After few years break shogi has returned back to Vienna. A shogi tournament in an art gallery hosted 9 players, 5 of which were above 1d level. Originally planned as a 5 round tournament, with some time left an additional 6th round was played as well. Winner, Chiaki Ito from Japan has received a 50 EUR and the prize for the best unrated player was awarded to a new player from Austria, Nathanael Unosson. All players also received Japanese snacks donated by Frank Rövekamp.

The top 3 players were:
🥇Chiaki Ito – 6 points
🥈Frank Rövekamp – 5 points
🥉Norito Saino – 4 points
