British Shogi Championships 2026 Results
Tournament Results British Open Champion 1. Hirotaka Takita 2. Masahiro Ikeda 3. Yuro Shirai 4. Stephen Lamb Hirotaka Takita was the clear winner of the tournament, winning all 7 of his matches, and is thus British Open Champion for 2026. Second and third places were tied on 5 wins each, but Masahiro Ikeda narrowly took 2nd place on tie-break, with Yuro Shirai 3rd. The top UK player was Stephen Lamb, in 4th place overall, and is thus the 2026 British Closed Champion. British Woman's Champion 1. Natasha Regan In the first 3 rounds of the main tournament, the 4 women competing were paired together in a round robin tournament. Natasha Regan was the clear winner with 3 wins. The other 3 ladies tied for 2nd place with 1 win each...