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

In our sixth episode, I interview Nitzan from the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Shogi Clubs. Nitzan is one of the very first humans I played in person over three years ago. 😎 We discuss a variety of topics including opening study, mindset, and tournament play. I had a great time recording this and I hope you enjoy listening to it!

🔗Links Mentioned:

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

https://discord.gg/HUg4bXUyUs (Silicon Valley Shogi Club Discord)

https://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Shogi-Meetup-Group/ (San Francisco Shogi Club)

https://system.81dojo.com/en/kifus/7044425 (Nitzan's 6 Kyu Kifu)

https://lishogi.org/study/0DXXuGQz (Nitzan's Earliest Cross Field Kifu)

https://www.amazon.co.jp/Shogi-Lecture-Four-Way-Vehicle-Development/dp/4861370485 (Fuji Book)

https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E9%88%B4%E6%9C%A8%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0-%E5%9B%9B%E9%96%93%E9%A3%9B%E8%BB%8A%E7%B7%A8-%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E3%83%93%E5%B0%86%E6%A3%8BBOOKS-%E9%88%B4%E6%9C%A8%E5%A4%A7%E4%BB%8B/dp/483998560X (Suzuki Book)

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

In our fifth episode, I interview Vince from Phoenix Shogi and we have an amazing discussion touching on a large number of topics including shogi promotion, clubs, tournaments, and goro-goro! I hope you enjoy listening half as much as I enjoyed talking to Vince.

🔗Links Mentioned:

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

https://phxshogi.com/ (Phoenix Shogi)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWSTP3VwxiIlF33sYzqfDWQ (Phoenix Shogi YouTube Channel)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN3tH_XoNDI (Yamaguchi-sensei video subtitled by Vince)

https://x.com/iomuu/status/1837592158179901715 (Goro-Goro Tweet)

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

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

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

In our fourth episode, I discuss the available English-language printed shogi books. Thank you for listening and, as always, let me know what you think in the comments and feel free to pass on ideas for future podcasts!

🔗Links Mentioned:

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

http://www.shogifoundation.co.uk/ (The Shogi Foundation)

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

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

In our third episode, I interview ... myself (!) in a bold attempt to create a prototype of how I expect future interviews to proceed. If you are interested in being interviewed, please contact me! All I ask is that you lend your face, your voice, and your name to the interview and that you care about our game. Rankings don't matter. In fact, I'd prefer a nice mix of players!

🔗Links Mentioned:

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

https://www.youtube.com/@ureshinoryuu_channel (Ureshino-ryu Channel)

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

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chess-journeys-tales-of-adult-improvement/id1577673957 (Chess Journeys Podcast)

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

In our second episode, I respond to the outpouring of comments from the first episode and then take on the discussion of getting started as a shogi player.

🔗Links Mentioned:

https://killerducky.github.io/shogi/intro (KillerDucky Shogi Intro & Plan)

https://www.twitch.tv/KillerDucky (KillerDucky's Stream)

https://lishogi.org/learn (lishogi's excellent learning guide)

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

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

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

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

In our first episode, I introduce the podcast, discuss some plans for its future, and then take on a stream viewer's question about the popularity of shogi in the west.

🔗Links Mentioned:

http://shop.nekomado.com

https://shogiwars.heroz.jp/static/webgl/

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