Welcome to INTER CITY SHOGI CUP 2026
We are thrilled to announce INTER CITY SHOGI CUP 2026 in London, UK for all shogi enthusiasts!!! With the ELO-dependent group stage and handicapped final stage, this new tournament format provides more equalized chance of championship/awarding to all participants than classic European competitions. Particularly, the great success of INTER CITY SHOGI CUP 2025 made us believe that the game-changing system will accelerate prosperity of European shogi world, and therefore the second edition in 2026 also will fascinate passionate shogi players. Looking forward to seeing you in the tournament!!!
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SCHEDULE
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Registered Players
| NAME | CITY | GRADE | ELO |
| *Illia Borysov | Kyiv | 6 Kyu | 1206 |
| Anh Huy Nguyen | Dublin | 1 Kyu | – |
| George Parkes | London | – | – |
| Anton Borysov | Bonn | 4 Dan | 2203 |
| Imane ATTARY | Lyon | 8 Kyu | 1013 |
| Kevin Butchart | London | 2 Kyu | 1485 |
| Jinane Mehdad | Rueil Malmaison | – | – |
| Paul Hassett | London | 6 Kyu | – |
| Chung Man Chan | Frankfurt am Main | 1 Dan | 1725 |
| Hitoshi Taiki | London | 3 Dan | – |
| Hikaru Mizuno | London | 2 Kyu | – |
| Anonymous | London | – | – |
| *Kosuke Hachisuka | Glasgow | 2 Kyu | 1671 |
| Junichi Hachisuka | Glasgow | 8 Kyu | 1327 |
| Frank Rövekamp | Heidelberg | 3 Dan | 1915 |
| Elizabeth Coulter | London | – | – |
| Carolanne Brown | Sutton | – | – |
| Steven Cain | London | 2 Dan | 1892 |
| Jurika Mk | London | – | – |
| Kazuki Tsubo | Dublin | 3 Dan | 2034 |
| Anonymous | Rueil-Malmaison | – | – |
| Masahiro Ikeda | London | 3 Dan | 1958 |
| Kanta Okuda | Southampton | 3 Dan | – |
| Mathieu Brujan | Nice | 3kyu | 1489 |
| *Talea Martirossian | Brighton and Hove | – | 398 |
Location
Orleans Park School Richmond Rd, Twickenham TW1 3BA, London
Railway – 12min walk from Twickenham Station/South Western Railway. 35-45min from Waterloo Station or the central London.
Bus – 3min walk from Orleans Park School (Stop E). 40-50min from Heathrow Airport.
Organizer Profile
Yasushi Ishikawa
Shogi teaching professional 4 Dan in Japan Shogi Asscociation
Youtube channel (Japanese)
Youtube channel (English)
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Vimeo online lesson (English)
Hello, everyone. I am Yasushi Ishikawa, a Teaching Professional.
I am delighted to hold the 2nd INTER CITY SHOGI CUP in London this year.
I hope everyone, including those joining a tournament for the first time, will have a great time.
Looking forward to seeing you all in London!
Yasushi Isikawa
