The La Bourdonnais name
The association Club d'Echecs Labourdonnais was created on 23 March 1977. Now based in Le Tampon, the club is named after Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais, a player born in Réunion and counted among the leading players of his era.
In 2026, the FFE documented in-person chess activity in the municipality of Le Tampon.
Chess across a municipality
The club's public work takes place in several parts of the municipality. During the 2022 to 2023 school year, it provided an instructor to Aristide Briand school in a priority district, after which the municipality incorporated the project into the Cités éducatives programme.
In Plaine des Cafres, within Le Tampon, a 2024 event combined games in the media library, introductory sessions, and outdoor play. The municipal library portal also advertised a recurring club presence at the local media library and games library, showing that in 2024 this activity extended beyond a single day.
Chess and sign-language learning
In 2026, the club and Pont d’Yves school combined Class'Échecs with sign-language learning. A club instructor taught chess while a deaf instructor taught sign language.
A player developed on the island
In August 2025, Johan Fondrat, then registered with Club d'Echecs Labourdonnais, earned the FIDE Candidate Master title at eighteen. The regional league and Linfo.re described him as the first titled player whose entire chess education and registration took place in Réunion, offering a concrete example of locally built progression.
Sources
- 1.Club d'Echecs Labourdonnais: fiche club, Fédération Française des Échecs
- 2.Page officielle du Club d'Échecs LaBourdonnais, Club d'Échecs LaBourdonnais
- 3.ASSOCIATION CLUB D'ECHECS LABOURDONNAIS, Annuaire des Entreprises
- 4.Cahier FFE no 5: La Réunion est lancée, Fédération Française des Échecs
- 5.Class'Échecs et dispositif Cités éducatives à La Réunion, Fédération Française des Échecs
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- 6.Centenaire de la FIDE: les échecs prennent de l’altitude au Piton des Neiges, Fédération Française des Échecs
- 7.Initiation aux jeux d'échecs, Réseau de lecture publique de la commune du Tampon
- 8.Les Échecs en langue des signes: un pas concret vers l’inclusion, Fédération Française des Échecs
- 9.Johan Fondrat obtient le titre de Candidat Maître, une première pour un joueur péi, Ligue Réunionnaise du Jeu d'Echecs
- 10.Johan Fondrat, premier Réunionnais à obtenir le titre de Candidat maître d’Echecs, Linfo.re
- 11.CLUB D'ECHECS LABOURDONNAIS TAMPON (CELT), Annuaire des Entreprises
- 12.La Réunion: les échecs s'invitent à Roland Garros, Fédération Française des Échecs
- 13.La FFE rend hommage à La Bourdonnais, Fédération Française des Échecs
- 14.Fondrat, Johan: FIDE Profile, FIDE
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