Gambit Bonnevoie’s 90th anniversary celebrations continue with a second FIDE rapid open on Saturday, 5 December 2026 at 09:30.
This tournament will take place in our club premises (instead of the Centre Culturel) at 42, rue Jean-François Gangler, L-1613 Luxembourg. Participation is limited to 50 players.
Tournament details
11 rounds with a time control of 10 minutes + 3 seconds per move.
A lunch break of approximately one hour is planned. The closing ceremony will take place by 18:30.
Entry fees
€30 for adults
€15 for players under 20, WFM and FM
Free entry for WIM, IM, WGM and GM
70–80% of entry fees will go towards prizes, including women’s and youth categories. The prize distribution will be announced after round 2.
🥈 Six wins. Twelve match points. A place in history.
European team silver in Budva: club president Jan Bednarich raises the trophy alongside our women’s team and their coach and captain, Petar Arnaudov.
Some days become part of a club’s history. This is one of them. Gambit Bonnevoie’s women have won silver at the 2026 European Chess Club Cup in Budva, finishing level with the champions on 12 match points. In our 90th anniversary year, the dream of a European podium has become a magnificent reality.
The European Chess Club Cup is to chess what the Champions League is to football: Europe’s leading clubs competing on the continental stage.
Our team completed the campaign with a 2.5–1.5 victory over Serbia’s Crvena Zvezda in today’s seventh and final round. After yesterday’s narrow setback, Gambit found the resolve to win again when it mattered most: six victories in seven matches, and second place among Europe’s leading women’s clubs.
Cercle d’Échecs de Monte-Carlo retained the title on the tournament’s Sonneborn–Berger tie-break. Yet one result gives our silver a special lustre: Gambit beat those very champions 2.5–1.5 in their direct encounter. Seeded fourth, our women also defeated second seeds Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica and third seeds SuperChess Romania — all three teams ranked above them, in three successive rounds.
A team achievement, three individual medals
The team silver is accompanied by three individual board medals: Elina Danielian takes silver on board three, Klaudia Kulon bronze on board two, and Aleksandra Maltsevskaya bronze on board four. A remarkable reward for the quality and fighting spirit shown throughout the week.
Klaudia Kulon — bronze on board 2.
Elina Danielian — silver on board 3.
Aleksandra Maltsevskaya — bronze on board 4.
Congratulations to Anna Ushenina, Klaudia Kulon, Elina Danielian, Aleksandra Maltsevskaya and Narmin Khalafova, and to the women’s team’s coach and captain, Petar Arnaudov. His contribution to this historic success deserves our warmest thanks alongside the players. This silver belongs to the whole Gambit family: the team, its coach and captain, and the members and supporters who believed in the journey.
This is a historic first for Luxembourg club chess, and the greatest European achievement in Gambit Bonnevoie’s history. A club built on friendship, passion and ambition now stands among Europe’s very best. Silver today gives us every reason to dream even bigger tomorrow. Vive Gambit Bonnevoie!
Cercle d’échecs Gambit Bonnevoie celebrated 90 years since its establishment. This is a major milestone for our club, which shows vitality through renovation. The festive ambience was made possible by the Centre culturel de Bonnevoie and by the players who took part in the tournament. First place went to GMF Narmin Khalafova (Gambit Bonnevoie), ahead of Stefan Maltezeanu (Gambit Bonnevoie) and Aleksii Aliferenko (Le Cavalier Differdange).
CE Gambit Bonnevoie is thrilled to renew its partnership with the Kasparov Chess Foundation Academy for the 2027 season.
The new season is already taking shape in Samarkand, where the KCF Academy team and many of its lecturers are currently immersed in the unique atmosphere of the Chess Olympiad, surrounded by some of the world’s strongest players.
For centuries, Samarkand was one of the great crossroads of the Silk Road, connecting people, cultures and ideas. It is a fitting setting for an Academy that today connects ambitious young chess players from across the world through a shared passion for learning and improvement.
Once again, Gambit members and affiliated members from Luxembourg and abroad can benefit from an exceptional international learning experience at the most competitive price on the market.
