Baduktopia - Level Up 1 - 30-28 Kyu.pdf

The books begin with go fundamentals and help the learner grow into more advanced concepts as the volumes continue. Each volume is 168 pages long, and follows the same format. After a short glossary of go terminology (mostly English or Korean, with a occasional Japanese alternatives) appropriate for the volume, a brief episode of a serial manga introduces the volume, generally about eight pages long. The books continue with 20 lessons, each of which briefly introduces a new or review concept, and then drills the concept with 24-36 problems. Interspersed among the lessons are two or three short articles on go culture, especially in South Korea, and a number of “opening samples,” game records containing only the first 20-35 moves of a game. The book concludes with three 20-problem tests to help the student assess her mastery of the concepts contained in that volume. Capturing & Saving 1 Learning how to capture and save stones - Spatial Sense Capturing & Saving 2 An insight into the surroundings of a stone - Spatial Sense Capturing & Saving 3 How to capture inside the opponents territory - Spatial Sense Both Sides in Dansu In case of both sides in Dansu you should capture first - Spatial Sense Liberty When capturing you should block only the liberties - Spatial Sense Baduk Board Terms Recognizing the composition of a baduk board - Memory Connection Studying the importance of connecting - Spatial Sense Cut For capturing the opponents stones start with cutting - Spatial Sense Dansu Toward the Dead Line How to drive into the direction with few a ways out - Thinking Power Dansu While Cutting Understanding that the liberties are reduced if you cut - Thinking Power Dansu Toward Your Own Stones You should know how to use your own stones - Thinking Power Double Dansu Understanding the efficiency of a move - Thinking Power Suicide Understanding one of the basic rules - Judgement Ability Reducing Liverties A capturing race starts by reducing liberties - Math Ability Beware of Jachung (Taking your own liberties) Understanding the concept of Jachung - Math Ability Reducing Outside First Start reducing the outside liberties in a capturing race - Math Ability Reduce and Cut Reduce liberties by cutting - Math Ability Opponents Thoughts Understanding the concept of answering a move - Judgement Ability Ladder Understanding the efficiency of reducing liberties - Spatial Sense How to Answer Understanding the basics of the answering method - Judgement Ability Baduk Rules - General Knowledge Playing Baduk During a Surgery - General Knowledge Opening Example - Strategy Baduk Around the World - General Knowledge Level Test - General Thinking Level Up! is a Baduk (Go) series for beginners. They have been written, edited and translated by graduated students from Department of Baduk Studies, Myongji University. The author Lee Jae-Hwan is the owner of a Go school and has about 16 years teaching experience. In Korea these books are used as workbook in many private Go schools, one chapter is studied per lesson. Children from as young as 5 years old can learn Go easily with these books. Series 1-5 and Review 1 are designed for beginners up to about 25-20 kyu.