Victor Palciauskas

Victor Palciauskas (born Vytautas Palčiauskas; October 3, 1941) is a Lithuania-born American chess player who holds the chess title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster. He was the tenth World Correspondence Chess Champion (1978–1984). From young age, Palciauskas concentrated on correspondence play. Palciauskas 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]

Victor Palciauskas
Country	United States
Born	(1941-10-03) October 3, 1941 (age 83) Kaunas, Lithuania
Title	ICCF Grandmaster (1983)
ICCF World Champion	1978–1984
ICCF rating	2479 (January 2011)
ICCF peak rating	2586 (October 2003)

Palciauskas received his doctorate in physics in 1969, and became a professor of physics in California.