Bonnevoie Partners with Kasparov Chess Foundation Academy

CE Gambit Bonnevoie is thrilled to announce an exclusive partnership agreement with the prestigious Kasparov Chess Foundation Academy!

No matter where you live, as a member or affiliated member of Gambit Bonnevoie, you can access the Premium Package — normally priced at €450 — at a special discounted rate, with the membership fee already included. The package also includes three months of chess.com diamond membership.

At Gambit, we empower our members and supporters by fostering the development of their skills. Affiliated membership is open to individual chess enthusiasts and players from any chess club in Luxembourg and around the world. Importantly, you can still remain a member of your club and represent it in official competitions – affiliated membership only means that you support Gambit, without any additional commitment towards our club. Still, we are more than happy to have you among our supporters.

NB! Special conditions apply only if you subscribe using the link below!

SUBSCRIBE (and then listen to a good GMBJT chess song 🙂 )

KCFAcademy training activities run from January 2026 to June 2026, and they are designed for everyone, covering all levels from beginners to titled players. Registering through Gambit Bonnevoie gives you also discounts for the participation at the Friendship Festival in Radenci, Slovenia from 25 June 2026 to 30 June 2026, 5000 EUR first prize! 

Train with renowned trainers and world-class super grandmasters such as Anish Giri, Levon Aronian, Peter Svidler, and the legendary Garry Kasparov.  At the end of the online programme in June 2026, you will get an attendance certificate signed by Garry Kasparov himself.

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Gambit Rapid Chess Open Tournament, 29 November, 14:00

We are pleased to announce the Gambit Rapid Chess Open, which will take place on Saturday, November 29 at 14:00 at the Gambit Bonnevoie Chess Club.

Tournament Hall Address:
42 Rue Jean-François Gangler, 1613 Bouneweg-Süd, Luxembourg

Registration

Time Control:
12 minutes + 3 seconds increment per move

Entry Fee:

  • 30 € for players aged 20 and above
  • 15 € for players under 20

Prizes:

  • Top 3 overall: 300 €, 200 €, 100 €
  • Top 3 females: 60 €, 50 €, 40 €
  • Best U18, U16, U14, U12, U10, and U8: 50 € each

The prize amounts are guaranteed with a minimum of 50 participants.

Since 80% of the total entry fees will be distributed as prizes, a higher number of participants will proportionally increase the total prize fund.
The final prize fund will be announced by the end of Round 2. Additional prizes, such as rating categories and best veteran, may also be added.

How to Register:

  • Use the following link to the registration form: Registration

Please note: As the number of participants is limited, registration at the tournament hall might be rejected.

FIDE Rated:
This tournament is FIDE rated; each player must have a valid international chess ID number (FIDE ID).

We look forward to welcoming you to the Gambit Rapid Chess Open.

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Gambit web store and Chess in Music and Arts!

Check out Gambit’s web store to explore the collection and find your perfect items.

Also, we invite you to follow our venture into the realms of art and music by listening to our first releases by GMBJTeam: GMBJT Music

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Cours d’échecs saison 2025/2026

Les inscriptions aux cours d’échecs pour la saison 2025/2026 sont ouvertes.

Enrolment to chess courses 2025/2026 is open.

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 detailed information on chess courses organised by Gambit Bonnevoie on our website at the following page: Cours d’échecs.

Toutes les inscriptions pour la saison 2025 – 2026 doivent être faites en utilisant le formulaire suivant: Inscription.

To enrol to the 2025 – 2026 courses, please use the following link: Inscription.

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Gambit at Lëtzebuerg spillt 2025

A lot of interest for Gambit Bonnevoie stand at the Lëtzebuerg spillt 2025 festival. Very pleased of that.

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Téléthon 2025 – 5 décembre à Thionville

Le Cercle d’échecs de Thionville organise le vendredi 5 décembre son traditionnel tournoi de blitz au profit du Téléthon.

Les amateurs de jeu rapide pourront s’affronter dans une ambiance conviviale, une coupe sera remise au 3 premiers, les inscriptions seront 100% reversées au Téléthon.

Rendez-vous le 5 décembre à 20h30 au Centre multisport de la Milliaire, 71 Rue Paul Albert ,57100 THIONVILLE.

Vous pouvez vous inscrire dès à présent auprès de François Ortega.

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Elena accroche un podium à Sarreguemines !

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, les 17, 18 et 19 février 2026.

