Monday 18 March 2024

London March 2024 meeting will be on 24.03.2024


We had a great tournmament on the weekend of 16-17 March, and this will be reported on shortly. 

In the mean time there will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on Sunday 24.03.2024. We hold these meetings monthly where possible, normally on the last Saturday or Sunday 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 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

Sunday 10 March 2024

Tournament reminder / possible March 2024 meeting

You can still enter our 2 day shogi tournament next weekend. Details of location, tournament format etc are on this dedicated tournament page,  It would be great to see you there! Registration can be done through the tournament page or by email

We're also thinking about running a London Shogi meeting on the 24th but it isn't clear if people can attend that too. If we get enough interest it will be confirmed here.

Friday 1 March 2024

Reminder: the London Spring Shogi Tournament is in 2 weeks time

You can still enter our 2 day shogi tournament on 16-17 March 2024. This is being held at the London Mindsports Centre. It's easily accessible by public transport and you can find more details of location, tournament format etc this dedicated tournament page,  

We have 13 entrants already and it would be great to see you there! Registration can be done through the tournament page or by email

Saturday 17 February 2024

UK qualification tournament for International Shogi Forum 2024 - who is interested?


The British Shogi Federation has been asked to provide a representative for the International Shogi Forum to be held in Tokyo, Japan, in November 2024. 
The UK representative will be provided with travelling expenses, and food and accommodation for the duration of the event. 

Only UK passport holders are eligible to be selected. Steven Cain (the author of this blog) will not be eligible having played in both the 2014 and 2017 events, so we will be sending someone else to Japan.  

If you are a UK passport holder and would like to compete in a qualification tournament let us know by emailWe are looking at holding the tournament in May or possibly June. 
The exact format of the tournament depends on the number of entries and it would be good to know this as soon as possible.

Monday 12 February 2024

London February 2024 meeting will be on 25.02.2024


There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on  Sunday 25.02.2024. We are hoping to hold these meetings monthly where possible, normally on the last Saturday or Sunday of the month. Always check to see if we are meeting, and which day we are meeting on.

We no longer meet in Covent Garden, and 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 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.

Friday 19 January 2024

London Spring Shogi Tournament on 16-17 March 2024

The London Shogi club is delighted to announce a 2 day shogi tournament on 16-17 March 2024. Organised by club regulars Steven Cain and Kevin Butchart this will be held at the London Mindsports Centre. The nearest tube station is Ravenscourt Park. The two Hammersmith stations are a bit further away.  It takes 30-50 minutes to get to the venue from the main London railway stations, and 40 minutes from Heathrow airport.  

You can register for the tournament on this dedicated tournament page, which will be updated with further information as we get nearer to the tournament date.  

Thursday 11 January 2024

London January 2024 meeting will be on 27.01.2024



There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on Satuday 27.01.2024. We are hoping to hold these meetings monthly where possible, normally on the last Saturday or Sunday of the month. Always check to see if we are meeting, and which day we are meeting on.

We no longer meet in Covent Garden, and 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 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.