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Isakas Vistaneckis

Isakas Vistaneckis was a Lithuanian, Soviet and Israeli chess player who held the title of Correspondence Chess International Master.

1910 to 2000Lithuanian chess championshipsPlaying at Chess Olympiads for LithuaniaThe Vistaneckis Variation

Born: 29 September 1910, Marijampolė
Died: 30 December 2000, Tel Aviv
Occupation: chess player, correspondence chess player

Isakas Vistaneckis was born in 1910 in Marijampolė

Isakas Vistaneckis was born on 29 September 1910 in Marijampolė. He won the Lithuanian Championship in 1930 and again in 1935. In 1931 he won the first Baltic Championship at Klaipėda.

He played for Lithuania at five official Chess Olympiads between 1930 and 1937, always on third board. He also played at the unofficial Olympiad in Munich in 1936. In 1935 he drew a match against Vladas Mikėnas.

In 1941 he won the first championship of the Lithuanian SSR. He went on to win or share that title several times, including in 1949, 1954, 1956 and 1959. He also played often in Soviet championship semifinals and Baltic championships into the 1960s.

At the end of the 1970s he emigrated to Israel. A line of the French Defense, the Vistaneckis Variation, carries his name. He died on 30 December 2000.