Victor Palciauskas

Victor Palciauskas
Full name Victor Palciauskas
Country United States
Born (1941-10-03) October 3, 1941
Kaunas, Lithuania
Title ICCF Grandmaster
ICCF World Champion 1978–84

Dr Victor Palciauskas (born October 3, 1941 in Kaunas, Lithuania as Vytas Palciauskas) is an American International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, most famous for being the tenth ICCF World Champion, 1978–84.

He tied for second place (undefeated 5/8, +2 −0 =6) behind Mikhail Umansky in a "champion of champions" tournament, the ICCF 50 Years World Champion Jubilee. This was a special invitational correspondence tournament involving all living former ICCF World Champions.[1]

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Preceded by
Tõnu Õim
World Correspondence Chess Champion
1978–1984
Succeeded by
Friedrich Baumbach


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