Shogi London

The 2008 British Open Shogi Championships will take place on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th May 2008. The championships will be hosted by Trinity College as part of the 2008 Cambridge Mind Sports Olympiad.

There will be trophies for the Open Champion, for the British Champion and for the best performance by a player who is not dan-rated. An entry fee of £10 (or 12 euros) will be collected on the day, and all entry fees will be returned as prizes. The Championships will also be used to select the British team for the 4th International Shogi Festival in Tendo, Japan, in November 2008. One dan player and one non-dan player will qualify for free air travel to Japan and free hotel accommodation.

In order to allow the tournament format and the team selection method to be set in advance, no entries will be accepted after Friday 25th April. There is also a ceiling on the total number of entries at 30.

More details are at www.msocambridge.org.uk, or contact David Faldon by email

Posted by Steven Cain at 02:32 PM | Permalink

The end of month meeting is confirmed. David Faldon will be around from 10am until at least 2pm. Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience. Feel free to contact us by leaving a comment or sending an email.

The club meets at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map] Charing Cross, Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square stations are closest. Check which lines are running with Transport for London

Posted by Steven Cain at 11:04 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

The London Shogi Club is meeting on 15 March 2008. David Faldon will be around from 10am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

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

If you want to confirm attendance, feel free to let us know by leaving a comment or sending an email.

Posted by Steven Cain at 07:04 PM | Permalink

The Shogi London pages may link more widely in future, but useful non-UK shogi resources include

Shogi.Net (Pieter Stouten's comprehensive site also linking to the Shogi-L list)
Takodori's Entrance to Shogi World (Particularly good for teaching resources in English)
Shogi Prospect (Russian/English site and forum)

These are all good, but most importantly they link to other useful and interesting webpages. Shogi.Net is the most well established, but isn't updated that frequently. Shogi Prospect is looking to develop as an international forum

Posted by Steven Cain at 12:53 PM | Permalink

The London Shogi Club will have an extra meeting on 15.03.08, in addition to the normal 'last Saturday' meeting on 29.03.08. David Faldon will be around from 10am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

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

If you want to confirm attendance, feel free to let us know by leaving a comment or sending an email.

Posted by Steven Cain at 09:58 PM | Permalink

There aren't that many UK shogi pages at the moment. The current crop include

Phil Holland's shogi pages (club links and events, British Shogi Federation)
Tony Hosking's Shogi Foundation (mainly books)
Lucky Dog's Games (background to shogi, links to larger shogi variants)

Posted by Steven Cain at 08:54 PM | Permalink

Shogi London provides information on the London Shogi Club, shogi events in or near London, and occasional other stuff.

The London Shogi Club normally meets on the last Saturday of the month, at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

It is a good idea to check by email if travelling a long way as changes to the meeting date have been made in the past to accommodate a visiting Japanese Shogi Professional. Sometimes there are extra meetings.

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

Posted by Steven Cain at 06:04 PM | Permalink