Gilles Mirallès
Gilles Mirallès looking over a chess board.
Mirallès in 2014
CountryFrance
Born(1966-02-08)8 February 1966
Grasse, France
Died28 January 2022(2022-01-28) (aged 55)
Ferney-Voltaire, France
TitleGrandmaster (1997)
Peak rating2520 (January 1998)

Gilles Mirallès (8 February 1966 – 28 January 2022) was a French chess grandmaster.[1][2]

Biography

Mirallès became a Grandmaster in 1997 after winning the French Junior Chess Championship in 1982 and the French Chess Championship in 1986 and 1989. He came in third place in 1990. Also a chess coach, he was directeur technique national of the French Chess Federation from 1992 to 1996. He also collaborated with the magazine Échec et Mat.

He moved to Geneva and became President of the Fédération genevoise d'échecs and director of the École d'échecs de Genève. On 1 January 2011, he was ranked 43rd in France with an Elo rating of 2462.

Mirallès died in Ferney-Voltaire on 28 January 2022, at the age of 55.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Miralles Gilles (08.02.1966)". The Chesspedia.
  2. ↑ Linville (raync910), Ray (2 January 2023). "Celebrate Achievements Of Legendary Chess Players Who Died In 2022". Chess.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Gilles Mirallès, grand contributeur au développement des échecs, nous a quittés". Europe Échecs (in French). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "French Grandmaster Gilles Mirallès dies at the age of 55". Chess News. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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