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 | |
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| Country | Lithuania (until 2014) Monaco (since 2014) |
| Born | 20 February 1946[1] Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Died | 30 October 2017 (aged 71)[1] Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Title | Grandmaster (2007), International Correspondence Chess Master (2012) |
| Peak rating | 2456 (July 1999) |
Chess career
editHe 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
edit- Viktor Kupreichik vs Algimantas Butnorius, Vitebsk 1970, Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack (C57), 1/2-1/2
- Lajos Portisch vs Algimantas Butnorius, Leningrad 1969, Indian Game: West Indian Defense (E61), 0-1
- Algimantas Butnorius vs Garry Kasparov, Baku 1978, Neo-Grünfeld Defence: Classical Variation (D78), 1/2-1/2
- Algimantas Butnorius vs Anatoly S Lutikov, URS-chT 1975, Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation (C41), 1-0
References
edit- ^ a b c "Mirė ŠK "Margiris" pirmininkas Algimantas Butnorius (atnaujinta 11.02 informacija apie atsisveikinimą)" (in Lithuanian). ŠK "Margiris". November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ Player transfers in 2014. FIDE.
- ^ "Lithuanian Chess Championships" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Chess Federation. Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Algimantas Butnorius". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "European Men's Team Chess Championship: Algimantas Butnorius". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "17th World Senior Chess Championship". ChessResults.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "GM Viktor Kupreichik Wins European Seniors' Individual Rapid Championship". Chessdom. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
External links
edit- Algimantas Butnorius player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Algimantas Butnorius chess games at 365Chess.com
- Algimantas Butnorius at Chessmetrics
- Algimantas Butnorius player details at ICCF
