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.