Iuri Akobia

Who is Iuri Akobia?

Iuri Akobia is a Georgian composer of chess endgame studies and chess problems. He was born in Anaklia, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR, on 20 May 1937. For most of his working life he was a radio communications engineer in the National Center for Radio and TV 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 and 50 problems. He won a great many awards and prizes in tourneys of chess composition.

In 1995 he was awarded by the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions the title of International Judge for Chess Composition.