Shogi in the West – Details, episodes & analysis

Oh, hi there! This is the Shogi in the West podcast!

In this week's episode I jump headfirst into an evergreen debate in the shogi world: Is it better to play lots of games or to grind lots of tsumeshogi puzzles.

Thank you for listening and let me know your thoughts!

🔗Links Mentioned:

https://discord.gg/PpkQttjC6B (Shogi Harbour Discord)

https://shogiwars.heroz.jp/static/webgl/ (Shogi Wars)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6hOVYvNn79Sl1Fc1vx2mYA (John Bartholomew's YouTube Channel)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT1F2nOxLHOcmi_qi1BbY6axf5xLFEcit (Daniel Naroditzky's SpeedRun Series)

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Oh, hi there! This is the Shogi in the West podcast!

In our twenty-sixth episode I interview Solomon, a new member of our shogi community and already an active player based in Atlanta. Solomon has experience in the competitive speedcubing scene which will be interesting to compare with our lives as shogi players.

Thank you as always for listening and please let us know what you think in the comments!

🔗Links Mentioned:

https://www.youtube.com/@CubingB (Solomon's YouTube Channel)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ63mAHWsRYyKJOopfefgOg (Debusho's YouTube Channel)

https://www.youtube.com/@shogiramentv64 (Shogi Ramen TV YouTube Channel)

https://www.youtube.com/user/HIDETCHI (HIDETCHI's YouTube Channel)

https://discord.gg/PpkQttjC6B (Shogi Harbour Discord) http://shop.nekomado.com/ (Nekomado Shop)

http://www5b.biglobe.ne.jp/~goban/english@shogi@version.html (Aoyama Gobanten)

https://kurokigoishiten.com/en/products (Kurokigoishiten)

https://81dojo.com/en/ (81Dojo)

https://shogiwars.heroz.jp/static/webgl/ (Shogi Wars)

https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000059.000145138.html (KIOU)

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shogi-quest-online/id884971827 (Shogi Quest iOS App)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.wars.shogiquest&hl=en_US (Shogi Quest Android App)

https://playshogi.com/ (Playshogi)

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In our seventeenth episode I look back at Shogi Club 24 which will be closing its virtual doors at the end of this year, on December 31 2025. Huge thanks and appreciation go out to Kume-san and to all my fellow Shogi Club 24 club members I've had the good fortune to play over the years.

🔗Links Mentioned:

https://shogidojo.net/serviceend/ (Shogi Club 24 End Announcement)

https://x.com/warsminamin/status/1973205918662926820?s=12 (Shogi Wars First X Post)

https://x.com/warsminamin/status/1973206648299856162?s=12 (Shogi Wars Second X Post)

https://81dojo.com/documents/Rating_System (SC24/81Dojo Rating Comparison)

https://discord.gg/PpkQttjC6B (Shogi Harbour Discord)

https://shogiwars.heroz.jp/static/webgl/ (Shogi Wars)

https://shogidb2.com (Shogi DB2)

https://81dojo.com/en/ (81Dojo)

https://lishogi.org (lishogi)

https://chessable.com/ (Chessable)

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In our sixteenth episode I interview Steven, a chess grandmaster and Under 18 World Champion. Steven is relatively new to shogi but is already one of the strongest players outside of Japan. It's a true honor to have the ability to interview him and I hope you all enjoy this one as much as I do.

🔗Links Mentioned:

https://discord.gg/PpkQttjC6B (Shogi Harbour Discord)

https://www.youtube.com/@ShogiKingdom (Shogi Kingdom YouTube Channel)

https://www.youtube.com/@ShogiBrasil (Shogi Brasil / Koshiro's YouTube Channel)

https://shogicraft.com (ShogiCraft)

https://shogidb2.com (Shogi DB2)

http://wsl.81dojo.com/ (WSL / World Shogi League)

https://81dojo.com/en/ (81Dojo)

https://shogiwars.heroz.jp/static/webgl/ (Shogi Wars)

https://chessable.com/ (Chessable)

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In our fifteenth episode I interview Riko, a long-time shogi promoter, player, and content creator. Riko has touched so many parts of the western shogi world and I hope you enjoy hearing about some of it!

