Portland Shogi Club

Smoke alert! No play today. Wildfires in Oregon forests stoked by wind clouding the city.

Hi shogi players, we are still shut in avoiding social contact until September, then reassess. The Portland Shogi Club sign at Shigezo has disappeared, and the management has changed. We may scout for a new location outside downtown, which is a bit like a war zone these days. We loved Shigezo, and loved playing at Kale previously, without realizing things move on before one is ready to go. I found walking the dog is more hazardous than shogi. A few weeks ago I backed over a barrier and broke five ribs, and I am really shut in right now. Hope to see you in the fall.

Playing shogi online with someone you know is great fun. I played today at 81dojo with former club member Tadhg now living in Chicago. High tension. After the smoke cleared from early back-and-forth battles, this position seemed happily calm but dangerous. I eventually lost. Hard experience shows moving the king over to the bishop is not a good castle. The weakness proves fatal later. Need a safer haven.