The KCF Academy 2027 Preseason Program begins online on 17 October 2026, preparing players for the Main Program starting in January 2027. Registration for the Main Program includes the complete Preseason Program free of charge.
Special conditions are available through Gambit Bonnevoie.
Forget clunky, static game replays. Club member Slobodan Filipovic has quietly released ngx-chessground, a sleek Angular library built around Lichess’s Chessground engine. At its heart is a PGN viewer that makes replaying chess games feel almost cinematic:
Step through a game while Stockfish provides live evaluations. Rewind, fast-forward, or jump directly to the critical moments with smooth, responsive controls.
What it does at a glance:
Steps through annotated games, including variations
Live Stockfish evaluation
Full replay controls, including jump-to-position
Searches and filters entire game collections
Reads compressed PGN files and ZIP archives natively
Provides full access to the Chessground API for anyone who wants to build custom boards, pieces, or entirely new chess experiences
It’s free, open source (GPL-3.0), and built by someone who plays here. Take a bow, Slobodan!
Like a scene from a film, heavy rain swept over Budva on Thursday, breaking the sunny routine of the past few days. At the boards, too, Gambit Bonnevoie’s smooth passage through the European Club Cup met its first storm.
After five straight victories, our women lost narrowly, 1.5–2.5, to Azerbaijan’s Odlar Yurdu — the “Land of Fire”. The match turned on the finest of margins, with a chance to save the team draw slipping away. A painful setback, but it cannot dim the achievement of a team that has already beaten the tournament’s three highest seeds.
Gambit still heads the standings on tie-break, level on 10 match points with Monte-Carlo and Odlar Yurdu. Today’s final round against Crvena Zvezda promises high tension: a medal is firmly within reach, and gold remains possible. One last effort could turn an exceptional week into a European medal for the club.
In the Open section, Gambit Bonnevoie earned a welcome victory, defeating Viking Chess Club 3.5–2.5.
Five rounds, five victories. Gambit Bonnevoie’s women have added another memorable success to their European Club Cup campaign in Budva, defeating second seeds Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica 2.5–1.5 to keep their perfect record intact.
After SuperChess Romania and reigning champions Monte-Carlo, this completes a remarkable sequence: Gambit, seeded fourth, have now beaten all three teams ranked above them at the start of the tournament, in three successive rounds. Today’s opponents were rated higher on every board, yet Bonnevoie once again found the resolve to prevail.
It was a victory that demanded composure as well as ambition. A tense endgame kept supporters on edge until the finish, making the relief and joy all the greater when the match was secured. This team’s strength lies as much in holding firm under pressure as in seizing its chances.
Gambit remain alone in first place with the maximum ten match points, two ahead of Monte-Carlo and Odlar Yurdu. With two rounds remaining, our women have given the whole club something extraordinary to rally behind. The winning run continues—and so does the dream.
Gambit Bonnevoie’s women have beaten the reigning European club champions. In a superb Round 4 performance in Budva, they defeated Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo 2.5–1.5—a victory to make the whole club proud.
Monaco came into the event as top seeds and winners of the 2025 title, their eighth European crown. Their four players today averaged 2471 Elo against Gambit’s 2387. Overcoming opposition of that calibre gives this result a special place in Bonnevoie’s European campaign.
Four rounds, four victories: Gambit now stand alone in first place with eight match points, two clear of the chasing pack. Yesterday’s lead on tie-break has become an outright advantage, with 12.5 game points from a possible 16.
Following the convincing win over SuperChess Romania, beating the defending champions is another remarkable step for our women’s team. Three rounds remain, but this is already a day to savour. Ambition, resilience and the joy of achieving something together—the essence of chess, in Gambit Bonnevoie colours.
Gambit Bonnevoie’s women delivered an emphatic 3–1 win over Superbet-backed SuperChess Romania in Round 3 of the European Club Cup in Budva.
SuperChess were the third seeds, one place above Gambit, and held a narrow rating edge in today’s lineups: 2390 average Elo against 2387. The contest was almost even on paper, but Bonnevoie produced a convincing team victory.
After three rounds, Gambit women are in first place on tie-break, with six match points from three wins and 10 game points out of 12. They lead Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo, who also have six match points.