🔗Links Mentioned:

https://www.youtube.com/@shogihouse (Shogi House YouTube Channel)

https://www.youtube.com/@shogicorner (Shogi Corner YouTube Channel)

https://discord.gg/PpkQttjC6B (Shogi Harbour Discord)

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2uzifescs422uagwy3owbnv (Riko's Bluesky)

https://www.youtube.com/user/HIDETCHI (HIDETCHI's YouTube Channel)

https://81dojo.com/en/ (81Dojo)

https://shogiwars.heroz.jp/static/webgl/ (Shogi Wars)

http://shop.nekomado.com/ (Nekomado Shop)

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Seigo-Sato/author/B09D9V8NC5 (Seigo Sato at Amazon)

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In our fourteenth episode I interview Benjamin, the most recent ISF representative from Malaysia. We talk about a lot in this one and I dare you to walk away from it without feeling excited to play shogi. 😎 It's a long one, but I feel we could have continued going for hours. I hope you enjoy it!

🔗Links Mentioned:

https://www.facebook.com/shogimalaysia/ (Shogi Malaysia Facebook)

https://www.instagram.com/shogimalaysia/ (Shogi Malaysia Instagram)

https://www.youtube.com/@shogimalaysia (Shogi Malaysia YouTube)

https://www.instagram.com/benjaminshuit/ (Benjamin's Instagram)

https://discord.gg/PpkQttjC6B (Shogi Harbour Discord)

https://shogiwars.heroz.jp/static/webgl/ (Shogi Wars)

https://www.youtube.com/user/HIDETCHI (HIDETCHI's YouTube Channel)

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Having recently completed my 500th shogi stream, in this week's episode I share some thoughts and things I've learned through the experience. I hope it's at least mildly enjoyable and thank you for joining me on the journey.

🔗Links Mentioned:

https://discord.gg/PpkQttjC6B (Shogi Harbour Discord)

https://www.youtube.com/@ShogiBrasil (Shogi Brasil / Koshiro's Channel)

https://www.youtube.com/@YasushiIshikawaShogiEn (Ishikawa-sensei's Channel)

https://www.youtube.com/@宇都宮将棋センター (Utsunomiya Shogi Channel)

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Oh, hi there! This is the Shogi in the West podcast!

In this solo episode I discuss a topic near and dear to my shogi heart: time controls! I hope you enjoy this episode. Please, as always, let me know in the comments what you think and thank you for the support!

🔗Links Mentioned:

https://discord.gg/PpkQttjC6B (Shogi Harbour Discord)

https://shogiwars.heroz.jp/static/webgl/ (Shogi Wars)

https://www.shogidojo.net/shogi24/dojo/tokyo?lang=en (Shogi Club 24)

https://lishogi.org/ (lishogi)

https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/shogi-quest-online/id884971827?l=en-US (Shogi Quest)

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In this solo episode I discuss a couple exciting events in the shogi world. The first is the release of Miss King, a new Netflix series that features shogi in a central role. The second is a call to join the 2025 West Coast Tournament coming in early October. I hope this episode is interesting and enjoyable and please, as always, let me know in the comments what you think. Thanks for the support!

0:00:00 - Intro

0:04:12 - Miss King

0:46:23 - West Coast Tournament

🔗Links Mentioned:

https://www.netflix.com/title/82117960 (Miss King on Netflix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sx3P1uXI_4 (Miss King Trailer)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/81diver (Hachi One Diver)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikaru_no_Go (Hikaru no Go)

https://www.netflix.com/title/81640991 (The Match on Netflix)

https://www.shogiusa.com (Shogi USA)

https://discord.gg/PpkQttjC6B (Shogi Harbour Discord)

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Oh, hi there! This is the Shogi in the West podcast!

In our tenth episode I interview Trevor, a relatively new shogi player experienced in chess and many other competitive games. Our discussion spanned a broad variety of topics, primarily including getting started in the game and the overall growth of shogi. It was an incredible thought-provoking session and there's a LOT to take in, so get into your most comfortable podcast-listening position and I hope you all enjoy it.

🔗Links Mentioned:

https://lishogi.org/@/TMWyattShogi (Trevor's lishogi Account)

https://discord.gg/PpkQttjC6B (Shogi Harbour Discord)

https://www.shogicraft.com/ (ShogiCraft)

https://shogiwars.heroz.jp/static/webgl/ (Shogi Wars)

https://killerducky.com/shogi/intro (KillerDucky's Shogi Intro)

https://www.youtube.com/user/HIDETCHI (HIDETCHI's YouTube Channel)

https://www.twitch.tv/shogiexplained (ShogiExplained's Twitch Channel)

https://playshogi.com/ (PlayShogi)

https://lichess.org/analysis (lichess analysis/opening explorer)

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