International Abidjan Shôgi Open (IASO)

A new page of the Shôgi story book, will be writen soon! The Côte d'Ivoire Shôgi association will organize soon the International Abidjan Shôgi Open. This event will be yearly event and will become next the greatest Shôgi meeting on the african continent. For the first edition, particular things are planned.
It will probably make demonstration, of the african contribution of chess world, the Ethiopian chess version SENTEREJ, and also the Toys pieces of shôgi of Rene Gralla, the deutsch journalist (we are waiting for confirmation).
The event will held the 24 and 25  of August, in Abidjan Cocody, and is opened to all amateurs of shôgi around the world. The programm of venue, and informations about accomodation, will be communicated soon!

An interview of Lionnel Kouassi by the Journalist Rene Gralla

The interview given by Lionnel Kouassi to the deutsch journalist Rene GRALLA has FINALLY been published - herewith the link where you will find the (German-language version) in the web:

www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/210897.jeden-sonntag-shogi-treff-in-abidjan.html

I would like to think sir Gralla for its efforts for Shôgi.

European Championship of Shogi 2011 and with regard to the WOSC 2011 at Ludwigshafen, Germany; POKÉMON-SHOGI

Today I have the great pleasure to inform you that I have published an interview with regard to the European Championship of Shogi 2011 and with regard to the WOSC 2011 at Ludwigshafen, Germany.

I have published that interview in the German daily "Neues Deutschland" (ND).

The interview has a special focus:

+ the innovative POKÉMON-SHOGI that has been developed by the young German college student DOMINICK PICKHAN (16) from Ludwigshafen, Germany.

+ The thesis of the interview: That colourful and entertaining set of POKÉMON-SHOGI - that consists out of 80 pieces - is about to start a CULTURAL REVOLUTION in SHOGI since - by creating SHOGI IN 3D - it has a great appeal for kids.

+ The greatest dream of inventor DOMINICK PICKHAN ist that NINTENDO will call him in order to realize POKÉMON-SHOGI together with him on a great scale. Though DOMINICK PICKHAN clarifies: "I am not going for the money, in the first place. I would like my idea to get realized, that is my dream!"

Herewith the link that will lead you to the interview:

www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202740.kleine-kulturrevolution-bei-japans-klassiker.html

That POKÉMON-SHOGI has created a little sensation - apart from the events of sports at Ludwigshafen.

+ Winner of the ESC 2011: Jean Fortin, 2-dan, France; 2nd place: Boris
+ Mirnik, 3-dan, Germany Winner of the WOSC 2011: Kawato Makoto, 4-Dan,
+ Japan (living in Hong Kong)

Dr. Rene Gralla
GG Production
Herbert-Weichmann-Str. 90
22085 Hamburg
GERMANY

Chess players initiation to shogi

It held saturday the 25 of june, a shogi meeting in Abidjan Cocody Angré, with the Ivory Coast shogijin and the best national chess players. This meeting was the idea of Simplice Armel Degondo, a 2 dan chess player.

Degondo is the best chess player of Ivory coast who take part in many international chess tournaments for Ivory Coast. Recently initiated to shogi, Degondo has been fascinated by this wonderfull game. Amazingly, he played more than hundred games on playok, just some weeks after his initiation. Now he has already played 111 games on 81dojo since he has been initiated one month ago.

27 people came at this meeting. Among them, commandant Diomandé Moustafa, the first president of Ivory coast chess federation; Edoukou Ernest, champion of Ivory Coast in the past...That was a great shogi event. After the initiation, we have both chess and shogi game, and talk about a partnership between chess and shogi players