CHESS PLAYER

Tony Miles

1955 - 2001

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Anthony John Miles (23 April 1955 – 12 November 2001) was an English chess player and the first Englishman to earn the Grandmaster title. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Tony Miles is the 225th most popular chess player (down from 216th in 2024), the 5,264th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,326th in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Tony Miles ranks 225 out of 461. Before him are Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, John Nunn, Aleksandar Matanović, Roberto Grau, Xie Jun, and Viktor Kupreichik. After him are Anna Ushenina, Pentala Harikrishna, Zhu Chen, Ding Liren, Julio Bolbochán, and Yasser Seirawan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Tony Miles ranks 487. Before him are Annette Schavan, Véronique Tadjo, Natalya Petrusyova, Dana Carvey, Yolanda King, and Melody Anderson. After him are Alberta Watson, Stephen Walt, Ali Bencheikh, Frank Hoste, Aleksandrs Starkovs, and Roma Maffia. Among people deceased in 2001, Tony Miles ranks 313. Before him are David M. Walker, Marita Petersen, Ann Sothern, Henry Jonsson, Mike Mansfield, and Arthur Geoffrey Walker. After him are Helia Bravo Hollis, Shidzue Katō, Robert Fowler, Michael Dertouzos, Valerie Davies, and Joyce King.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tony Miles ranks 5,266 out of 8,785. Before him are Sidney Lee (1859), Victoria Tennant (1950), Mick Abrahams (1943), Alexander Hall (1880), Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe (1899), and Chicane (1971). After him are Long John Baldry (1941), Matthew Taylor (1981), David Lack (1910), David Marr (1945), Hannah More (1745), and Ray Thomas (1941).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among chess players born in United Kingdom, Tony Miles ranks 13. Before him are Fred Yates (1884), Horatio Caro (1862), Amos Burn (1848), Jonathan Penrose (1933), John Owen (1827), and John Nunn (1955). After him are Harry Golombek (1911), Raymond Keene (1948), Stuart Conquest (1967), Jovanka Houska (1980), and Luke McShane (1984).

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