Gilles Mirallès (8 February 1966 – 28 January 2022) was a French chess player.[1]
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Gilles Mirallès | |
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Born | (1966-02-08)8 February 1966 Grasse, France |
Died | 28 January 2022(2022-01-28) (aged 55) Ferney-Voltaire, France |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Chess player |
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 [fr] of the French Chess Federation from 1992 to 1996. He also collaborated with the magazine Échec et Mat [fr].
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.[2]