More Photos on Shogi London Supplement
Shogi London Supplement has been updated with some photos from the British Shogi Championship in May 2009.
The photos are here.
Apologies to Edward Ishiyama, who provided the photos in May!
Shogi London Supplement has been updated with some photos from the British Shogi Championship in May 2009.
The photos are here.
Apologies to Edward Ishiyama, who provided the photos in May!
Here are details for a Shogi tournament and display at the Spitalfields Market Japanese Festival.
Time - from 10 am until around 5 pm
Place - Spitalfields Market in East London
Format - three round shogi tournament at 30 minutes plus 40 seconds byo-yomi
Please enter by email to David Faldon in advance to ensure that we have enough sets and clocks. If enough players have FESA grades the games will be rated.
Players will also be around to demonstrate shogi to visitors to the festival.
The nearest tube stations to Spitalfields Market are Liverpool Street (go north up Bishopsgate then east along Brushfield Street) and Aldgate East (go north up Commercial Street). It's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London.
The Shogi tournament is part of the Spitalfields Japan Matsuri Festival 2009 so there will be many interesting attractions to visit between and after the games (the Festival runs until 8 pm).
The September meeting of the London Shogi Club on 19.09.2009. It will be held as part of the Japan Matsuri Festival 2009 which is being held in the very nice Spitalfields Market. We hope to arrange a tournament and a presentation to visitors to the festival. Timings and more details will be provided when we have them.
The British Shogi Championships were held on 2-3 May 2009 as part of the Cambridge Mind Sports Olympiad. The winner of the championship was Steven Cain, 2 dan. Steven will get the chance to go to New York to play in the Amateur Shogi World Championships in November.
The battle for the kyu championship was won by Edward Ishiyama. Tony Hosking won the blitz championship.
A report and photographs will be posted shortly on Shogi London Supplement
The 2009 British Open Shogi Championships will be held on May 2nd/3rd (Saturday/Sunday) at Trinity College Cambridge
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The 2009 British Open Shogi Championships will take place on Saturday 2rd and Sunday 3rd May 2009. The championships will be hosted by Trinity College as part of the 2009 Cambridge Mind Sports Olympiad .
More details will be provided when these are firmed up.
There will be a shogi event on 13.09.2008 at the South Bank Centre [festival map] as part of the Thames Festival Japanese Jamboree. We will probably run a tournament between 12 and 5pm, and should also be able to discuss shogi or just chat. Just look for the shogi boards.
There will also be a regular Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on 27.09.2008. David Faldon will be around from 10am at Caffe Nero, 10 Bedford Street, London WC2E 7HE. [map]
Everyone is very welcome to both of these, regardless of strength or experience.
The British Shogi Championships were held on 3-4 May 2008 as part of the Cambridge Mind Sports Olympiad. The winner of the championship was Tony Hosking, 3 dan. The battle for the kyu championship was won by Kingsley Pratt. As reward for their efforts, Tony and Kingsley will be attending the International Shogi Festival in Tendo in November 2008.
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