Go Teachers
Ранг: 3p
Plays Go since: 1986
Teaches Go since: 2004
Born in Kazan, Alexander began playing Go at the age of six. To advance his skills, he moved to South Korea in 1997 to study as an insei.
Alexander is one of the most decorated players in the history of European Go. He has won the European Go Championship seven times and has been victorious in other major European tournaments, including the European Ing Cup and the European Masters.
Formerly an active competitor, now primarily a teacher and promoter of the game.
Ранг: 4d
Plays Go since: 2002
Teaches Go since: 2008
Offers personal lessons
Alexey Nechaev is a physicist-turned-Go master who has spent over 23 years studying the game as both an art and a science. The author of "Concepts of Go: The Path from Beginner to Master" and numerous articles, he founded his own Go school, where he teaches Go not just as a game, but as a timeless discipline.
"Nobody would spend thousands of years on just a game", he jokes.
Ранг: 6d
Plays Go since: 2006
Teaches Go since: 2017
Offers personal lessons
A former insei at the Korea Baduk Association, he earned his 6-dan rank and later graduated from Myongji University with a double major in Go and English. He has competed in major international tournaments, including placing 5th at the 2022 London Go Open. As the head of Let’s Go Baduk Academy in Goyang, South Korea, he specializes in teaching children and developing structured curriculums. Chanhyuk also creates English-language educational content and writes books aimed at making advanced Go concepts more accessible to global audiences.
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.
Ранг: 3d
Plays Go since: 2004
Teaches Go since: 2020
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!
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.
Ранг: 2p
Plays Go since: 1998
Teaches Go since: -
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.