Bukhuti Gurgenidze

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Bukhuti (Buchuti) Ivanovich Gurgenidze (November 13, 1933 - May 24, 2008) was a Georgian chess Grandmaster, born in Surami.[1]

He was a multiple Georgian Champion, and played in eight USSR Chess Championships. He shared first place with Mikhail Tal at Tbilisi in 1969–70 and placed first at Olomouc in 1976. Gurgenidze was a trainer to several women grandmasters in the Soviet Union. He was a geologist by profession.[2]

His name is attached to the Gurgenidze Variation in the Sicilian Defence (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4.0-0 Bg7 5.Re1 e5 6.b4).[3]

Gurgenidze was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1966 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1970.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 155, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6 
  2. ^ Aaron, Manuel (1935- )
  3. ^ Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. ISBN 83-217-2481-7 (1. A-M), ISBN 83-217-2745-x (2. N-Z). 

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