Shogi London

January 2012 meeting

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:15:07 +0000

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 28.01.2012. David Faldon or Steven Cain will be around from 10am 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.

December 2011 meeting

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:57:24 +0000

There will be a December meeting of the London Shogi Club on Saturday 10.12.2011 from around 10am 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.

November 2011 meetings on two weekends

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:21:29 +0000

There will be two meetings of the London Shogi Club in November on the 12th and 26th.

The main play will be from 11am 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.

October 2011 meetings on three weekends

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:55:03 +0000

There will be three meetings of the London Shogi Club in October, but they will probably be smaller gatherings, on the 15th, 22nd and 29th.

This is because six of the regulars will be in Paris on the 'normal' club Saturday the 29th.

The main play will be from 11am 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.

September 2011 meeting reminder

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:25:45 +0000

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 24.09.2011. David Faldon and Steven Cain will be around from about 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.

5th International Shogi Festival in Paris

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:08:21 +0000

The 5th International Shogi Festival (ISF) 2011 will take place in Rueil Malmaison (Paris) from Thursday 27th of October 2011 to Sunday 30th of October 2011. The ISF tournament will have representatives from many countries who have qualified through national selection processes. There will also be an open tournament - the "George Hodges Memorial tournament", a Dobutsu shogi tournament, and appearances by shogi professionals.

The event is being hosted by the French Federation of Shogi, under the auspices of the Nihon Shogi Renmei, the Embassy of Japan in France, and the municipality of Rueil-Malmaison. The event is being supported by Yomiuri Shimbun, Nikkei Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun and Kumon.

Several of the London shogi group (Les Blackstock, Andy Hammond, David Faldon and Steven Cain) will be there and it's not too late for you to join them. For further information please visit isf.shogi.fr.

September 2011 meeting

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:50:37 +0000

There will be a September meeting of the London Shogi Club on Saturday 24.09.2011 from around 10am 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.

August 2011 meeting

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:18:16 +0000

There will be an August meeting of the London Shogi Club on Saturday 27.08.2011 from around 10am at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]. It will be a smaller get together than normal - look out for people with shogi sets.

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.

2011 British Shogi Championship Results

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:42:49 +0000

The 2011 British Open Shogi Championships were held in Hammersmith/Barnes (London) over the weekend of July 23rd/24th. Nineteen players entered a one-day qualification tournament on the Saturday at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith.

Five players qualified for an all-play-all play-off on the Sunday in Barnes. The clear winner of the 2011 British Open Shogi Championships was Daisuke Matsuura, winning all of his games on both days, ahead of Theo Taguchi (second) and Edward Ishiyama (third). Les Blackstock (fourth in the play-off) is the 2011 British Shogi Champion.

A more detailed report and photographs will be posted on Shogi London Supplement

July 2011 meeting

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:22:27 +0000

There will be a mid-July meeting of the London Shogi Club on Saturday 16.07.2011, one week before the British Shogi Championships. David Faldon will be around from 10am 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.

July 2011 meeting (probably)

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:05:19 +0000

We hope to have a mid-month meeting in July before the British championship.

This would be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 16.07.2011. This is not the usual timing, so I will try to put up a confirmation or cancellation message nearer the time.

June 2011 meeting

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:55:45 +0000

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 25.06.2011. 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.

2011 British Shogi Championships

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:35:13 +0000

The 2011 British Shogi Championship Tournament will be held as a qualifying event in London on Saturday 23rd July 2011, followed by a play-off event soon thereafter.

The venue for the 23rd is the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, 'Creative Space'. This is close to both Hammersmith tube stations, a multistory car park and Hammersmith bus garage. The theatre cafe will be open during the event, and there are many other places of refreshment within a few yards of the theatre.

To make best use of the venue, we intend to run two very different tournaments at the same time
- the 2011 British Shogi Championship Tournament; and
- the 2011 London Shogi Tournament.
Anybody can enter either tournament, but not both. Play will start at 10.45am and end around 6pm.

The 2011 British Shogi Championship Tournament will be four rounds, with time limits of 30 minutes per player plus 40 seconds byo-yomi. The top four contestants will qualify for a play-off event which will be a three round all-play-all either on Sunday 24th July or soon thereafter if one or more of the qualified players can't make Sunday 24th. The playoff will be in Barnes (close to Hammersmith) or elsewhere if all four qualifiers agree. The playoff must be completed by mid-August so that the winner can be registered for a place at the 5th International Shogi Festival which will be held in Paris from 27-30 October 2011.

The 2011 London Shogi Tournament will be either six or seven or more rounds, depending on the number of entries. Each player will have 30 minutes for the whole game.

Entry fees: the only reason for the entry fee is to pay for the hire of the venue. There will be no cash prizes. If we get 30 players, as expected, we will need to charge £10 a head.

Prizes: There will be a trophy for the 2011 British Shogi Champion and another for the winner of the 2011 London Shogi Tournament. There will also be several additional prizes (books, etc) depending on entries. The 2011 British Shogi Champion also qualifies for his/her place in the exclusive 5th International Shogi Festival Tournament of champions too!

Grading of games: the results of the British Shogi Championship Tournament games will be submitted for grading by the Federation of European Shogi Associations (FESA). As we understand it, the London Tournament games will not be graded as they will not be played with byo-yomi.

Entries can be made by email to David Faldon by mid-July at the latest, stating which of the tournaments you'd like to play in. Entry fees are payable on the day.

May 2011 meetings on 14th and 28th

Thu, 12 May 2011 08:07:19 +0000

There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 14.05.2011. The plan is that David Faldon or Steven Cain will be around from 10am until at least 2pm at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map].

There will also definitely be a meeting on 28 May 2011.

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.

No April 2011 meeting

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:36:34 +0000

The April 2011 meeting has been cancelled. Many club members understandably have other commitments on the holiday weekend.

If we are able to, we may arrange two meetings in May 2011.