"Bee", 8-dan - The last Korean professional on IGS?
There are only 2 Koreans in IGS best 100 list. V7, IGS ranking #4 is very strong, but I believe he is an amateur. Top amateur who is not weaker than Lee Kibong, 7-dan, at least. IGS ranking #5 is "bee", 8-dan. He started to play on IGS almost 10 years ago. I am almost sure that he is Chang Suyong, 9-dan professional. His nickname is "bee" and the style is similar. Chang's Go is very defensive - he never fights, if he can keep the game simple. Bee, 8-dan plays very peacefully too. About his scores: Bee has 5-7 score with agasa (Yamashiro Hiroshi, 9-dan) 2-0 with bakon (Yamashita Keigo, 9-dan) 2-0 with May (Hikosaka Naoto, 9-dan) 0-3 with You (Kobayashi Satoru, 9-dan) All these games were played 7-8 years ago - that time Chang was younger and stronger. In 80's-90's he was in best 5 in Korea, so there is nothing strange with his score against Top japanese pros.
Most of his games are dull, but I found one interesting battle. Enjoy!
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