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) narrowly missed the podium, while our youth team (Sterlin, E. Östling, Fohr, C. Östling) gained valuable experience.

Best player prizes on their respective boards were awarded to Steve Dishman (11.5/12), Óskar Bjarnason (11/12) and Pit Reiff (11/12).

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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 Östling, Daniel Sterlin, Mark Alex Maiquez Seitam and Noah Chané. The two teams were fairly even in strength and with a little bit of luck in the last round they would have been equal on team points. The first came in 3rd behind Schifflange and Differdange, only half a point behind the latter which had suffered a painful draw against our second team. The following day Konstantinos won the individual youth contest, this time with a perfect score. In the adult event another Bonnevoie player landed on the podium as the winner of the last edition, Geoffrey Stern, took 3rd price.
For an old coach the kids were playing at a terrifying speed at times. Which can be useful, but in certain situations, e.g. when a pawn endgame is reached, it is good to take a few minutes to calculate, count pawn and king moves and visualize. In the last round Mark Alex had been defending desperately with black against Andre Power James of Differdange 2 when he suddenly got the opportunity to equalize an then even win. Both players had close to 10 minutes left on the clock but continued to « blitz » out plausible moves :

1. – Rd3! A rookfork. Either black gets two pawns, pulls the rook back and draws. Or a dangerous passed pawn securing the same result – at least.
2. Rxd3 exd3
3. Kd2?? seemed necessary but 3.c6! Ke7(!?) 4.gxf5 d2 5.f6+! draws – both sides work with equally distant passed pawns. 3. – Ke5 ?? throws away the win as after 3.-fxg4 white has no way to stop both pawns nor time to queen himself – black is « in the square » of defense.
4. gxf5 Kxf5? –g4 would still have drawn – with the help of « some higher power » as in the end black uses queen checks and stalemate motivs being two pawns down (e. g. 5.c6 g3+ 6.Kxg3 d2 7.c7 d1=Q 8.c8=Q Qxb3!! 9.Kg4 Qd1+ 10.Kg5 Qg1+ 11.Kh5 Dh1+ 12.Kg6 Qc6+!!).
5. e4+! Is the only move now, diverting the black king out of the square or gaining time for Ke3. Most likely the move played in the game as white went on to win.

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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 the lower leagues, Bonnevoie III and Bonnevoie IV performed in line with expectations amid a number of covid related defaults. On a positive note, our young players managed to experience the competition for the first time.

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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 congratulations to Konstantinos and to Mark Alex Maiquez, who got the bronze medal in the U14 group at his first participation in an official competition.

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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 activities are starting on 2 May. For information please contact (in English or French) info@gambit.lu , enrolment: https://forms.gle/oGRrfLPwkpKaHNTK8

Шаховий клуб Gambit Bonnevoie Luxembourg пропонує безоплатні курси для дітей на українській мові (початковий рівень) по понеділкам і четвергам з 17:30 до 19:00 у приміщенні Hall Omnisports, rue Gangler Luxembourg. Захід розпочинається 2 травня . Для отримання інформації звертайтесь (на англійській або французькій мові) за адресою info@gambit.lu .Заява: https://forms.gle/oGRrfLPwkpKaHNTK8

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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 François Godart, Steven Dishman, Slobodan Filipović, Michael Schwerteck, Roberto Visintin, Matthew Dishman, Geoffrey Stern and Robert McAndrew (captain) are to face élite opposition from the very start. In round 1 they will play against KPRF Russia with superstar Alexander Grischuk, Elo 2775, World rank 8, on board one.

Watch live on Chess24.com or Chessbase

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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 the following page: Cours d’échecs.

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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 group I, together with among others Hussars Poland (GM Duda, Elo 2729), CAC Beniajan Duochess Spain (GM David Anton Guijarro, Elo 2673) and Moravska Slavia Brno A (GM Ivan Šarić, Elo 2648).

Watch Gambit live on Chess24, games start at 14:30 on Saturday 27 March and Sunday 28 March.

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Coronavirus spread incoronates Gambit national team champions

Posted on 28/04/2020 by Willem van Gemert
The Luxembourg chess federation (FLDE) has decided to truncate the season due to the coronavirus outbreak. Bonnevoie I have been declared Champions based on their 6.5/7 score in the completed first phase of the national championship.
 
