An Younggil, 6-dan professional
Born on 05.01.1980 in Seoul, Korea

In 1997 became 1p.

In 1998 earned the В«Price of Victory of the YearВ» for winning eighteen games in a row.

In 2000 he had a win/loss ratio of 48 wins to 13 losses вe came sixth in В«most wins of the yearВ» and fourth for В«winning average of the yearВ» in Korea

In 2001 he showed 48 wins to 13 losses again вe came eighth for В«most wins of the yearВ» and fifth for В«most games playedВ»

In 2001 he got 3^rd place in the 35^th Throne Cup. Also earned the 3^rd place in the 1^st Korean Rookiesвe Victories. In 2002 shared 3^rd place in the 12^th Korean BC Card Cup. In 2003 represented Korea in the 8^th LG World Go Championship and took 4^th place in the 7^th Korean Fresh Best 10. In that year he shared the 3^rd place in the 13^th Korean BC Card Cup In 2004 won 2^nd place in the 8^th Korean Fresh Best 10 tournament after losing to Park Cheongsang, 4-dan (9-dan now) with 1-2 score in the final match.

In 2007 was promoted to 6p.

In 2008 played in the semifinal of the 5^th Electric Land Cup. (middle ageвes division ).
Currently lives in Sydney, Australia (since August 2008)

Alexander Dinerchtein, 3-dan professional
Born on 19.04.1980 in Kazan, Russia

In 2002 became 1p.

From 1999 till 2008: 6-times European Go champion, 2-times vice-champion. Represented Europe in 9 World Go Championships (Fujitsu cup, LG cup, Toyota&Denso, etc) Won more than 50 tournaments in Europe and Russia.

Total score in European tournaments: 315 wins 61 losses (on Dec,2008).

In 2008 was promoted to 3p.

Currently lives in Kazan city,  Russia

Mace Li, 6-dan amateur

Mace Li is known as 'macelee' on major Go servers.
Having studied Go for 25 years in China, Mace has reached amateur 6-dan during his 5-year stay in the United States.

Mace Li's Go4Go portal has been serving the Go community since 2001, providing up-to-date professional Go news, game collections and commentaries among other services. He is currently working and living in London.