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.

Level 2
Contents and Educational Effect

1. Capturing & Saving
   Learning how to capture and save stones - Spatial Sense
2. How to Play Dansu (Atari)
   Playing the proper dansu (atari) in various situations - Thinking Power
3. Beware of Jachung (Taking your own liberty)
   Understanding and avoiding Jachung - Thinking Power
4. Can your Stones Escape?
   Determine if your stones can escape or not - Judgement Ability
5. Which Stones to Capture?
   Don't capture stones that are already dead - Judgement Ability
6. Which Stones to Save?
   Don't try to save stones that are already dead - Judgement Ability
7. Line and Corner Baduk Terms
   Remember the lines to make territory - Memory
8. Where to Play Dansu (Atari)
   Capture stones by playing dansu in the proper direction - Thinking Power
9. Capturing Race (Review)
   Liberty fights in several situations - Math Ability
10. Reduce Liberties while Cutting
    Understanding that the liberties are reduced if you cut - Math Abilitiy
11. Blocking the Way Out
    Reducing liberties while blocking the escape route - Math Ability
12. The 2nd Eye
    Understanding that you can live with 2 real eyes - Thinking Power
13. Capture to Live, Save to Capture
    Capture to save your stones or save to capture White - Thinking Power
14. Two Adjacent Points Die
    Understanding that 2 adjacent points do not live - Thinking Power
15. Ladder
    Capture stones in a ladder - Spatial Sense
16. Ladder From Weak Stones
    Capture stones by ladder from weak stones - Spatial Sense
17. Ladder Breaker
    Learn to avoid ladder breakers - Spatial Sense
18. Net - 2 Liberties
    Capture stones without playing dansu (atari) directly - Spatial Sense
19. Chokchoksu
    Use 3 different vital points to capture stones - Math Ability
20. How to Answer
    Understanding the basics of the answering method - Judgement Ability
    

• Glossary
• How to Study Baduk as a Beginner - General Knowledge
• If You Want to Play Baduk Well - General Knowledge
• Studying Baduk at University - General Knowledge
• Opening Samples - Strategy
• Level Tests - General Thinking

• Answer sheet available online in PDF format here at Baduktopia
• Author: Lee Jae-Hwan
• 168 Pages
• Published by Baduktopia