Reminder: London May 2026 meeting

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on Saturday 30.05.2026. We hold these meetings monthly where possible, normally on the last Saturday of the month. Always check to see if we are meeting, and which day we are meeting on.

We are currently playing in the basement room at Starbucks on Cowcross St, Farringdon. Do check downstairs, as you probably won't see anyone upstairs. There should be someone around from 11.00am until at least 2pm.

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

London May 2026 meeting will be on 30.05.2026 / May tournament reminder

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on Saturday 30.05.2026. We hold these meetings monthly where possible, normally on the last Saturday of the month. Always check to see if we are meeting, and which day we are meeting on.

We are currently playing in the basement room at Starbucks on Cowcross St, Farringdon. Do check downstairs, as you probably won't see anyone upstairs. There should be someone around from 11.00am until at least 2pm.

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest tube station is Farringdon. Barbican station is also close. It's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London.

If you want to confirm attendance or have a question, feel free to let us know by

• leaving a comment here (google+, wordpress, LJ or similar online ID required)
• posting or commenting on the Shogi London facebook page; or
• sending an email.

There is also a tournament this weekend 9-10 May - the Inter-City Shogi Cup in Twickenham.

Reminder: London April 2026 meeting / May tournament / Kishin

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on 25.04.2026. 

We are currently playing in the basement room at Starbucks on Cowcross St, Farringdon. Do check downstairs, as you won't see anyone upstairs. There should be someone around from 11.00am until at least 2pm. Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The next tournament in the UK will be the Inter City Shogi Cup 2026 in London on the 9-10 May weekend.  Full information and registration pages can be found on the Inter City Shogi Cup website

Meanwhile the next qualification tournament of the 12th Shogi Wars Kishin Tournament will be played online in the Shogi Wars App on April 26th  from 12:00 – 14:00 UTC. All participants will be rewarded a digital “Shogi Wars item”. The final will be in Paderborn during the ESC/WOSC. 

More details are on the FESA website

London April 2026 meeting will be on 25.04.2026 / reminder of May tournament

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on 25.04.2026. We hold these meetings monthly where possible, normally on the last Saturday of the month. Always check to see if we are meeting, and which day we are meeting on.

We are currently playing in the basement room at Starbucks on Cowcross St, Farringdon. Do check downstairs, as you probably won't see anyone upstairs. There should be someone around from 11.00am until at least 2pm.

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest tube station is Farringdon. Barbican station is also close. It's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London.

The next tournament in the UK will be the Inter City Shogi Cup 2026, which will be held in London on the 9-10 May weekend.  Full information and registration pages can be found on the Inter City Shogi Cup website. There will also be a beginners teaching workshop on the Sunday - see the flier below for details

Reminder: London March 2026 and tournament in May

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on 28.03.2026. 

We are currently playing in the basement room at Starbucks on Cowcross St, Farringdon. Do check downstairs, as you won't see anyone upstairs. There should be someone around from 11.00am until at least 2pm. Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The next tournament in the UK will be the Inter City Shogi Cup 2026, which will be held in London on the 9-10 May weekend.  Full information and registration pages can be found on the Inter City Shogi Cup website

Planned London shogi meetings and other activity in 2026

We thought people might find it useful to know when we expect the London shogi meetings will be later in 2026, together with information on other shogi activity. The dates below are pretty firm but may change due to unforeseen circumstances, so always check announcements on Shogi London.

March

London meeting on 28 March (confirmed)

April

London meeting on 25 April

May

Inter-City Shogi Cup in London on 9-10 May

London meeting on 30 May

June

London meeting on 27 June

July

London club members will be teaching and promoting shogi at HyperJapan from 24-26 July.

August

London meeting on 1 August

European Shogi Championships in Paderborn, Germany from 6-9 August

There may be shogi in London toward the end of August at the Mind Sports Olympiad (to be confirmed)

September

London meeting on 26 September

October

London meeting on 31 October

November

London meeting on 28 November

There might be a tournament in November

December

London meeting on 12 December

The above list mentions the European Shogi Championship / World Open Shogi Championship which will be held in Germany in August. Information on other European shogi events can be found on the Federation of European Shogi Associations (FESA) website.

London March 2026 meeting will be on 28.03.2026

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on 28.03.2026. We hold these meetings monthly where possible, normally on the last Saturday of the month. Always check to see if we are meeting, and which day we are meeting on.

We are currently playing in the basement room at Starbucks on Cowcross St, Farringdon. Do check downstairs, as you probably won't see anyone upstairs. There should be someone around from 11.00am until at least 2pm.

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest tube station is Farringdon. Barbican station is also close. It's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London.

If you want to confirm attendance or have a question, feel free to let us know by

• leaving a comment here (google+, wordpress, LJ or similar online ID required)
• posting or commenting on the Shogi London facebook page; or
• sending an email.