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.jpg) Mirallès in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1966-02-08)8 February 1966 Grasse, France |
| Died | 28 January 2022(2022-01-28) (aged 55) Ferney-Voltaire, France |
| Chess career | |
| Country | France |
| Title | Grandmaster (1997) |
| Peak rating | 2520 (January 1998) |
Gilles Mirallès (8 February 1966 – 28 January 2022) was a French chess grandmaster.[1][2]
Mirallès became aGrandmaster in 1997 after winning the French Junior Chess Championship in 1982 and theFrench Chess Championship in 1986 and 1989. He came in third place in 1990. Also a chess coach, he wasdirecteur technique national [fr] of theFrench Chess Federation from 1992 to 1996. He also collaborated with the magazineÉchec et Mat [fr].
He moved toGeneva and became President of theFédération genevoise d'échecs and director of theÉcole d'échecs de Genève. On 1 January 2011, he was ranked 43rd in France with anElo rating of 2462.
Mirallès died inFerney-Voltaire on 28 January 2022, at the age of 55.[3][4]
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