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Victor Palciauskas

Full name Victor Palciauskas
Country United States
Born 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.

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