Obituary of Valery Shikshin, legendary Russian go instructor

Valery Shikshin passed away on the 18th of February 2020. Valery dedicated his life to training young go players in Kazan, Russia.

Three of his students became professional go players: Ilya Shikshin 3p, Svetlana Shikshina 3p, and Alexander Dinerchtein 3p.

His students became champions of Europe innumerous times in all kinds of categories: general, youth, women, team, pair, and student.