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.
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
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
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.
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.
Dear Members,
The chess championship and our courses are suspended until further notice.
Gambit Bonnevoie Committee
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.
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.
Gambit’s Umberto Cerasi clinches the title in Bettembourg scoring 6/7 ahead of Stanislas Loiret (Metz) and Steve Dishman (Gambit Bonnevoie).
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.
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.
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!
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).
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.
Our players have won their second national Blitz Chess title in a row, emerging clear first ahead of Differdange and Bieles after 18 rounds of 3’ per player games with 2’’ increment. The tournament organised by CE Philidor Beggen offered a number of though battles among the participating teams.
Gambit I (Steve Dishman, Slobodan Filipović, Óskar Bjarnason, Zoran Stanić) started as rating favourites and successfully defended their Luxembourg champions title by winning 15 matches, drawing 2 and losing 1.
Gambit II (Stefan Maltezeanu, Geoffrey Stern, Matthew Dishman, Dans Vijups) finished the competition on place 5.
The Luxembourg Chess League 2017/18 is over, with a final round on 25 March in Differdange which brought together all the participating teams for a colourful gran finale (RTL).
The balance for Gambit teams is mixed. Despite a fierce fight, Gambit Bonnevoie I was not able to defend our Luxembourg champions title, which returned to the Echternach team of the Luxembourg all-time-best GM Alberto David and chess legend GM Robert Hübner. Congratulations to Echternach for dominating this season! The clear second place gained by our players ahead of Dudelange qualifies us for the European Chess Club Cup in Porto Carras (Greece) later this year.
Gambit I (left) Dishman and GM Tratar facing Echternach in the final match (photo: www.lecavalier.lu)
Gambit II had to admit the superiority of Differdange II and finished third in the Promotion d’honneur, missing the chance of promotion to the highest division. Our players could not overcome the merciless laws of statistics reflected in an average Elo difference of 180 points.
The other Gambit teams gained significant experience for the next season, with our young players making good progress and putting into practice what they have learned so far.
En dépit d’un début très prometteur l’équipe nationale hongroise n’a pas réussi à remporter de médaille au Championnat d’Europe des échecs en Grèce (http://www.euroteams2017.com/en/) et a dû se contenter de la cinquième place, une finale au goût amer pour nos membres József, László et Csaba. Viktor a très bien figuré dans cette compétition des meilleurs joueurs d’Europe gagné par l’Azerbaïdjan devant la Russie (argent), l’Ukraine (bronze) et la surprenante Croatie de Zoran: il est resté invincible en gagnant le top-11 avec une performance à 2765 points Elo. Résultats assez gratifiants aussi pour l’autre GMI de Gambit Bonnevoie, le slovène Matej Šebenik, qui lui aussi a obtenu une performance Elo supérieure aux 2700 points en devançant, parmi d’autres, les deux superstars Boris Gelfand et Alexander Grischuk.
le GMI Matej Šebenik, assis, deuxième à gauche, partie nulle face au russe Maxime Matlakov, nº 27 au monde (source: euroteams2017.com)
Club d'échecs Gambit Bonnevoie
42, rue Jean-François Gangler
L-1613 Luxembourg
E-mail: info@gambit.lu
