Category Archives: Tournois

Ema Jakša sets new personal best at World Youth Rapid & Blitz

Posted on 25/12/2025 by Mareks Graudins

Ema Jakša, a young Slovenian chess player and a member of Cercle d’Échecs Gambit Bonnevoie, has returned from the FIDE World U9–U17 Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2025 in Antalya, Turkey, with her strongest world-level results to date. Competing in the Girls U11 category, she finished 6th … Continue reading →

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Adam Amroune shines with an impressive 2nd place finish

Posted on 23/12/2025 by Mareks Graudins

One of our young talents, Adam Amroune, delivered an excellent performance by finishing 2nd in the recent LAML school chess tournament, standing out despite facing tough competition from older and more experienced young players. Throughout the event, Adam showed remarkable … Continue reading →

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Rapid Silver

Posted on 07/12/2025 by Mareks Graudins

Gambit Bonnevoie I (Bednarich, Meyer, Stern, Vijups) got the second place at the national rapid championship for teams, with Differdange on the top of the podium and Luxembourg 1915 winning bronze. Our young players from Bonnevoie 2 gained valuable experience. … Continue reading →

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Results of the Gambit Bonnevoie Rapid Chess Open of 29 November

Posted on 30/11/2025 by Mareks Graudins

The first Gambit Bonnevoie Rapid Chess Open (results: https://s1.chess-results.com/tnr1306108.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&SNode=S0) took place on 29 November 2025 in Hall Omnisports. This was the first FIDE-rated event ever organized by our club, and we plan to host many more in the future. Around 50 … Continue reading →

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Elena accroche un podium à Sarreguemines !

Posted on 12/11/2025 by Mareks Graudins

Ce week-end, lors du Qualificatif Moselle Jeune à Sarreguemines, la jeune Elena Delanne a brillamment décroché une place sur le podium en catégorie U8F. Elle pourra donc participer aux Championnats de Lorraine, qui se tiendront à Saint-Nabord, dans les Vosges, … Continue reading →

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Gambit Bonnevoie Women Strike Gold and Silver at European Team Championship 2025

Posted on 14/10/2025 by Mareks Graudins

Fantastic news from Batumi! Our Gambit Bonnevoie players delivered brilliant performances at the European Women’s Team Championship 2025, where they represented their respective national teams.Aleksandra Maltsevskaya and Klaudia Kulon won team gold with Poland, while Anna Ushenina captured team silver … Continue reading →

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Upcoming tournaments in and around Luxembourg

Posted on 14/10/2025 by Mareks Graudins

5 décembre: Tournoi blitz Téléthon 2025 à ThionvilleTéléthon 2025 – 5 décembre à Thionville

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Open de la Rentrée

Posted on 08/09/2025 by Mareks Graudins

On Sunday, 7 September, the Open de la Rentrée took place, excellently organized by the Dommeldange-Beggen Chess Club. The event saw a dominant performance by Taha Rostami, who impressively won all of his games to take first place. The Gambit was represented by a number … Continue reading →

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Chess vibes in Diekirch

Posted on 07/07/2025 by Mareks Graudins

Congratulations to our President, who took a break from his hard administrative work – delivered over the weekend for the sake of our club – to get a shared 1st place out of 74 participants at the Challenge Ville de … Continue reading →

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Vice-champions in team blitz

Posted on 24/03/2025 by Mareks Graudins

The Luxembourg team national championship in blitz games took place in Schifflange on 23 March 2025. Gambit Bonnevoie did not manage to defend the title, but our team (Bjarnason, Daubenfeld, Filipovic, Stanic) got a solid second place. This year’s champions … Continue reading →

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Léo en Or et Adam en Argent

Posted on 27/02/2025 by Mareks Graudins

Trois semaines après avoir remporté le Championnat de Lorraine U8, notre élève Léo Delanne Dominguez remporte également le Championnat du Luxembourg U8 avec un score parfait de 7/7 ! Un autre de nos élèves, Adam Amroune, a également réalisé une … Continue reading →

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Results of the Open Blitz (11/1)

Posted on 12/01/2025 by Mareks Graudins

Here are the results of the Open Blitz tournament of 11 January: 190€ were distributed: 1. 60€ 2. 50€ 3. 40€ Théophile Ravet 1. U18 20€ Adam Amroune 1. U12 20€ Congratulations to the winners!  

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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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Results of the Open Blitz (9/11)

Posted on 10/11/2024 by Mareks Graudins

Here are the results of the Open Blitz tournament of 9 November: Winner: Serge Karp. Special prise U18: Théophile Ravet. Special prise U12: Nikita Osmolovskii. Congratulations to the winners !

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Chess tournaments in and around Luxembourg

Posted on 04/11/2024 by Mareks Graudins

Here are several links to chess tournament calendars that you might find of interest: France classical France rapid France blitz Germany all Well-known chess tournaments We can also recommend two other tournaments, one taking place this saturday (rapid), one in … Continue reading →

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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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