Shogi london

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.

If we have more information I will publish here. Details of the event can be found on the MSO website. No July meeting The July meeting has been cancelled - central London will be very crowded on our normal final Saturday due to the London Olympics and we expect Caffe Nero to be incredibly busy. Search Search this blog:.

Subscribe to this blog's feed [ What is this? It originated in India in the 6th century, and gradually developed into the form that we know today during the 16th century. Although, shogi is often compared to chess, there is one main thing that makes the difference: the drop rule.

Whereas in shogi, the captured pieces become yours to re-enter and use at in point during the game. The object of shogi, like chess, is to capture the King.

Each piece on the board has specific directions in which they can travel, which of course makes it a very tactical game. Learning how to play Dobutsu Shogi is a great introduction to the world of shogi. The pieces use animal pictures instead of complicated kanji, and each piece has a red dot representing its possible movements.

As opposed to the traditional shogi board, which is nine by nine, this board was only three by four. Although we all would like to win, losses are a part of the game. They have a Facebook group here , where you can learn more about their activities.

You can also learn to play online at 81dojo. Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience. Friday, 27 March London 81dojo experiment will be on There will be no face to face meeting of the London Shogi Club in March , but we will try out having a virtual meeting on Saturday The current plan is that I will be logging on to the 81dojo website at around 11am with username ShogiLondon.

If you are interested in a virtual meet up then please log on and message me. We will probably also operate a Zoom chatroom or Discord or similar - details to be provided on the day. However, at the moment I'm mostly aiming this at previous attendees of the London club, because it's a bit of an experiment.

If it works then we will probably run from 11am to 1pm before having a break for lunch. Tuesday, 17 March No London meeting in March We do not expect there to be a face to face meeting of the London Shogi Club in March , having regard to the government's advice on social distancing.

We are considering options for a virtual or online meet up, and if we are able to arrange something we will announce it here. Sunday, 23 February London February meeting will be on There will be a Saturday meeting of the London Shogi Club on Steven and Kingsley survived the first battles before meeting for a deciding battle. A report and photographs will be posted on Shogi London Supplement.

The championships will be in Broadstairs. There will be six rounds, three on Saturday and three on Sunday, and everybody will play in each round. There will be no entry fee and no cash prizes this year, but there will be trophies for the British Open Champion, the British Champion and the British kyu-class Champion.

The first game will begin at 11 am on Saturday 27th, to give everybody time to get to Broadstairs. On Sunday we can be flexible, but we expect to start by 9 am so that we can finish early enough to have a blitz tournament after the main tournament. Entries can be made by email or by post. Please contact David Faldon for more details, or comment on this blog post. 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. It's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London. The Shogi tournament is part of the Spitalfields Japan Matsuri Festival 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 It will be held as part of the Japan Matsuri Festival 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 winner of the championship was Steven Cain, 2 dan. The battle for the kyu championship was won by Edward Ishiyama.

Tony Hosking won the blitz championship.