Tournament (and no club meeting) in October 2024

This is to remind people that there will be no London Shogi club in October, but there will be a 2 day tournament. 

The British Open Shogi Championships tournament is on the weekend of 26-27 October 2024. The tournament is open to players of all abilities and of all nationalities.

It 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 is being updated with further information as we get nearer to the tournament date.  

Reminder - 2024 British Shogi Championships on 26-27 October 2024

The London Shogi club is holding a 2 day British Open Shogi Championships tournament on the weekend of 26-27 October 2024. The tournament is open to players of all abilities and of all nationalities.

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 is being updated with further information as we get nearer to the tournament date.  

London September 2024 meeting will be on 28.09.2024

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on Saturday 28.09.2024. 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.

British Shogi Championships on 26-27 October 2024

The London Shogi club is delighted to announce a 2 day British Open Shogi Championships tournament on the weekend of 26-27 October 2024. The tournament is open to players of all abilities and of all nationalities.

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.  

Reminder: shogi at the MSO on 18.08.2024

There will be no London shogi club in August, but the London MSO have included shogi in their schedule for this year,  on the evening of Sun 18 August.

You can register at https://mindsportsolympiad.com/register-now-for-mso-2024-in-london/

Online prize tournament for players going to the 2024 European Shogi Championship

The 10th Shogi Wars Kishin Tournament, is being played online, and will be focused on Europe this year, with initial prizes in the form of travel subsidies to the ESC/WOSC in Barcelona and further prizes in a competition during that event.

The tournament will be played on the Shogi Wars App and is open to all residents of European countries.

The qualification tournament will take place on July 21st, 12:00 - 14:00 UTC.

The final tournament will take place on August 2nd in Barcelona during the ESC/WOSC.

 

More details are on the FESA website

London July 2024 meeting will be on 28.07.2024

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on Sunday 28.07.2024. 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. If for some reason the basement room is shut, we might go to Costa, which is on Cowcross St but in the opposite direction from Starbucks.

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.

Shogi at London Mindsports Olympiad on 18.08.2024

The London MSO have included shogi in their schedule for this year, it's on the evening of Sun 18 August.

The schedule is at https://mindsportsolympiad.com/2024-schedule/ and registration is expected to open soon.

The Heart of Wales Open 2024 will be on 29-30 June 2024

The Heart of Wales Open 2024 will be held in Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys on the last weekend in June. The area is peaceful and beautiful, and can be reached by road or stopping at Llanwrtyd on the rural Heart of Wales rail line.

Tournament games will be played at the Nant y Walch Barn. Details are here

(Full address: Nant y Walch Barn, Abergwesyn Road, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys LD5 4TN, Wales, United Kingdom)

The tournament will be run by experienced tournament organisers from Shogi Hamburg with the approval of the British Shogi Federation.

The main event will be 7 rounds, 40 min + 30 sec byoyomi. 

The 2023 event was great fun and you can see a report on it here

London June 2024 meeting will be on 22.06.2024

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on Saturday 22.06.2024. 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. If for some reason the basement room is shut, we might go to Costa, which is on Cowcross St but in the opposite direction from Starbucks.

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.

London May 2024 meeting will be on 25.05.2024

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on Saturday 25.05.2024. 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 11.15 am 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.

Final call for participants in UK qualification tournament for International Shogi Forum

The British Shogi Federation has been asked to provide a UK representative for the International Shogi Forum to be held in Tokyo, Japan, in November 2024. 

The representative will be provided with travelling expenses, and food and accommodation for the duration of the event. 

If you are a UK passport holder and would like to compete in the qualification event on 18 May 2024 let us know by registering on the tournament page by close on Saturday 4 May 2024.

London April 2024 meeting will be on 20.04.2024

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on Saturday 20.04.2024. 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.

The London shogi club is free and we don't pay for the venue but we do welcome any donations that attendees might like to make.This money will be used to support tournaments which are run at paid for venues.

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.

UK qualification tournament for International Shogi Forum will be on 18 May 2024

The British Shogi Federation has been asked to provide a UK representative for the International Shogi Forum to be held in Tokyo, Japan, in November 2024. 

The representative will be provided with travelling expenses, and food and accommodation for the duration of the event. 

We are holding a qualification tournament on 18 May 2024. The entry fee will be £15 and the venue will be the London Mindsports Centre at 21 Dalling Road, London W6 0JD. More information and how to get there can be found on their website. 

If you are a UK passport holder and would like to compete let us know by registering on the tournament page. 

We asked for expressions of interest in February, and based on these the tournament may be quite a small event. The exact format depends on the number of entries and it would be good to know of any further entries in good time.

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

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.

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

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 email. We 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.

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.

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.  

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.