Benjamin Drean-Guenaizia


Name Benjamin Drean-Guenaizia
Nationality France France
Date of birth 02.10.1992
Promotion history 2025 – 1p
Achievements
  • 2015 - European Team Champion
  • 2017 - French Champion
  • 2019 - French Champion - European Team Champion
  • 2020 - European Team Champion
  • 2021 - European Team Champion
  • 2022 - European Champion
  • 2024 - French Champion - European Team Champion
Personal message
I started playing Go in 2005 in my hometown of Concarneau, France. Throughout my career, I had 3 wonderful teachers, Paul Piriou 8k (the president of my hometown's club), François Myzessin 5d and Motoki Noguchi 7d. I also had an opportunity to go to Korea for 5 month to study with Kim Seungjun 9p and Diana Kozsegi 1p. From the moment I played my first game, I knew I would be addicted and it never stopped. Shortly after, I created the "ben0" account on KGS, and that is how it all started... After reaching 6d level in 2014, I thought I had reached a plateau, however I lived a kind of rebirth with AI. I found new inspirations which helped me to reach 7d then 1p level and accomplish many nice feats in the last few years. I do hope my Go career still has a lot to offer.
Links EGD entry
Promotional report