 2007)
Supakit Charoenkun, 3 dan

Turkey

All players with more than 2100 rating points on the Turkish EGF Rating list and recent representatives at international tournaments, April 2009

Hideo Iijima, 4 dan
Fatih Sulak, 3 dan (WAGC 2009, Turkish Champion 2009)
Kıvanç Doğanay, 2 dan (WAGC 2006)
Emre Polat, 2 dan
Barış Efe, 2 dan
Sergej Finashin, 2 dan
Hayri Kılıç, 1 dan
Tolga Göksoy, 3 dan
Mehmet Barış Albayrak, 1 dan
Sercan Oruç, 1 dan (WAGC 2007)
Adem Kayatepe, 1 dan (KPMC 2006)

Ukraine

All players 4 dan or better on the EGF Rating list, 2 June 2005

Dmitrij Bogatskij (Dmytro Bogatskyy, Bogackij?), 6 dan
Arkadij Bogatskyy (Bogackij), 5 dan
Sergej/Sergii Ridzel/Rydzel, 5 dan (WAGC 2007)
Dmytro Yatsenko (Jacenko), 5 dan
Mykhailo Galchenko, 5 dan (WAGC 2006)
Jurij Pljushch, 4 dan (KPMC 2006)
Vasilij Skochko, 4 dan
Vladimir Kokozej, 4 dan
Vitalij Caj, 4 dan
Igor Bakulin, 4 dan
Konstantin Lopatenko, 4 dan

United Kingdom

Includes all players 5 dan or better on the EGF Rating list, 2 June 2005

Yun He, 7 dan
Matthew MacFadyen, 6 dan
Li Haiou, 6 dan
Li Shen, 6 dan
Tony Goddard, 6 dan
Bei Ge, 5 dan (WAGC 2007)
Wenhao Li, 5 dan
Hiroshi Takamiya, 5 dan
Kaisshu Hirahara, 5 dan
Matthew Cocke, 5 dan
Edmund Shaw, 5 dan
Yoon-S Kang, 5 dan
Jon Diamond, 5 dan
Jae-kyeong Shim, 5 dan
Kim Young, 5 dan
Kiyohiko Tanaka, 5 dan
Lei Chen, 5 dan
Piers Shepperson, 5 dan
Bong-chul Kim, 5 dan
Desmond James Cann, 5 dan (WAGC 2006 and 2 others)
T. Mark Hall, 4 dan (KPMC 2006)
See also
UK Go Players

United States of America


There are at least three Go professionals from the USA, and six professional residing in the USA. List below according to the [ext] AGA rating list (dates most recent rated game). USA does not have a ranking system (players may set their own rank although tournament director have the option to prevent players from setting it artificially high) and the rating system is used to determine relative strength. The top players are normally considered 7 dan. :

Jie Li, 9.40 (9/1/2006)
Liu, Haifeng, 9.03 (9/1/2005)
Wang, Lu, 8.83 (2/21/2006)
Liu, Zhi Yuan, 8.74 (9/1/2006) - (WAGC 2007)
Huang, Kevin, 8.46 (5/1/2006)
Ling, Hao, 8.30 (4/1/2005)
Jeong, Jong In, 8.38 (9/1/2005)
Chen, Zhao Nian, 8.35 (9/1/2006)
Tang, Curtis, 8.35 (9/1/2006)
Sorin Gherman, 6 dan (ex-insei), (AGA: 8.32, 9/1/2006)
Feng, Zipei, 8.17 (2/21/2006)
Joey Hung, 8.28 (9/1/2006) - (WAGC 2006)
Lee, Jong Moon, 8.15 (2/21/2006)
Eric Lui, 7 dan (KPMC 2006)
Troy Anderson, 6 dan (ex-insei)
David Mechner, 6 dan (ex-insei)

Uruguay

Alvaro Rittatore, 2 dan
Ignacio Facello, 1 dan (WAGC 2007)
Martin Benenati Michelena, 1 kyu (WAGC 2006)
Alfonso Perez, 2 kyu

Venezuela

Alexis Ricardo Hernandez Nunez, 3 dan (WAGC 2006 and 2 others)
Javier Gonzalez, 1 dan (WAGC 2005)
Eric Pacheco, 1 kyu (WAGC 2007 and 2004)
Irwin M. Hernandez, 1 kyu (WAGC 2002)
Maria Puerta, 3 kyu (KPMC 2006)

Vietnam

Trung Tin Tran, 3 dan
Vu Chung Doan, 2 dan (WAGC 2007)
Mai Duy Le, 2 dan (KPMC 2006)
Hoang Nam Thang, 2 dan
Tran Chi Thanh, 2 dan (WAGC 2006)
Anh Tuan Tran, 2 dan

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