À seulement 4 ans et demi, Elena était la plus jeune participante du tournoi. Une très belle performance qui promet un bel avenir à cette petite passionnée des échecs — nul doute qu’elle défendra ses chances avec enthousiasme et détermination ! 

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Gilles Daubenfeld wins Coupe de Bettembourg

Our warmest congratulations to Gilles Daubenfeld for his victory at the Coupe de Bettembourg on 2 November 2025, and to Léo Delanne for the first place in the U8 section!

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Gambit at ECCC 2025

26.10.2025.
Gambit Bonnevoie Women’s Team Shines with Two Individual Medals and Shared 3rd Place Finish

In a nail-biting finale, the Gambit Bonnevoie women’s team held last year’s champions, Tajfun Ljubljana, to a 2–2 draw. This result secured a shared third place, and for a moment, hopes were high for a podium finish based on tiebreaks. Unfortunately, the tiebreak system placed our team in fifth position.

The tournament was ultimately won by the powerhouse squad from the Monte Carlo Chess Club. Still, this result marks an excellent achievement for both our club and Luxembourgish chess. Two individual medals crowned our performance: GM Anna Ushenina earned bronze on board one, while FM Liwia Jarocka claimed gold on board five.

Our two teams in the Open section performed as expected in a highly competitive field featuring clubs from across Europe. The Open title went to Superchess Bucharest.

25.10.2025.
Meanwhile, it is confirmed that Gambit Bonnevoie already won a gold medal for individual results. Our warmest congratulations to FM Liwia Jarocka for the perfect 4/4 score and 2855 rating performance.

24.10.2025.
Gambit Bonnevoie Women’s Team Eyes Medal in Final Round
Gambit Bonnevoie’s women’s team enters the final round in third place, with a medal on the line. Facing last year’s winners Tajfun SK Ljubljana in the final match tomorrow will determine if they can secure a podium finish. The excitement is building as they aim to hold onto their position and finish strong.

23.10.2025.
Yesterday was a fantastic day for our club, with all three of our teams scoring victories!

  • The Women’s Team defeated Chartres with a close 2.5–1.5 win.
  • Gambit I prevailed over Goztepe Spor Kulübü (Turkey).
  • Gambit II secured a hard-fought 3.5–2.5 victory against Cardiff.

Today brings an extremely important match for the Women’s Team, as they face Turkish Airlines — a team whose prestigious sponsor reflects the strength and quality of their players. A win today would be crucial to stay in the race for the medals!

20.10.2025.
Good start for our women team yesterday who won 4-0 against Aris (Greece) and Bonnevoie I, 5.5-0.5 against Malahide (Ireland). The second team lost 1.5-4.5 to Skakklubben Bordkakotten (Denmark).

Follow games live on the official stream by the organizers: https://ecutv.eu and on major chess platforms chessbase.com, lichess.com, and chess.com .

Today top match on table 1 for the women team against title favorites Montecarlo.

19.10.2025.
The 40th European Chess Club Cup 2025, the most important tournament for clubs in Europe, begins in Rhodes today. CE Gambit Bonnevoie will be represented by three teams: Bonnevoie I and Bonnevoie II in the Open section, and our top-class women’s team.

Our ladies will face Aris (Greece), Bonnevoie I is up against Malahide (Ireland), and Bonnevoie II will compete against Skakklubben Nordkalotten (Denmark).

Updates to follow!

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

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 with Ukraine. Ushenina also claimed individual gold on Board 2, and Yuliia Osmak, who represented Gambit at the ECC 2024, also got team silver, crowning a stellar event for our club stars. Our coach Petar Arnaudov captained Bulgaria, gold at ETC 2024, who got the 4th place.

Aleksandra, Anna and Klaudia will proudly represent Gambit Bonnevoie at the European Club Cup in Rhodes (18–26 October), along with Elina Danielian and Liwia Jarocka, with Petar as their captain. Congratulations to our champions — and best of luck for more success in Greece!

The winning Polish team. Klauda Kulon third from left, Aleksandra Maltsevskaya fifth.

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Upcoming tournaments in and around Luxembourg

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

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Adam Amroune at the World Cadet U10 Championship

We are proud of Bonnevoie’s young player, Adam Amroune, who represented Luxembourg at the World Cadet U10 Championship, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from September 18 to October 1, 2025. This championship is the official world event for the under-10 age group, organized by the International Chess Federation (FIDE).

