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.