2017 edition of European Shogi Championship will be held in the city of Kiev (Ukraine) on August 3-6.
Shogi players from all over Europe will meet again this year for find who is the strongest. Last year edition’s winner was Jean Fortin, who have won 5 times in the last 8 years.
The schedule for the tournament will be:
August, 3
- Team tournament
- Blitz tournament
August, 4
- Round 1 ESC/WOSC
- Round 2 ESC/WOSC
- Round 3 ESC/WOSC
August, 5
- Round 4 ESC/WOSC
- Round 5 ESC/WOSC
- Round 6 ESC/WOSC
- Doubutsu shogi tournament
- FESA meeting
August, 6
- Round 7 ESC/WOSC
- Round 8 ESC/WOSC
- Round 9 ESC/WOSC
- Closing/prizegiving ceremony
You can find more information at ESC tournament website.
Pictures from the last edition in Amsterdam are available here:
Pictures from the spanish team (Shogienespañol).
Pictures from Andrei Lysenka, Belarus’s team (Minsk Shogi dojo)