A great start for Gambit Bonnevoie Women, who defeated the Davit Jojua team from Georgia 3.5–0.5.
In the Open section, Bonnevoie lost 5–1 to three-time European champions Nový Bor. However, Slobodan Filipović scored an impressive win with Black against world No. 146 Nils Grandelius.
The score could have been closer, as François Godart came very close to drawing against world No. 22 and Olympic champion Nodirbek Yakubboev.
The European Chess Club Cup kicks off today, 17 October, in Budva, Montenegro, with Gambit Bonnevoie proudly represented in both the Open and Women’s competitions.
Our men’s team faces a formidable challenge right from the start, taking on Novy Bor, the Czech powerhouse and three-time European club champions. An exciting match against some of the world’s finest players!
Meanwhile, our women’s team enters the competition as the fourth seed and a serious contender for the podium. Led by former Women’s World Champion Anna Ushenina, our players are determined to build on last year’s excellent performance and fight for a place among Europe’s elite.
Amis joueurs d’échecs, nous vous donnons rendez-vous à Giron !
Le Relais Nordique organise son 1er Open international Séniors + et Vétérans d’échecs des Montagnes du Jura.
Du 27 février au 7 mars 2027, pendant 9 jours, venez partager votre passion des échecs dans un cadre exceptionnel, au cœur d’un paysage hivernal des Montagnes du Jura.
Au programme : tournoi, animations, gastronomie locale, découverte de la région et moments de convivialité.
Que vous veniez seul, avec votre club ou accompagné, joueur ou non joueur, nous avons imaginé un séjour où plaisir de la stratégie et de la montagne se rencontrent.
Informations pratiques
Lieu : Le Relais Nordique, 50 route de la Pesse, 01130 Giron (France).
Tournoi : open de 9 rondes au système suisse, homologué FIDE, avec des parties tous les après-midi.
Cadence : 1 h 30 + 30 secondes par coup, avec 30 minutes supplémentaires au 40e coup.
Inscription au tournoi : 70 €.
Prix garantis : 500 € et un trophée au premier, 300 € au deuxième, 200 € au troisième. Un cadeau souvenir est offert à chaque participant.
Hébergement et séjour
Hébergement et restauration en pension complète à partir de 840 € par séjour (9 jours, 8 nuits).
Pour les 40 premiers inscrits, l’affiche annonce : « Votre inscription devient votre acompte ! » et 70 € offerts sur le séjour en pension complète.
Animations libres tous les matins : visites, ski nordique, randonnées en raquettes et dégustations de produits régionaux. Navette gratuite à la gare TGV de Valserhône et sauna gratuit.
Chess and a Mediterranean cruise come together this December for an unusual new event organised by Levacic Chess Academy: the first Chess Tournament Cruise aboard the Costa Toscana, from 6 to 13 December 2026.
The week combines a full Mediterranean cruise with an 11-round rapid tournament, a blitz tournament, and daily chess analysis and lectures with International Master Damir Levacic.
Chess programme
The chess programme includes:
an 11-round rated rapid tournament
time control: 15 minutes + 30 seconds increment
one round per day on excursion days
three rapid rounds on the morning of the full day at sea
a blitz tournament on the afternoon of the day at sea
daily analyses and lectures with IM Damir Levacic
Participation in both chess tournaments, as well as the lectures and analysis sessions, is included in the player’s cruise price.
Cruise itinerary
The cruise takes place aboard the Costa Toscana from 6 to 13 December 2026, departing from and returning to Marseille.
