Career
Foreign most of his working life he was a radio communications engineer in the National Center for Radio and television of Georgia, and was Chief Engineer from 1975 until 1996. His activity as a chess composer began in 1975 when he published his first study. Up to now he has produced about 300 studies (some with his fellow countryman David Gurgenidze) and 50 problems.
In 1995 he was awarded by the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions (PCCC) the title of International Judge for Chess Composition.
