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Created in 1931, the Federation Luxembourgeoise des Echecs is a member of FIDE since 1946.
In 2011, Luxembourg listed one GM, three IMs and a total of fifteen titled players.

Luxembourg has participated in twenty-eight Olympiads since 1952 (except 1958 and 1960). Alberto David collected a silver medal for the second best result at board two in 2002 and Georges Philippe a bronze medal for the third best result at board five in 1976. The team’s best achievement was twenty-fifth in 1952.
In 2011 Luxembourg won the Small European Nation Championship ahead of Faroe and Monaco.

The national champions were: 1932 Francis Kraus, 1933 Louis Philippe, 1934 Louis Philippe, 1935 Julien Meyer and Charles Doerner, 1936 Francis Kraus, 1937 Francis Kraus, 1938 Charles Doerner, 1939 Salomon and Charles Doerner, 1940 Charles Doerner, 1947 Charles Doerner, 1948 Charles Doerner, 1949 Charles Doerner, 1950 Charles Doerner, 1951 Charles Doerner, 1952 Charles Doerner, 1953 Eugène Bestgen, 1954 Aloyse Neu, 1955 Fernand Wantz, 1956 Fernand Wantz, 1958 Georges Philippe, 1959 Aloyse Neu, 1960 Alphonse Conrady, 1961 Georges Philippe, 1962 Eugène Bestgen, 1963 Eugène Bestgen, 1964 Alphonse Conrady, 1965 Georges Philippe, 1966 Georges Philippe, 1967 Josy Feller, 1968 Josy Feller, 1969 Raymond Schneider, 1971 Josy Feller, 1973 Josy Feller, 1975 Norbert Stull, 1976 Norbert Stull, 1977 Tom Binnendijk and Geoges Haas, 1978 Michael Trauth (federation) and Georges Haas, 1979 Norbert Stull 1980 Geoges Haas, 1981 Patrick Van Hoolandt (federation) and Jean Schammo, 1982 Josy Feller, 1983 Norbert Stull , 1985 Hubert Mossong, 1986 Roger Hoffmann, 1987 Georges Haas, 1988 Shlomo Marcovici, 1989 Norbert Stull, 1990 Fred Berebd, 1991 Norbert Stull, 1992 Hubert Mossong, 1993 Alain Schartz, 1994 Lucien Gaspar, 1995 Carlo Menghi, 1996 Camille Wians, 1997 Marc Mertens, 1998 Elvira Berend, 1999 Guy Monaville, 2000 Miet Bakalaz, 2001 Miet Bakalaz, 2002 Alain Schartz, 2003 Miet Bakalaz, 2004 Jean-Marie Weber, 2005 Vlad Serban, 2006 Tom Weber, 2007 Jean-Marie Weber, 2008 Alain Schartz, 2009 Michael Widenkeller, 2010 Michael Widenkeller, 2011 Mietek Bakalarz.

The national team with Berend Fred and Alvira, Wagner, Steil-Antoni and their suporters in Andorra, 2009