No official December 2014 meeting

There will be no official meeting of the London Shogi Club in December as Caffe Nero will be rather full of shoppers. However, it's always possible that players may arrange to meet up in the gap between Christmas and New Year. If people are doing this it might be a good idea to put a comment on our Facebook page to let people know.

November 2014 meeting will be on 29.11.2014

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 29.11.2014. Steven Cain should be someone around from 11.30am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE.

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.

October 2014 meeting will be on 25.10.2014

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 25.10.2014. David Faldon should be around from 11.00am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE.

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.

September 2014 meeting will be on 27.09.2014

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 27.09.2014. There should be someone around from 11.30am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE.

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.

Shogi at the Mind Sports Olympiad on 20.08.2014

There is an opportunity to play Shogi (as well as many other games including Go, Othello, Chinese Chess, Entropy and Lines of Action) at the Mind Sports Olympiad, being held from 17-25 August at JW3 on London's Finchley Road. The Shogi event is on Wednesday 20th August starting at 7pm. See the MSO website or the JW3 website for details.

July 2014 meeting will be on 26.07.2014

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 26.07.2014. There should be someone around from 11.30am until at least 1pm (longer if there are still people to play) at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE.

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.

June 2014 meeting will be on 28.06.2014

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 28.06.2014. There should be someone around from 11.30am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE.

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.

May 2014 meeting will be on 31.05.2014

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 31.05.2014. There should be someone around from about 10.00am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE.

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.

No official April 2014 meeting

There will be no official Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 26.04.2014.

While players are welcome to attend, we are not able to guarantee that there will be other players or boards. If you do want to come along, we recommend that you bring your own board and pieces, and if possible, contact another player to make sure you have a game.

PLEASE CHECK - possible April 2014 meeting on 26.04.2014

We don't yet know if there will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 26.04.2014, but we will check with the regulars to see if there will be some people around.

If you want to let us know that you would like to come, feel free to leave a comment here or on Facebook, or send us an email.

I will provide more information when it becomes available.

Reminder: Walthamstow Shogi Tournament will be on 12 April 2014

As announced in March, a one day shogi tournament is being held in Walthamstow,  East London on Saturday 12th April.

The venue is the Welcome Centre, 8 Church End, Walthamstow, E17 9RJ. More information on getting to the venue will be added in the comments below.

We have 10 confirmed players and some other players may be able to attend. If you would like to enter but have not already contacted us, please email Steven Cain, webmaster at Shogi London.

There will be an entry fee of £10 payable at the venue. There will be no cash prize but there may be book prizes or other goodies.

We hope to play 5 or more rounds between 1000 and 1800, with all players playing in each round. The time limits will be 20 minutes plus 40 seconds byoyomi.

March 2014 meeting will be on 29.03.2014

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 29.03.2014. There should be someone around from 11.30am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE.

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.

Walthamstow Shogi Tournament will be on 12 April 2014

A one day shogi tournament will be held in Walthamstow,  East London on Saturday 12th April. All players are very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

Entries should be sent by email to Steven Cain, webmaster at Shogi London.

There will be an entry fee of £10 payable at the venue. There will be no cash prize but there may be book prizes or other goodies.

February 2014 meeting

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 23.02.2014. There should be someone around from 11.30am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE.

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.

January 2014 meeting

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 25.01.2024. There should be someone around from 11.30am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE.

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.