As you may know, Korean inseis are very good at Go and there are lots of 1-dan professionals in Korea, who start to fight for big titles just after few months since having become pros. The main problem is that the door is too narrow and I saw lot of unhappy ex-inseis, who were not able to become pro and also were not able to find a good job, because they studied only Go for a lot of years straight.
I know that there are lots of foreigners who want to become professionals in Korea or Japan. Some of them already missed this chance because of the age limits they have in Asian Insei Leagues. Others are not sure if they have enough talent or not. Till now the only way to check it was to quit everything and fly to Asia. And after months or years you could see your chances.
Now there is another option! You can take part in our project called "Korean-style Insei League on KGS", created in January, 2010. It's the full copy of the League they have in Korean Baduk Association and also has some additional features, which I met in Korean Go schools when I was an insei myself in 1997-2002.
You can get 8 games with Go teachers, up to 11 SGF reviews and 30-40 audio Go lectures by the best Korean professionals, former Hankuk Kiwon inseis, and top European/US amateurs at our Insei League for only $95 per month! You can try your strength by playing other inseis of the Korean-style League (most of them also want to become professionals) and see how big your talent in Go is.
Our strongest members are KGS 6-8 dan semiprofessionals, but we also accept members up to 10-kyu on KGS. Of course, they don't play against each other, because they are in different groups, but sometimes we have a handicap division or friendship simultaneous matches for such games.
If you feel that you are the strongest in our League, and you can prove it by your results, we advice you to think seriously of the Go professional career!
Alexander Dinerchtein, 7-time European Go Champion
3-dan professional of the Korean Baduk Association
Our sponsor http://japantea.org/ provided special prizes for most active inseis. Thank you!
For private Go lessons, please check the website of Alexander Dinerchtein, 3p (breakfast on KGS):
http://breakfast.go4go.net/
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