I went to Central once, a few years ago. Was staying for a few days in London with work; had some excellent noodles near the hotel I was staying at in Holborn and walked down. There were 5 players only. But, I was informed it was a slow week. Roger was there, man of a thousand shirts. He plays wild opening moves and has nice shape (relatively speaking). He's around 6k EGF. I beat him but not by much. The rest of them I don't remember. I think one player was French and quite strong. I vaguely remember reading that a few recent meetups were cancelled due to the pub being busy over Christmas or something. Might be worth checking that they're back to normal.

If someone asks me who my favourite go player is I have to ask them to be more specific! A part of my brain goes to Go Seigen, Lee Sedol, Cho Chikun, but a part of my brain definitely goes to Roger Daniel.

I have noticed that he likes 10-3 as an opening move and it seems like he is good at leveraging the fact that he knows more about the merits of playing 10-3 early on that typical players around his strength. He ruthlessly takes you away from typical fuseki and joseki knowledge you may lean on and drags you into a game that he feels more comfortable with. There are no Hamete (as far as I've seen) just imaginative unconventional moves.

If you are close to his strength I would recommend seeking out a game with him as he may test different skills than your typical opponent.

Thanks for all the info! I might also be in London for a few days during the northern hemisphere summer, dates yet to be confirmed.

I’ve never been to London, but this thread makes me want to visit. I’d imagine it’s a good tourist destination.

Yes. Apart from playing go, there are one or two other interesting things to do there too.

And my nearby restaurant recommendations:

West London Shepherd's bush:
- Hoja, quick taiwanese noodles/rice
- Shikumen, Chinese dumplings
- Raj of India - curry

Central (Holborn)
- Kimchee, korean (duh)