Welcome to ESC/WOSC 2023 in Strasbourg !
The European Shogi Championship and World Open Shogi Championship will take place from 27th to 30th of July 2023 in Strasbourg, France.
Being just curious about this “strange” game that looks like chess, a beginner willing to enjoy some friendly shogi games, or a strong amateur looking for the title of European Champion, don’t hesitate to join the most important event of the shogi community in Europe!
On this website you’ll find all the information about the tournament, accommodation and other related news that could be of any help.
For any questions or additional information, do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail to esc2023@shogi.fr.
As the host of the tournament, French Shogi Federation supports the declaration of FESA regarding the current situation in Ukraine.
Special Guests
This year, European Shogi Championship will have the honor to welcome many Professional Shogi Players. Akio Ishikawa 7-dan will join as official representative of Japan
What is Shogi ?
Shogi is a Japanese strategy game which has the same origin as western chess. In this version, captured pieces can be reused in the game
The Pavillon Josephine
Built in 1804 in order to host the 140 orange trees that were taken out from the castle of Bouxwiller during the French Revolution, this
Pictures of the event are online !
We have published some pictures of the event. You may find them by following this link.
Results are online !
Results of the different tournaments have been now published. You may discover them on the dedicated page.
Beer & Flamm’s for the social event
As it became a kind of tradition, a social event will be organized for the saturday evening. We hace actually found a nice location in
Team Tournament : price correction
When you will register, you will notice that the team tournament was announced at the price of 15 Euros. This is of course the price
Forgot to book your lunches ?
Pavillon Joséphine is a very quiet place, surrounded by a nice park, itself located in the middle of a nice residential area. It is therefore
Enjoy Strasbourg during the ESC – the “Petite France”
Located in the South-West part of Strasbourg city center, the “Petite France” is a very pretty location, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Made
Enjoy Strasbourg during the ESC – the Cathedral
Strasbourg is not only one of the two capital of European Union. It is as well a city with a looong history and then very
Aono 9-dan retained in Japan due to Juni-sen
Still being an active Shogi professional player, Teruichi Aono 9-dan will finally not be able to join the European Shogi Championship due to his upcoming
Shohei Takada 7-dan joins European Shogi Championship
Professional Shogi player Shohei Takada 7-dan has just announced joining the European Shogi Championship this year again ! Shohei Takada has become 4-dan professional player
Akio Ishikawa 7-dan joins European Shogi Championship 2023
Japan Shogi Association (Nihon Shogi Renmei) has just announced participation of the professional shogi player Akio Ishikawa 7-dan to the European Shogi Championship 2023. Ishikawa
Registrations are open !
We are happy to inform you that registrations to the event are now open ! You may find all needed information to proceed, including the
Pro Youtuber Ishikawa confirmed !
Shogi professional Yasushi Ishikawa 4-dan has just confirmed he’ll join the European Shogi Championship event ! After having gone through the hard Shoreikai school, Yasushi
A great deal with Hilton !
We are very happy to inform you that all players of the tournament may benefit of very attractive accommodation conditions by booking their room at
Teruichi Aono pro 9-dan will join !
We will have the honor to welcome Mr Teruichi Aono, professional player 9-dan during the event. This will be for you a great opportunity to
Madoka Kitao 2-Dan will join !
It is with a great pleasure that we can already confirm that Madoka Kitao female professional player 2-dan will join the European Shogi Championship. Madoka
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