Author Archives: Sebastien Wernerus

Double champion title for Stefan Maltezeanu

Posted on 06/07/2022 by Sebastien Wernerus

Who is the best player in Luxembourg when it comes to short time controls? The blitz and rapid national championships, played on 2 and 3 July in Diekirch, gave an unanimous verdict: Stefan Maltezeanu, of course. The Blitz championship saw … Continue reading →

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Blitz team champions 2022

Posted on 01/07/2022 by Sebastien Wernerus

After a 2-year long Covid-19 break the Blitz team national championship, as usual excellently organized by TSM Schëffleng, is back. Gambit1 (S. Dishman, Maltezeanu, Bjarnason, Bednarich) is national champion, ahead of Differdange1 and Schifflange1. Gambit2 (Basinas, M. Dishman, Vijups, Reiff) … Continue reading →

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Challenge de la Ville de Differdange

Posted on 25/05/2022 by Sebastien Wernerus

The weekend 14th and 15th of Mai town and chess club of Differdange organized tournaments in the premises of the International School. Eight youngsters from Bonnevoie joined the youth team competition: Konstantinos Basinas, Jakub Michalak-Palarz, Sebastien Fohr, Eric Östling, Carl … Continue reading →

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National team championship: Gambit Bonnevoie says au revoir to the trophy

Posted on 25/05/2022 by Sebastien Wernerus

Our first team ended the 2021/2022 top-fight season unbeaten scoring 6/7, but the tie-breaker favoured new champions Echternach, with Differdange finishing third. The last round of the national championship brought bitter news, as Bonnevoie II could not avoid relegation. In … Continue reading →

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Konstantinos Basinas scores 7/7 to win U16 national championship, bronze medal for U14 Mark Alex Maiquez

Posted on 26/04/2022 by Sebastien Wernerus

Konstantinos Basinas won the Luxembourg national championship, held from 11 to 14 April 2022 in Schifflange, with a 100% score in the U16 section. Konstantinos, the only representative from Gambit Bonnevoie, convincingly dominated a field of 16 young players. Warmest … Continue reading →

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Chess courses in Ukrainian language

Posted on 26/04/2022 by Sebastien Wernerus

Chess courses in Ukrainian language Chess Club Gambit Bonnevoie Luxembourg is offering free chess courses for children in Ukrainian language (beginner level) on Mondays and Thursdays from 17:30 to 19:00 in the premises of Hall Omnisports, rue Gangler Luxembourg. The … Continue reading →

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Gambit Bonnevoie at the European Chess Club Cup 2021

Posted on 18/09/2021 by Sebastien Wernerus

Gambit Bonnevoie is ranked 23 out of 38 participating teams at the European Chess Club Cup 2021, which is taking place in Struga on Lake Ohrid (North Macedonia) from 18 to 24 September 2021. Our representatives GM Vitaly Kunin, IM … Continue reading →

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Cours d’échecs saison 2021-2022

Posted on 13/07/2021 by Sebastien Wernerus

Vous trouverez toutes les infos à propos des cours d’échecs organisés par Gambit Bonnevoie pour la nouvelle saison à la page Cours d’échecs. You will find all the info concerning the chess courses organised by Gambit Bonnevoie on our website at … Continue reading →

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Gambit at the European Club Championship 2021 online

Posted on 26/03/2021 by Sebastien Wernerus

Gambit’s squad and Le Cavalier Differdange are participating in the ECC 2021 organized by the Chess Federation of Monaco. Our representatives GM Petar Arnaudov, IM François Godart, FM Andy Maréchal, Steve Dishman, FM Jan Bednarich, Michael Schwerteck are in qualification … Continue reading →

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Chess in Gambit stops due to coronavirus

Posted on 13/03/2020 by Sebastien Wernerus

Dear Members, The chess championship and our courses are suspended until further notice. Gambit Bonnevoie Committee

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