While there is no reason to celebrate in this context, the Club congratulates the players who gave us the second national team champions title in the last 4 years: Jozsef Barta, Óskar Bjarnason (captain), FM Jan Bednarich, FM Carl-Christian Buhr, Steve Dishman, IM Amedeus Eisenbeiser, Slobodan Filipović, Olafur Isberg Hannesson, GM Michael Hoffmann, GM Vitaly Kunin, IM François Godart, Stefan Maltezeanu, FM Andy Maréchal, Ivan Pryvalov, Michael Schwerteck, Zoran Stanić, GM Marko Tratar, Roberto Visintin.
 
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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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Gambit – Luxembourg Rapid Chess Champions

Posted on 03/12/2019 by Sebastien Wernerus

The Gambit team was victorious in the Luxembourg Rapid Team Chess Championship, organised by TSM Schëffleng, which took place on 1 December.

In this 13-team event, the Gambit team – comprising, in each round, four of the five-player squad of Stefan Maltezeanu, Óskar Bjarnason, Jan Bednarich, Geoff Stern and Dans Vijups – won all its matches, but faced its chief rivals in rounds 3 and 4. In round 3, Differdange were defeated 2.5-1.5 in a tight match, victory finally being secured when Stefan overcame International Master Mietek Bakalarz in an endgame. Then, in round 4, the pre-tournament favourites, Belvaux, were decisively defeated, with convincing wins from Stefan (against International Master Tom Weber), Óskar and Dans.

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Battles on the chessboard in the town of Cervantes’s captivity

Posted on 18/11/2019 by Willem van Gemert

The European Chess Club Cup 2019, Ulcinj, Montenegro, 9-16 November, has been dominated by Obiettivo Rinascimento Padova from Italy (GMs Rapport, Adams, Lekó, Vallejo Pons, Šarić, Vocaturo, Brunello, rating average: 2686), ahead of Nový Bor from the Czech Republic and Mednyi Vsadnik from Russia.

The Champions league of chess saw Gambit score in line with expectations, prevailing on the squads from Turkey and Ireland and missing a deserved victory in the last round, which would have propelled our club higher in the final standings. The best representatives from Luxembourg were De Sprenger Echternach on place 33. In the women section, Nona from Georgia (GM Dzagnidze, IM Javakhishvili, GM Batsiashvili, GM Khotenashvili, IM Melia)  clinched the title, with Kyiv Chess Federation from Ukraine and Cercle d’Échecs Monte Carlo on the second and third place, respectively.

Gambit at the ECC 2019 in Montenegro: from left to right, Geoff Stern (team captain), Roberto Visintin, Rytis Virbalis, Steve Dishman, Michael Schwerteck, IM François Godart, Robert McAndrew and Zoran Stanić.

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Stefan Maltezeanu at the World Junior Chess Championship 2019

Posted on 12/11/2019 by Willem van Gemert
Gambit’s Stefan Maltezeanu represented Luxembourg at the World Junior Chess Championship  in Delhi, India, from 14 to 26 October 2019.
 
Stefan acquired valuable experience, scoring 4.5 points amidst strong international competition after allowing more than one lucky escape to his titled opponents. The title in the open section went to GM Evgeny Shtembulyak (2577) from Ukraine, while in the girls section the winner was WIM Polina Shuvalova (2412) from Russia.
 
Stefan during his game against IM Bronstein. Photo: Ruggero Percivaldi.
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Umberto Cerasi wins the Coupe de la commune de Bettembourg

Posted on 12/11/2019 by Willem van Gemert

Gambit’s Umberto Cerasi clinches the title in Bettembourg scoring 6/7 ahead of Stanislas Loiret (Metz) and Steve Dishman (Gambit Bonnevoie).

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GM Vitaly Kunin shining at the Eurasia Open Cup

Posted on 06/09/2019 by Sebastien Wernerus

Despite sharply reducing his tournament activity, Gambit’s GM Vitaly Kunin proved his strength once again at the high-level Eurasia Open Cup held in Ekaterinenburg (Russia) from 31 July to 9 August 2019.

Vitaly scored 7.5 points out of 9 to get the 2nd place behind GM Sargsyan from Armenia, topping almost 200 participants, including 23 GMs and 19 IMs. Top seed and former Russian champion GM Evgeny Alekseev is found on place 11 of the final standings.

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Chess for your mind

Posted on 03/07/2019 by Sebastien Wernerus

Chess is a stimulating game for any mind. It requires self-control, management of emotions, courage and creativity. Importantly, it helps develop analytic thinking and logical reasoning.

