Gilles Andruet

Background

He was the son of rally driver Jean-Claude Andruet.

Career

During the 1989 Championship, Andruet was involved in a violent altercation with Jean-Luc Seret and subsequently withdrew from the tournament despite the fact that he was in the lead after 10 of 14 rounds. He played less regularly after 1991. Andruet was also a gambler.

On August 22, 1995, Andruet"s body was found on the shores of the Yvette in Saulx-les-Chartreux.

He had been beaten to death. Josepth Liany was eventually tried eight years later, convicted of murder and sentenced to a 15-year prison term.

A new trial in 2006 cleared Liany but convicted Rhoul in absentia. Rhoul had been living in Marrakech where he and his father managed the Palais Rhoul, a well-known luxury hotel.

Jean-Claude Andruet, Gilles" father repeatedly called for the arrest and extradition of Rhoul.

On February 25, 2010, Moroccan authorities arrested Rhoul following an Interpol mandate and extradited him on March 6.

Achievements

• In 1988 he won the French Chess Championship and reached his peak Elo rating (2450). Starting in 1993, he regularly played backgammon and blackjack in casinos and although he initially won significant amounts of money, he eventually became a pathological gambler riddled with debt.

Membership

Andruet was a member of the French team at the 1982, 1984 and 1988 Chess Olympiad.