Teachers
Rank: 3p
Plays from: 1986
Teaches from: ?
Personal lessons: No
7-time European Go champion. Formerly an active competitor, now primarily a teacher and promoter of the game.
Rank: 4d
Plays from: 2002
Teaches from: 2008
Personal lessons: Yes
Playing Go since 2005 and teaching it for the last 10 years. Alexey was a student of Sergei Mezhov and he values Go as a multidimensional art of the mind.
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Chris Sagner started playing Go after reading the Hikaru No Go manga back in 2006. Coming from a competitive card game background (MTG and Books a million Yugioh league) Go was an easy transition. Since then he has spent several hours a day working on both his play and teaching skillset.
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Rank: 3d
Plays from: 1986
Teaches from: ?
Personal lessons: ?
Matthew is a 3 dan amateur Go player and has been playing since elementary school. He lives in Japan and is also a novelist and poet. He enjoys sightseeing with his family and being a general laze-about.
Professional player of the European Go Federation. Studied Go for more than a year in the Ge Yuhong Go Academy in Beijing. Teaching online (JIGS, IGLO, Polgote) and in-person at Go camps. Currently based in Tübingen, Germany, works as a Machine Learning engineer. Likes learning languages, drinking tea, working on personal programming projects - and above all, playing and teaching Go!
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Vadim Efimenko is a co-founder of Go Magic and the creative force behind its fun, festive, and modern feel. A Go enthusiast since 2006, he focuses more on research and exploration than tournaments—though he holds a 6 dan rank on Fox and has competed as a 5 dan amateur in China.
A professional linguist, Vadim speaks English, Russian, Chinese, and some French. He studied Go in China with pro Yan An 7p and spent five years living and working there. Beyond Go, he enjoys traveling, discovering new cultures, and playing riichi mahjong. At Go Magic, he leads content creation efforts.
A professional linguist, Vadim speaks English, Russian, Chinese, and some French. He studied Go in China with pro Yan An 7p and spent five years living and working there. Beyond Go, he enjoys traveling, discovering new cultures, and playing riichi mahjong. At Go Magic, he leads content creation efforts.
Courses:
Game Reviews for BeginnersGo Shapes: Level 1Fearless InvasionsTypical Mistakes 2.0Joseki ABCs or WTH is Happening in the CornerHuang Longshi: Legend of Blood and TearsThe Fury of Jowa and the Blood-Vomiting GameHow NOT to Lose 30 Points in the EndgameThe Main Principles of a Glorious OpeningThe Magic of Go — Complete EditionTypical Mistakes That Wouldn't Let Us Get BetterDeeper into the Game of Go on 19×19The Fundamentals of Go on 13×13 — RemakeThe Rules of Go
Rank: 2p
Plays from: 1998
Teaches from: -
Personal lessons: No
Yeonwoo Cho 2p is a Korean professional Go player with a mission: to make the game as fun as it is profound. Since becoming a pro at just 16, she’s worn many hats—commentator on Baduk TV, referee, Women’s Baduk League director, and above all, a teacher who bridges cultures. Fluent in English after 4.5 years in Singapore, she runs the popular Go Pro Yeonwoo YouTube channel, where she demystifies the game with a mix of strategic insight and infectious enthusiasm.