Go / Baduk
Go is an abstract strategy board game for two players, aiming to surround more territory than the opponent.
Go was invented more than 2,500 years ago and is believed to be the oldest board game. Despite its widespread popularity in East Asia, Go has been slow to spread to the rest of the world.
This course aims at offering an accessible and convenient learning platform for those who are new to the go world.
Park Youngwoon 7D
Youtube channel: www. youtube.com/badukdoctor
3rd place winner in the 15th Korea Prime Minister Cup International Baduk Championship
I am a Korean Amateur 7D player who is living in Hong Kong. I have been teaching go for 20 years, mostly adult and kids beginners in recent years.
I hope this course can offer a learning platform for those who wish to improve their go skills but cannot access to a proper coach easily. I believe if you have watched all the videos and completed all the exercise step by step, you will be able to enjoy the fun of playing go very soon. If you want to know more about me, please feel free to take a look of my videos in youtube (though most videos are designed for advance players).
Road to 15 Kyu Outline
This course contains 50 modules, ideally one module for a week. Each module contains a lecture video and an exercise. Go learners are advised to watch the videos before completing the exercise.
The speed of the course is designed for adults who have a job. Thus go learners are expected to allocate few hours per week to study and play go. If you spend more time and put more effort in go, you might complete the course in less than 1 year.
Other than studying the course, we hope our learners to play a few games each week. Thus they will feel their improvement very soon.
Ready to Print Exercise
Please print out the exercises and complete them with a pencil. Writing more steps for each question will help you strengthen your reading skills more!
Step-by-step curriculum
Even though you might be interested in a particular topic, pleas follow the order of the lectures in your study. You will benefit the most by building up a strong base of basic skills.
Short Lecture Videos and Live Games Demonstration
Each video is around 10 to 15 minutes long. Each lecture will deliver two to three topics and we will go through them shortly later for revision as well.
Road to 15kyu
(Ideally for 20kyu to 30kyu beginners)