Algimantas Butnorius

Algimantas Butnorius (20 February 1946 – 30 October 2017) was a Lithuanian chess grandmaster and world seniors champion in 2007. From 2014 he represented Monaco.[2]

Algimantas Butnorius
CountryLithuania (until 2014)
Monaco (since 2014)
Born(1946-02-20)20 February 1946[1]
Kaunas, Lithuania
Died30 October 2017(2017-10-30) (aged 71)[1]
Kaunas, Lithuania
TitleGrandmaster (2007), International Correspondence Chess Master (2012)
Peak rating2456 (July 1999)

Chess career

He won the Lithuanian Chess Championship on ten occasions: in 1967, 1968 (shared with Vladas Mikėnas), 1970, 1972 (shared with Gintautas Piešina), 1973 (shared with Jegor Čiukajevas), 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982 and 1993.[3] In team chess, he represented Lithuania at the Chess Olympiads of 2000, 2004, 2006[4] and in the European Team Chess Championships of 1999 and 2003.[5] He won the World Senior Chess Championship in 2007.[6] In 2010, he tied for 2nd–4th with Vitaly Tseshkovsky and Nikolai Pushkov in the European Seniors' Rapid Championship.[7]

Butnorius was awarded the International Master title in 1983 and the Grandmaster title in 2007, as a result of winning the World Senior Chess Championship.

Butnorius studied journalism at Vilnius University, graduating in 1973. In 1975–1989, he hosted a chess program on LRT televizija. He also contributed chess-related articles and chess problems to Jaunimo Gretos, Kauno Tiesa, Komunizmo Vėliava, Lietuvos Aidas, Kauno Diena, and Vakarinis Kaunas.[1]

Notable games

References
  1. "Mirė ŠK "Margiris" pirmininkas Algimantas Butnorius (atnaujinta 11.02 informacija apie atsisveikinimą)" (in Lithuanian). ŠK "Margiris". November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. Player transfers in 2014. FIDE.
  3. "Lithuanian Chess Championships" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Chess Federation. Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  4. Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Algimantas Butnorius". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  5. Bartelski, Wojciech. "European Men's Team Chess Championship: Algimantas Butnorius". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  6. "17th World Senior Chess Championship". ChessResults.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  7. "GM Viktor Kupreichik Wins European Seniors' Individual Rapid Championship". Chessdom. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
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