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.

London December 2023 meeting will be on 17.12.2023

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on 17.12.2023. 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're early this month because of Christmas and New Year. 

We are currently playing in the basement room at Starbucks on Cowcross St, Farringdon. Do check downstairs, as you won't normally 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.

Autumn shogi tournaments on 25-26 November 2023

There will be two Autumn shogi tournaments on the weekend of 25-26 November 2023, held at the London Mindsports Centre. The nearest tube station is Ravenscourt Park. The two Hammersmith stations are a bit further away.  It's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London.

Entries should be sent by email to shogi.london@gmail.com.

The plan is to hold a longer time limit event on the Saturday, and a quickplay event on the Sunday. The entry fee will be £10 for the Saturday event and £5 for Sunday. Entry fees will be waived for players who are travelling a long way to get to the tournament. 

The exact format will be determined based on the number of entries and the range of grades. We may operate a single group system, or separate groups for higher and lower graded players. 

The time limit for Saturday games will probably be 20 minutes plus 40 seconds byoyomi.

The draw will be undertaken between 10 and 10.15am once player attendance is confirmed.  

We will aim to complete all games on the Saturday, and may adjust the time limits of final round games to achieve this. Under very exceptional circumstances games might be completed on Sunday morning but we are keen to avoid disrupting player schedules and the Sunday tournament.

 

The time limit for Sunday games will probably be 10 minutes plus 10 seconds byoyomi.

The draw will be undertaken between 10 and 10.15am once player attendance is confirmed.  If there is time left we may run an event at shorter time limits.

If anyone is unfamiliar with shogi time limis please ask before play starts. Note for regular players - please bring a byoyomi clock if you have one.