About Bukhuti Gurgenidze
Lived 1933 – 2008 (aged 74). Bukhuti Gurgenidze was a Georgian chess player and athlete.
Bukhuti (Buchuti) Ivanovich Gurgenidze (; November 13, 1933 – May 24, 2008) was a Georgian chess Grandmaster, born in Surami, Georgia.
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.
Gurgenidze was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1966 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1970.
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Who was Bukhuti Gurgenidze?
Soviet chess player (1933–2008)
When was Bukhuti Gurgenidze born?
Bukhuti Gurgenidze was born on 13 November 1933 in Surami.
When did Bukhuti Gurgenidze die?
Bukhuti Gurgenidze died on 24 May 2008 in Tbilisi.
What was Bukhuti Gurgenidze's occupation?
Bukhuti Gurgenidze was a chess player and athlete.
What nationality was Bukhuti Gurgenidze?
Bukhuti Gurgenidze was Georgian.
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