Tuesday 2 December 2008

December 2008 meeting

One Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club is planned for December, which will be on 13.12.2008. David Faldon will be around from 10am at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross. Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square underground stations are close, but it's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London

If you want to confirm attendance, feel free to let us know by leaving a comment or sending an email.

Tuesday 25 November 2008

29 November 2008 Meeting Reminder

The November meeting is confirmed. David Faldon will be around from 10am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross. Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square underground stations are close, but it's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London

Tuesday 18 November 2008

Wednesday 12 November 2008

November 2008 meeting

There will be a regular Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 29.11.2008. David Faldon will be around from 10am at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross. Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square underground stations are close, but it's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London

Wednesday 22 October 2008

Probably no October 2008 meeting

There will probably be no London Club on the 25th October, but there may be a meeting on 1 November.

If you would like to play, it would be best to check by emailing shogi.london@gmail.com

Thursday 25 September 2008

27 September 2008 Meeting Reminder

The September end of month meeting is confirmed. David Faldon will be around from 10am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross. Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square underground stations are close, but it's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London

Saturday 6 September 2008

September 2008 event and meeting

There will be a shogi event on 13.09.2008 at the South Bank Centre [festival map] as part of the Thames Festival Japanese Jamboree. We will probably run a tournament between 12 and 5pm, and should also be able to discuss shogi or just chat. Just look for the shogi boards.

There will also be a regular Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 27.09.2008. David Faldon will be around from 10am at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome to both of these, regardless of strength or experience.



Monday 4 August 2008

No firm date for August 2008

No date has been fixed for an August 2008 meeting. If a firm date is determined it will be announced later.

Wednesday 23 July 2008

26 July 2008 meeting announcement

There will be an end of July meeting on 26 July. David Faldon will be around from 10am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross. Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square underground stations are close, but it's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London

Sunday 29 June 2008

July 2008 meeting

One Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club is currently planned for July, which will be on 5.07.2008. David Faldon will be around from 10am at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross. Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square underground stations are close, but it's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London

If you want to confirm attendance, feel free to let us know by leaving a comment or sending an email.

We are not sure if there will be another meeting this month, which also includes the European Shogi Championship.


Sunday 22 June 2008

28 June 2008 Meeting Reminder

The June meeting is confirmed. Steven Cain will be around from 10am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross. Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square underground stations are close, but it's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London

Tuesday 3 June 2008

June 2008 Meeting

One Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club is currently planned for June, which will be on 28.06.2008. David Faldon Steven Cain will be around from 10am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross. Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square underground stations are close, but it's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London

If you want to confirm attendance, feel free to let us know by leaving a comment or sending an email.

Wednesday 28 May 2008

31 May 2008 Meeting Reminder

The May meeting is confirmed. David Faldon will be around from 10am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross. Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square underground stations are close, but it's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London

If you want to confirm attendance, feel free to let us know by leaving a comment or sending an email.




Wednesday 14 May 2008

Shogi London Supplement

An extra website Shogi London Supplement has been set up to provide information on London, UK and other shogi which doesn't necessarily count as news.

At the moment, most of the material reflects similar articles on Shogi London, but the intention is that Shogi London Supplement will merge information from new articles and reflect the most up to date position.

Eventually it will contain material and links for beginners, rather than assuming readers already know all this. The first piece of new content is a more detailed report on the 2008 British Open Shogi Championships than provided in Shogi London.

Sunday 4 May 2008

May 2008 meeting

There will be only one Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 31.05.2008. David Faldon will be around from 10am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross. Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square underground stations are close, but it's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London

If you want to confirm attendance, feel free to let us know by leaving a comment or sending an email.




2008 British Shogi Championship results

The British Shogi Championships were held on 3-4 May 2008 as part of the Cambridge Mind Sports Olympiad. The winner of the championship was Tony Hosking, 3 dan. The battle for the kyu championship was won by Kingsley Pratt. As reward for their efforts, Tony and Kingsley will be attending the International Shogi Festival in Tendo in November 2008.

Wednesday 23 April 2008

26 April 2008 meeting reminder

The second April meeting is confirmed. David Faldon will be around from 10am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross. Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square underground stations are close, but it's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London

If you want to confirm attendance, feel free to let us know by leaving a comment or sending an email.