Adam started playing chess only a year and a half ago, making this participation a truly remarkable achievement.

Upon his return to Luxembourg, Adam participated in the L’open – OGBLCHESSMASTER 2025 – OGBL, where he landed on place 9 of the final ranking and got the prize for the best U14.

Congratulations!

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Results of the Open Blitz (26/9)

Here are the results of the Open Blitz tournament of 26 September:

Congratulations to the winners!

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Surprise VIP visit at our first tournament of the season

Yesterday the participants of our first tournament of the season were pleasantly surprised by the courtesy visit of former European Champion GM Danielian, who will play for Gambit Bonnevoie at the forthcoming European Club Cup in Rhodes .
Elina made herself available to play some friendly games with members and friends, cresting melodies on the chessboard that were music to our ears.
 
Photo: tournament organizer Stefan, Elina and tournament winner Umberto
 
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Chess music and arts

By recently amending its articles of incorporation, CE Gambit Bonnevoie has expanded its scope of activities beyond the practice of chess to include any pursuit connected with the game. We invite you to follow our venture into the realms of art and music by listening to our first releases by GMBJTeam!

GMBJT Music

To the best of our knowledge, this makes us the first chess club in the world to produce songs dedicated to the game of chess. And if you have a text or idea to share, or you paint, don’t hesitate — we’d love to bring it to life with you! Remember, “Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make happy” (Siegbert Tarrasch).

Do you like the songs? Please donate, using the below PayPal code, and support our activities!

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Opening on 15 September

Our club will reopen its doors for the new season on Monday, 15 September.

Welcome everybody!

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Open de la Rentrée

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 of players . Standout performances were delivered by WGM Narmin Khalafova, the winner of the 2024 edition, who secured the 3rd place, and Adam Amroune, one of our promising young talents, who finished 11th out of 127 participants.

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Premier tournoi Open Blitz Saison 2025-2026 – Grand Prix Series

Le Club CE Gambit Bonnevoie organise son premier tournoi Blitz OPEN de la nouvelle saison, le vendredi 26 Septembre de 19h00 à 20h30, dans l’enceinte du club, 42, rue Jean-François Gangler L-1613 Luxembourg

Ce tournoi aura 7 rondes avec 5min+3s (système Bronstein) de réflexion par joueur.

80% du montant des inscriptions remis.

Prix pour les meilleurs classés + prix par catégorie d’âge U18 et U12.

Prix d’inscription: 10€

Au cas de besoin, veuillez appeler le: +352 621476657

La préinscription est à effectuer jusqu’au vendredi 26 septembre 18h55 en utilisant le lien suivant ou sur place:

Inscription Tournoi

Bonne chance !

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Fiona is on the air

As the season is approaching, have a look at the interview with our member Fiona-Steil Antoni on Chessbase:
 
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Bonnevoie Youth shine at European Chess Championship in Thessaloniki, Ema Jakša narrowly missing the podium

From 5–7 August 2025, Gambit Bonnevoie’s rising stars competed at the European Youth Rapid & Blitz Championship in Thessaloniki, Greece.

  • Ema Jakša, 2024 European Champion, obtained the  4th place in Girls U12 Rapid  and 9th place in Blitz. Just half a point more would have secured the 2nd place for Ema, but two draws—both from winning positions—kept her off the podium. Even so, Blitz brought notable highlights: she held all three medalists to draws and beat both the 2024 European Champion Horodna and the 2025 Champion Svitenko. Competing for the first time in an older age group, Ema (born 2014) was the best finisher of her birth year in both Blitz and Rapid, where most ahead of her were older players!.
  • Adam Amroune4 points in Open U10 Rapid and 8.5 in Blitz. Adam’s result is a great achievement for a first participation, and he started playing chess only a bit more than 1 year ago!
  • Léo Delanne4.5 points in Open U8 Rapid, landing on place 27 in Europe, and 8 points in Blitz, where he was among the youngest participants, which underscores his robust performance.

The event gathered over 450 players from 36 European federations, making these results a proud achievement for the club.

Congratulations to Ema, Adam, and Léo for their determination and sportsmanship on the international stage!

 

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It is summer break time, Gambit Bonnevoie reopens its doors on 12 September 2025

Gambit will be closed until 12 September 2025. However, there will be occasional updates of the site and newsletters also during the summer months. Stay tuned!

We wish all our members and supporters a pleasant summer break.

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