Reminder: shogi at Mind Sports Olympiad on 23.08.2026

There is no London Shogi Club at the end of August,

There will be a shogi tournament on 23 August 2026 as part of the Mind Sports Olympiad at the Mercure Hotel in Earls Court. 

Entry details are on the MSO site and it would be lovely to see you there.

London August 2026 meeting, Mind Sports Olympiad and November tournament

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on 01.08.2026 We normally hold meetings on the last Saturday of the month, but we had other commitments in late July and August.

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.

We are helping run a shogi tournament at the Mind Sports Olympiad on 23 August as part of an eight day festival of board game and other competions. More details of the shogi and many other events can be found on the MSO webpage  

The London Shogi club is also delighted to announce a 2 day Shogi tournament on the weekend of 14-15 November 2026. The tournament is open to players of all abilities and of all nationalities and will be held at the London Mindsports Centre. More details and a registration form are on the tournament webpage. 

London Shogi Club workshop at Hyper Japan on 24-26 August 2026

These is no London shogi club meeting this month but we are running a shogi workshop at Hyper Japan from 24-26 July 2026. The next club meeting in August will be on 01.08.2026.

If you or your friends are interested in Japanese popular culture, you can find information on Hyper Japan here. Note that there is a lot going on at Hyper Japan and there is a charge for admission. Once in the festival there is no charge for the shogi workshop. Details on the shogi and other free workshops can be found at this page. 

London August 2026 meeting will be on 01.08.2026

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on 01.08.2026. 

We hold these meetings monthly where possible, normally on the last Saturday of the month. However, we are at Hyper Japan on 24-26 July 2026, and the final weekend in August is a bank holiday weekend. There will also be a shogi tournament at the Mindsports Olympiad on 23 August 2026. So the only club meeting in July and August will be on 01.08.2026.

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.

Reminder: London June 2026 meeting

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on Saturday 27.6.2026. 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 June 2026 meeting will be on 27.06.2026

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on 27.06.2026. 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.

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.

Reminder: London February 2026 meeting and tournament information

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on 28.02.2026. 

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.

Additionally the British Shogi Championships were held on 14-15 March, and the results are published in the Shogi London Tournament blog.

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

Online Kishin shogi tournament leading up to event at the 2026 European championship

The 12th Shogi Wars Kishin Tournament will be played online for three qualification rounds, and in Paderborn, Germany during the European Shogi Championship / World Open Shogi Championship.

All participants will be rewarded a digital “Shogi Wars item”.

Attractive prize money awaits the winners of the finals.General 

Online shogi tournament played on Shogi Wars App.

Qualification Tournaments:

February 22nd  12:00 – 14:00 UTC

April 26th         12:00 – 14:00 UTC

June 21st           12:00 – 14:00 UTC

Final Tournament:

August 07th, 2026 in Paderborn during the ESC/WOSC.

 

More details are on the FESA website

London February 2026 meeting, tournament reminder and shogi film

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on 28.02.2026. 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 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.

In addition, we would remind you that the British Shogi Championships will be held on the 14-15 February 2026. All are welcome and you can register for the tournament here.

We have also been asked to publicise The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026 which will be running from February through to the end of March, and will be screening The Final Piece, a mystery thriller featuring shogi. Could be interesting although I don't know that it will improve your game.

 

Reminder: British Open Shogi Championships on 14-15 February 2026 - also May tournament

The British Open Shogi Championships will be held on 14-15 February 2026 at the London Mindsports Centre. The tournament is open to players of all abilities and of all nationalities.

The tournament will be held over 7 rounds. We will also be going out for a meal on Saturday evening.  More details are on this dedicated tournament page.

Additionally, there will be a tournament in London on the 9-10 May weekend.  This will be another tournament in the Inter City Shogi Cup format played in Germany in March 2025. More details will follow. You can register for the tournament at this link.

London January 2026 meeting will be on 24.01.2026

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on 24.01.2026. We hold these meetings monthly where possible, normally on the last Saturday of the month, but this one is the week before. 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 14-15 February 2026

The London Shogi club is delighted to announce a 2 day British Open Shogi Championships tournament on the weekend of 14-15 February 2026. 

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.

The tournament entry fee will be £30, but we will offer a discounted rate of £20 to beginner players who have not played in a tournament before and therefore do not have a FESA rating.

We plan to hold 4 rounds on the Saturday from about 10am to 6pm, and 3 rounds on the Sunday from around 10am to 4pm.

The winner of the tournament will be the British open champion. There will also be a mechanism to award the title of British closed champion. 

The exact format will be determined based on the number of entries and the range of grades, but will be based on the Swiss system with one or more tournament groups. If there are a large number of new and ungraded players we will either run a side event for beginner players, or award a title to the best beginner performance in the main event.

The planned time limit for games will be in accordance with FESA rating requirements and will be 40 minutes + 30 seconds byoyomi. It may be necessary to use a different time limit for later games if the tournament is running late.There are lots of places to eat near the venue. We will be arranging dinner at one of these on Saturday evening and if you would like to join us let us know so that we can plan numbers. 

London December 2025 meeting will be on 13.12.2025

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on  Saturday13.12.2025. We hold these meetings monthly where possible, normally on the last Saturday of the month, but the December meeting is usually early because of Christmas and New Year. 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.