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 the middle of the city center of Strasbourg where you have the opportunity to discover one of the most traditional meal of Alsace, the “Flammenkueche” and freshly brewed local beer. …
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 for the whole team and not per player. We actually made a mistake while setting up the registration form that we can’t correct anymore now. Since nobody notified us before …
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 an ideal place to play in the best conditions, but has a clear counterpoint : opportunities to find restaurants or small grocery shops close by are limited. This is the …
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 of typical Alsatian houses built all along the river, this area of Strasbourg is perfect for a small relaxed walk. From there you can go to the “Barrage Vauban” that …
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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 nice touristic areas to visit during your stay. Today we would like to introduce the Cathedral of Strasbourg and its surroundings. Founded in 1015, the building has been (more or …
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 game in the Juni-sen league, taht will take place on the 3rd of August. We wish big success to Aono senseï for this match and hope meeting him again soon …
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 in 1989, he has reached 7-dan grade in 2016 and retired in August 2019. Since 2011 he uses to join the European Shogi Championship to give pedagogical advices to amateur …
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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 senseï will stay during the whole event to provide postmortem game analysis and pedagogical games. Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet him and benefit from his wise advices !