Gilles Mirallès Cause Of Death

Gilles Miralles was a French chess player.

In the 1980s and 1990s Gilles Mirallès played in many tournaments, and his best results include winning the Cannes International Tournament 1986, ahead of Andras Adorjan and Viktor Kortschnoi, and winning in Marseille 1990, ahead of Chernin and Bareev.

In 1987, Gilles Miralles finished shared second behind Josef Klinger in an international tournament in Zug.

Gilles Mirallès became a Grandmaster in 1997 after winning the French Junior Chess Championship in 1982 and the French Chess Championship in 1986 and 1989. Gilles Miralles came in third place in 1990.

Also a chess coach, Gilles Miralles was directeur technique national [fr] of the French Chess Federation from 1992 to 1996.

Gilles Miralles also collaborated with the magazine Échec et Mat [fr].

Gilles Miralles 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, Gilles Miralles was ranked 43rd in France with an Elo rating of 2462.

Gilles Miralles was born on 8 February 1966 and died on 28 January 2022.

Gilles Miralles died in Ferney-Voltaire on 28 Jan 2022 but the cause of death was not stated.