Vazha Neidze

Vazha Neidze
Personal information
Born(1937-03-08)March 8, 1937
DiedFebruary 11, 2020(2020-02-11) (aged 82)
Occupation(s)Geographer, Chess composer
Chess career
TitleInternational Master (1989)

Vazha Neidze (Georgian: ვაჟა ნეიძე; March 8, 1937 – 2020) was a prominent Georgian geographer and chess composer (specifically an estudist). Professionally, he was a leading specialist at the Vakhushti Bagrationi Institute of Geography of the Georgian Academy of Sciences. A Doctor of Sciences, he authored numerous scientific works and school textbooks. In the world of chess, he held the titles of Master (1987) and International Master of Chess Composition (1989), as well as International Arbiter (1980).