Igo-Shogi Channel
Igo-Shogi Channel (囲碁将棋チャンネル) is a Japanese satellite TV channel specializing in Go and Shogi.
Started as a cable channel in 1990, it turned to satellite broadcast in 2012. As a subscription service, the channel offers a variety of programs on Go such as news, lectures, tournaments, game commentaries, tsumego problems etc. You can view these programs free of charge on the first Sunday each month.
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Tournaments
- Japanese Ryusei: quickplay tournament, 1990-
- Chinese Longxing: namesake, 2008-
- Korean Ryongsang: namesake, 2018-
- Japan-China Ryusei (2014-18) and Japan-China-Korea Ryusei, 2019-
- Shin Ryusei: blitz games, 2021-
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Links
- Website
http://www.igoshogi.net/
- Program guide
https://www.igoshogi.net/program/: Go programs are blue-shaded.
- YouTube channels
- (free)
https://www.youtube.com/user/igoshogich: some videos in English.
- Igo-Shogi Plus (paywalled)
https://www.youtube.com/@igoshogiplus/featured: subscription-based YouTube channel
- (free)