Tuesday 22 April 2008

Help Wanted (AI Shogi)

I've been given a copy of A.I. Toudai Shogi for the Nintendo DS.

It's great fun, and quite strong once I worked out how to take it off beginner level. However, I don't understand all of the menus, which are, well, in Japanese. Maybe I'll bring it along to the next London meeting to see if anyone understands it better.

Now if only I had a Nintendo DS :)

Wednesday 9 April 2008

12 April 2008 meeting reminder

The mid-April meeting is confirmed. David Faldon will be around from 10am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross. Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square underground stations are close, but it's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London

If you want to confirm attendance, feel free to let us know by leaving a comment or sending an email.




Wednesday 2 April 2008

April 2008 meetings

There will be two Saturday meetings of the London Shogi Club on 12.04.08 and 26.04.08. David Faldon will be around from 10am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross. Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square underground stations are close, but it's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London

If you want to confirm attendance, feel free to let us know by leaving a comment or sending an email.




Sunday 30 March 2008

2008 British Open Shogi Championships

The 2008 British Open Shogi Championships will take place on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th May 2008. The championships will be hosted by Trinity College as part of the 2008 Cambridge Mind Sports Olympiad.

There will be trophies for the Open Champion, for the British Champion and for the best performance by a player who is not dan-rated. An entry fee of £10 (or 12 euros) will be collected on the day, and all entry fees will be returned as prizes. The Championships will also be used to select the British team for the 4th International Shogi Festival in Tendo, Japan, in November 2008. One dan player and one non-dan player will qualify for free air travel to Japan and free hotel accommodation.

In order to allow the tournament format and the team selection method to be set in advance, no entries will be accepted after Friday 25th April. There is also a ceiling on the total number of entries at 30.

More details are at www.msocambridge.org.uk, or contact David Faldon by email



Tuesday 25 March 2008

29 March 2008 meeting reminder

The end of month meeting is confirmed. David Faldon will be around from 10am until at least 2pm. Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience. Feel free to contact us by leaving a comment or sending an email.

The club meets at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map] Charing Cross, Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square stations are closest. Check which lines are running with Transport for London






Thursday 13 March 2008

15 March 2008 meeting reminder

The London Shogi Club is meeting on 15 March 2008. David Faldon will be around from 10am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross. Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square underground stations are close, but it's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London

If you want to confirm attendance, feel free to let us know by leaving a comment or sending an email.




Thursday 6 March 2008

Links to other shogi resources

The Shogi London pages may link more widely in future, but useful non-UK shogi resources include


Shogi.Net
(Pieter Stouten's comprehensive site also linking to the Shogi-L list)
Takodori's Entrance to Shogi World (Particularly good for teaching resources in English)
Shogi Prospect (Russian/English site and forum)

These are all good, but most importantly they link to other useful and interesting webpages. Shogi.Net is the most well established, but isn't updated that frequently. Shogi Prospect is looking to develop as an international forum

Wednesday 5 March 2008

March 2008 meetings

The London Shogi Club will have an extra meeting on 15.03.08, in addition to the normal 'last Saturday' meeting on 29.03.08. David Faldon will be around from 10am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross. Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square underground stations are close, but it's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London

If you want to confirm attendance, feel free to let us know by leaving a comment or sending an email.




Tuesday 4 March 2008

Other UK shogi links (1)

There aren't that many UK shogi pages at the moment. The current crop include

Phil Holland's shogi pages (club links and events, British Shogi Federation)
Tony Hosking's Shogi Foundation (mainly books)
Lucky Dog's Games (background to shogi, links to larger shogi variants)

Saturday 1 March 2008

Playing shogi in and around London

Shogi London provides information on the London Shogi Club, shogi events in or near London, and occasional other stuff.

The London Shogi Club normally meets on the last Saturday of the month, at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

It is a good idea to check by email if travelling a long way as changes to the meeting date have been made in the past to accommodate a visiting Japanese Shogi Professional. Sometimes there are extra meetings.

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross. Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square underground stations are close, but it's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London