# List of Go players

**Section:** Korea

| Origin | Name | DOB–DOD | Peak rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | Cho Nam-chul (조남철, 趙南哲) | 1923–2006 | 9 dan | Founder of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Kang Cheol-min (강철민, 姜哲民) | 1939–2002 | 8 dan | - |
| South Korea | Kim In (김인, 金寅) | 1943– | 9 dan | Strongest player in Korea during 1960s and early 1970s. Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Ha Chan-seok (하찬석, 河燦錫) | 1948– | 8 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Jimmy Cha (차민수, 車敏洙) | 1951– | 4 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Cho Hun-hyun (조훈현, 曺薰鉉) | 1953– | 9 dan | The strongest Go player in South Korea during the 1970s and 1980s before the period of dominance by his student Lee Chang-ho. |
| South Korea | Seo Bong-soo (서봉수, 徐奉洙) | 1953– | 9 dan | was Cho Hunhyun's biggest rival in the '80s. Known for his long list of runner up titles. |
| China | Jiang Zhujiu (장주주, 江鑄久) | 1962– | 9 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| China | Rui Naiwei (루이나이웨이, 芮乃伟) | 1963– | 9 dan | First woman to attain rank of 9-dan and widely considered to be the strongest female player of all time, also won the open Guksu title in 1999. |
| South Korea | Yoo Chang-hyuk (유창혁, 劉昌赫) | 1966– | 9 dan | 6 time world champion, one of the strongest players of 1990s. Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Janice Kim | 1969– | 3 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Lee Chang-ho (이창호, 李昌鎬) | 1975– | 9 dan | Considered one of the greatest players of all time, he was the strongest player in the world between 1993 and 2005. |
| South Korea | Choi Myung-hoon (최명훈, 崔明勳) | 1975– | 9 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | An Cho-young (안조영, 安祚永) | 1979– | 9 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Mok Jin-seok (목진석, 睦鎭碩) | 1980– | 9 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Cho Han-seung (조한승, 趙漢乘) | 1982– | 9 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Lee Se-dol (이세돌; 李世乭) | 1983– | 9 dan | Considered the strongest player in the world after Lee Chang-ho's reign. He beat Gu Li in a Jubango match in 2014. |
| South Korea | Park Jung-sang (박정상, 朴正祥) | 1984– | 9 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Hong Min-pyo (홍민표, 洪旼杓) | 1984– | 5 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Park Seung-hyun (박승현, 朴昇賢) | 1984– | 4 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Choi Cheol-han (최철한, 崔哲澣) | 1985– | 9 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Pak Yeong-hun (박영훈, 朴永訓) | 1985– | 9 dan | A young and established Korean go professional. He reached 9 dan after 5 years, making him the youngest Korean 9 dan professional ever. |
| South Korea | Kim Dong-hee (김동희, 金東熙) | 1985– | 2 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Won Seong-jin (원성진, 元晟溱) | 1985– | 9 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Song Tae-kon (송태곤, 宋泰坤) | 1986– | 9 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Heo Young-ho (허영호, 許映皓) | 1986– | 5 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Ko Geuntae (고근태, 高根台) | 1987– | 5 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Yun Jun-sang (윤준상, 尹畯相) | 1987– | 6 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |
| South Korea | Kang Dong-yun (강동윤, 姜東潤) | 1989– | 8 dan | Affiliate of the Hanguk Kiwon. |