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

In this week's episode I explore what shogi expansion in the west looks like and what growing the game could mean.

Thank you for listening and let me know your thoughts!

🔗Links Mentioned:

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/shogi/ (Shogi Reddit)

https://shogiusa.com (Shogi USA)

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

https://www.amazon.com/Peak-Secrets-New-Science-Expertise/dp/0544947223 (Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise)

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

In our last episode of the year I answer questions presented to me from myself at the end of 2024. At that time I also set some New Year's resolutions and goals so let's learn together how well I did.

Thank you for listening and supporting the podcast in 2025!

🔗Links Mentioned:

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

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

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

In our twenty fourth episode I sit a spell and talking about the shogi activities and items that I've been daydreaming about lately.

Thank you for listening and please share your shogi daydreams in the comments!

🔗Links Mentioned:

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

https://x.com/VeTPIdc4cluFJEl (Utsunomiya Club Leader)

https://shogicobin.com/ (Shogi Cafe Cobin)

https://www.youtube.com/@cobin6483 (Shogi Cafe Cobin's YouTube)

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

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

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

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

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

In our twenty-third episode, previous guest Riko joins on as co-host for a fun shogi proverb rating session. There are a lot of these to cover so grab your favorite beverage and snack and join us.

Thanks as always for listening and please let us know your thoughts on these classics!

🔗Links Mentioned:

http://shogi.net/shogivocab/vocabhtml.html#10 (Shogi Proverbs List)

http://shogi.net/kakugen/ (Shogi Proverbs with Commentary)

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

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

In our twenty-second episode I interview Wojciech, an accomplished shogi player, promoter, and educator from Poland who is now residing in Japan. This is a long one and I loved every minute of it so I hope you all enjoy it, too.

🔗Links Mentioned:

https://sites.google.com/view/wjedynak/shogi (Wojciech's Site From Teaching/Dobutsu)

https://fesashogi.eu/old/index.php?mid=5&player=Wojciech+Jedynak (FESA Profile)

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

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvC6yCAJWpZrXQszWX993j9BBRtOd-zQ9 (Road to Shodan)

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

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

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shogi-live/id389456852 (Shogi Live iOS App)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jsa.shogilive.sub2&hl=en_US&pli=1 (Shogi Live Android App)

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

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

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)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNy9CGyP_X5fGsGz3oXvuA (The Chess Angle)

https://amzn.to/3KMgImT (Habu Book)

https://bit.ly/3MlbAXq (Tobe Nakabisha Book 1)

https://bit.ly/4oGGrLx (Tobe Nakabisha Book 2)

https://bit.ly/48Vxidc (Tobe Nakabisha Book 3)

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

In our twenty first episode I attempt to tackle the question of why shogi hasn't become more popular, even as other games seem to continue to grow and gaming time around the world is on the rise.

Thank you for listening and please share your thoughts on the matter in the comments!

🔗Links Mentioned:

https://www.reddit.com/r/shogi/comments/1nk81uw/why_isnt_shogi_despite_being_such_an_exciting/ (Reddit Thread)

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

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_O1jMcsRxU&list=PLJiRCmSZJeCihsuhVJBBaX4h-L7iNWIDV (81Diver)

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuK6gekU1Y (AlphaGo Documentary)

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