6 December – Marseille: departure at 18:00
7 December – Barcelona: 09:00–19:00
8 December – Palma de Mallorca: 07:30–17:00
9 December – At sea
10 December – Palermo: 08:00–16:30
11 December – Civitavecchia / Rome: 08:30–19:00
12 December – Savona: 08:30–17:30
13 December – Marseille: arrival at 09:00
Prices
Double occupancy
Interior cabin
Player: €590
Accompanying person: €490
Sea-view cabin
Player: €680
Accompanying person: €580
Single occupancy
Interior cabin
Player: €790
Accompanying person: €690
Sea-view cabin
Player: €940
Accompanying person: €840
What is included
The advertised prices include:
the cruise with full board
port taxes
porter services at embarkation and disembarkation
assistance from French-speaking staff
theatre shows, entertainment and onboard activities not requiring an additional charge
onboard service/stay charges
participation in both chess tournaments
daily chess lectures and analysis sessions with IM Damir Levacic
Optional supplements
For two people:
drinks package: €320
package of three excursions: €258
multi-risk insurance: €90
For single occupancy:
drinks package: €160
package of three excursions: €129
multi-risk insurance: €65
Registration and information
For further information and registration, contact:
TaSM Schëffleng invites young chess players to take part in its “Last Saturday” monthly rapid chess series for the 2026/2027 season in Schifflange.
The series is open to players in the U8–U10, U12–U14 and U16–U20 age categories. Parents can also take part in a separate tournament held alongside the youth events.
The flyer below gives the complete season calendar and information about the series.
Registration and further information
For registration and further information, visit the website of TaSM Schëffleng:
Gambit Bonnevoie is celebrating its 90th anniversary!
To mark nine decades of chess, we are delighted to organise an 11-round FIDE Rapid Tournament on Sunday, 27 September 2026, at the Centre Culturel de Bonnevoie in Luxembourg, 2 Rue des Ardennes, 1133 Bonnevoie-Sud Luxembourg.
Tournament details
Format: 11-round FIDE Rapid Tournament Time control: 10 minutes + 3 seconds per move Eligibility: Open to all players holding a valid FIDE licence Chief Arbiter: Raphaël Long Tournament Director: Stefan Maltezeanu
08:30–09:30 – Check-in and confirmation of registration 10:00 – Round 1 starts Around 18:30 – Prize ceremony
Please make sure to complete your check-in by 09:30 so that the first round can begin promptly at 10:00.
Prizes
The winner will receive €300 for first place, with numerous additional prizes available across several categories, including youth and women’s prizes.
Please see the tournament flyer below for the complete prize structure and further details.
Food and drinks
Lunch and a wide selection of drinks will be available throughout the tournament at affordable prices, allowing players to enjoy the day both on and off the board.
Registration
IMPORTANT: Players who do not yet have a FIDE ID number must register by 25 September 2026 at 23:59. Players without a FIDE ID number who register after this deadline will not be able to participate.
The easiest way to enter is through our online registration form:
You can also use the QR code on the tournament flyer.
Payment
Payment in cash at the registration desk is preferred.
If you would rather pay by bank transfer — for example, when paying for several players at once — please use the following details:
Cercle d’échecs Gambit Bonnevoie IBAN: LU36 0026 1014 9480 0000 BIC: BILLLULL (Banque Internationale à Luxembourg) Reference: Gambit Tournament + player’s name
We hope to see you in Bonnevoie on 27 September for 11 rounds of exciting rapid chess and, above all, for a celebration of 90 years of Gambit Bonnevoie!
Gambit Bonnevoie is delighted to congratulate Léo Delanne and Elena Delanne on an their performances during this summer’s tournaments in France.
At the Les Menuires International Chess Open, Léo finished 1st in the Under-8 category, while Elena claimed 1st place in the Girls Under-8 category. The two young talents continued their excellent form at the La Plagne International Chess Festival, where they once again achieved remarkable results against strong opposition in one of France’s leading summer chess events.
Their successful streak continued at the Tournoi H of the EFE Metz, where Léo scored 8/9 and got the second place at the tie break.
Gambit Bonnevoie congratulates our regular player WGM Narmin Khalafova on her third place in the Women’s classification at the 42nd Andorra Open 2026.
Competing in a strong international field of more than 200 players, Narmin earned her a well-deserved place on the women’s podium and once again demonstrated her strength and fighting spirit. We wish her continued success in the summer tournaments ahead!
Club d'échecs Gambit Bonnevoie
42, rue Jean-François Gangler
L-1613 Luxembourg
E-mail: info@gambit.lu
European women’s club vice-champions 🥈 Team silver, plus individual silver 🥈 and two bronze medals 🥉🥉 at the European Chess Club Cup 2026 — Women’s section
