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Differdange wins team rapid 2024

Posted on 18/11/2024 by Mareks Graudins

CE le Cavalier Differdange (GM Pelettier, GM Wirig, Aliferenko, Hartung, Schluter) has won the national teams rapid championship, with our team Gambit Bonnevoie I on place 2 and Strassen I to complete the podium. Our young players from Bonnevoie II … Continue reading →

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Léo Delanne Dominguez champion de Moselle

Posted on 12/11/2024 by Mareks Graudins

Félicitations à notre jeune joueur Léo Delanne Dominguez qui vient de gagner le championnat de Moselle U8 à Metz! Prochaine étape pour Léo les championnats de Lorraine en février 2025 à Nancy.

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Dishman lands on place 7 at the European Senior Chess Championship

Posted on 03/11/2024 by Mareks Graudins

Steve Dishman got the 7th place at the European Senior Chess Championship held in Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy) in October 2024. Steve had chances to get to the podium, but the difficult pairings in the last two rounds made things harder. … Continue reading →

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Crescendo e gran finale

Posted on 25/10/2024 by Mareks Graudins

If Bonnevoie I was in the spotlight in the first round while playing top seed Superchess, now is our ladies’ turn for the grand finale. Gambit is playing second seed Garuda Ajka BSK with among others three-times gold medalist at … Continue reading →

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Fighting on

Posted on 24/10/2024 by Mareks Graudins

Bonnevoie I is facing LSG from the Netherlands, while Bonnevoie II gets Cardiff Chess Club. Our women team is playing Schachgesellschaft Solingen, and this will be the focus of Fiona’s stream today. Watch it live, starting at 4pm: www.twitch.tv/fionchetta/

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Gambit Bonnevoie Chess Club Fields Luxembourg’s First Female Team at European Club Cup

Posted on 19/10/2024 by Mareks Graudins

Gambit Bonnevoie Chess Club is proud to field the first female team from Luxembourg to compete in the European Club Cup (ECC). The team of four Woman Grandmasters, all of whom have won prestigious national titles in their respective countries … Continue reading →

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Gambit Bonnevoie to Field 3 Teams at the 2024 European Club Cup

Posted on 15/10/2024 by Mareks Graudins

Three Gambit Bonnevoie teams are set to compete at the European Club Cup 2024 in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia, from October 20 to 26, 2024—making it the most represented club at this prestigious event. Bonnevoie I and Bonnevoie II will participate … Continue reading →

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GM Matej Sebenik draws against GM Vidit Gujrathi

Posted on 22/09/2024 by Mareks Graudins

Our member GM Matej Sebenik managed to draw with black against world’s number 25, GM Vidit Gujrathi, at the Chess Olympiad today. Well done, congratulations!

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Gambit Bonnevoie honoured to play on table 1 at the Chess Olympiad!

Posted on 21/09/2024 by Mareks Graudins

Gambit is delighted to have our member GM Matej Sebenik, Slovenia’s national team captain, playing on table 1 of the last round of the Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest! Matej’s win over GM Benjamin Bok from the Netherlands propelled his … Continue reading →

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La GMF Narmin Khalafova gagne l’Open Philidor

Posted on 15/09/2024 by Mareks Graudins

Grand succès de la GMF Narmin Khalafova ce dimanche 15 septembre à l’Open Philidor organisé de façon excellente par le club de Dommeldange-Beggen. Narmin a gagné toutes ses parties, dominant le tournoi du début à la fin. Umberto Cerasi a … Continue reading →

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Gambit players in the Chess Olympiad 2024

Posted on 13/09/2024 by Mareks Graudins

The Chess Olympiad 2024 is now taking place in Budapest. Several players from our club are among the competitors: GM Banusz, GM Sebenik, WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni, WFM Bruna Geske, as well as two players who will represent our club at … Continue reading →

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WGM Elvira Berend wins the Small Nations Championship 2024

Posted on 02/07/2024 by Mareks Graudins

Warmest congratulations to Elvira Berend who just won the Small Nations Women’s Chess Championship 2024! The 5th European Small Nations Individual Chess Championship and the 2nd European Small Nations Women’s Chess Championship took place from 22 to 30 June Andorra … 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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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 … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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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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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 … Continue reading →

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Nouveau site Esch Rochade Reine

Posted on 22/10/2013 by Willem van Gemert

Le club d’échecs Esch Rochade Reine a un nouveau site et une nouvelle adresse du site web: http://rochadereine.wordpress.com/. L’ancien adresse étant utilisée par un club de tennis japonais … Je ne me rappele pas comment était l’ancien site, mais le nouveau … Continue reading →

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