Chess Club Gambit Bonnevoie offers chess courses for young players and adults. More details.

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Tim Upton Memorial Tournament 

Posted on 21/06/2019 by Willem van Gemert
On Saturday 22 June an invitational rapid tournament to honor the memory of Gambit Bonnevoie I captain Tim Upton has taken place in Foyer Européen, Luxembourg. The tournament has been organized by our club and the Chess club of the EU Institutions.
 
At the end of a hard-fought tournament, Gambit’s Steve Dishman prevailed. The second and third place went to GM Michael Hoffmann (Gambit) and IM Michael Wiedenkeller (Echternach), respectively, with our guests from Scotland, GM Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, her husband Jonathan Grant and IM Craig Pritchett to follow closely.
 
A book of the most remarkable games by Tim Upton, annotated by Gambit top players and others, has been made available to the participants of our traditional barbecue on 23 June. 
 
Gambit and the Chess Club of the European institutions would like to thank all the participants and the spectators, in particular our friends from Scotland, for creating a great ambiance which made the tournament memorable.
 

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CHAMPIONNAT INDIVIDUEL des JEUNES

Posted on 30/01/2019 by Sebastien Wernerus

Les weekends du 19/20 et 26/27 janvier 2019 le club d’échecs d’Echternach a organisé le championnat individuel des jeunes.
Un grand merci de la part du Gambit Bonnevoie.

Nos félicitations à tous les vainqueurs!

U20 : Stefan Maltezeanu
U18 : Michel Sadler
U16 : Clara Burdot
U14 : Franciszek Waligora
U12 : Vlad Onea
U12 : François Gerard
U10 : Yvan Burdot
U8 : Dora Burdot

Nous remercions et encourageons en particulier les jeunes du club de Bonnevoie qui ont participé à cette compétition.
Stefan Maltezeanu et Vlad Onea ont gagné leur catégorie, un bravo spécial à eux!

Voici le classement final des diverses catégories d’âge.

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International Solving Contest 2019 in Luxembourg

Posted on 14/01/2019 by Willem van Gemert

Sunday, 27 January 2019 at 11:00 a.m.

The International Solving Contest (ISC) is a chess problem solving competition centrally organised by the World Federation for Chess Composition (https://www.wfcc.ch). It is for individual solvers and takes place in multiple places worldwide on a Sunday at the end of January, simultaneously in all participating countries. It has been organised yearly since 2005, with the 15th ISC taking place in 2019, but for the very first time one of the venues will be in Luxembourg.

Format of Competition: 2 rounds of 6 problems (Categories 1 and 2)/single round of 6 problems (Category 3) Category 1 mainly for experienced solvers, but open to all solvers Category 2 for less experienced solvers Category 3 for children below 13 years

For details, please consult the rules for the ISC: https://www.wfcc.ch/competitions/solving/isc-rules

11:00-13:00 – round 1 (single round of Category 3) 13:00-14:30 – break 14:30-16:30 – round 2

Detailed results of ISC 2018 together with the problems and solutions for all categories are available here: https://www.wfcc.ch/competitions/solving/isc18 (please consult also links at the bottom of the linked page) The same for ISC 2017 is available here: https://www.wfcc.ch/competitions/solving/isc17

Venue: Cercle d’échecs Gambit Bonnevoie (http://www.gambit.lu) Hall Omnisports de Bonnevoie 42, rue Jean-François Gangler L-1613 Luxembourg

The premises of the club are in the basement of the Hall Omnisports. There is a small public parking area opposite the entrance and some parking places in the surroundings streets (free on Sundays). The venue is reachable from the railway station (Gare Centrale) for example by bus 5, bus stop Wisestrooss. Comprehensive information about public transport in Luxembourg: https://www.mobiliteit.lu Possibility of buying light refreshments at the venue, as well as of ordering sandwiches when registering.

Local Controller: Leif Winther

Participation: free of charge

Registration: not compulsory, but recommended (due to the capacity of the premises), by email to isc2019luxembourg@gmail.com (request for sandwiches by Wednesday, 23 January 2019).

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Cours d’échecs saison 2020- 2021

Posted on 19/07/2018 by Bob Weinand

Vous trouverez toutes les infos à propos des cours d’échecs organisés par Gambit Bonnevoie à la page Cours d’échecs.

You will find all the info concerning the chess courses organised by Gambit Bonnevoie on our website at the following page: Cours d’échecs.

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