2016 British Shogi Championships

Waltham Forest Shogi is pleased to announce that the 2016 British Shogi Championships will be held in Chingford, London. The tournament will be held over the weekend of Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th October.

There will be an entry fee of £15 payable on the Saturday before play starts. There will be a trophy for the winner(s) and other goodies.

 Entries should be sent by email to David Faldon.

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. There will be six rounds, three or four on Saturday (depending on what time round 3 finishes) with the other two or three on Sunday, and everybody will play in each round. On Sunday we will hold a quickplay tournament after the main event if there is time. 

Each player will start with 25 minutes on their clock. Once a player has used up their 25 minutes, each further move must then be played within 40 seconds. If anyone is unfamiliar with this system please ask before play starts. Note for regular players - please bring a byoyomi clock if you have one.

The venue is the Friday Hall community centre, 56 Friday Hill East, London E4 6JT.

 

Getting to the venue by public transport

The venue is about 1 mile from Chingford station. You can walk , but I suggest people take the 212 bus route from stop B. The bus takes about 5 minutes to Simmons Lane. There are buses every 10 minutes or so. The TfL journey planner can tell you how to get to Chingford overground station.

Driving/parking
If you are coming by car there is parking space for a couple of cars; otherwise you can normally park on the street nearby.

Food and drink
We will have some snacks and drinks at the venue but are not planning to provide lunch. The Dovecote public house is very close and serves food. Alternatively on Hatch Lane there are a supermarket, fish and chip shop and other takeaways.

September 2016 meeting will be on 24.09.2016

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 24.09.2016. 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.

• 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.

Probably Shogi at the Mind Sports Olympiad on 24.08.2016

I have been very busy and away at the European Shogi Championship, so didn't notice this until late, but... it looks as if there is an opportunity to play Shogi at the Mind Sports Olympiad (as well as many other games including Go, Othello, Chinese Chess, Entropy and Lines of Action). This is being held from 21-29 August at JW3 on London's Finchley Road. The Shogi event is planned for the afternoon of Wednesday 24th August starting at 2.15 pm.

See the MSO website for details.

July 2016 meeting will be on 30.07.2016

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 30.07.2016. David Faldon should be someone around from 11am 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.

• 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.

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June 2016 meeting will be on 25.06.2016

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 25.06.2016. There should be someone around from 11.30am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. 

(There may be someone coming earlier, and if I get information on this I will post an update).

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.

• 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.

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May 2016 meeting will be on 28.05.2106

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 28.05.2106. There should be someone 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.

• 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.

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Shogi tournament in Birchington on 04.06.2016

Steve Campbell is running another shogi event in Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, after last years successful event. It will be held on Saturday, June 4th, at the Seaview Hotel, which is less than ten minutes' walk from Birchington railway station. (CT7 9RA, landline 01843-841-660). The tournament will run from  about 10.30am to 5.45pm. As before, veteran players from the early years of shogi in the UK are particularly welcome. If you want to enter the tournament or make enquiries, please send an email to Shogi London or post a message on the Shogi London facebook page and we will provide Steve's contact details.