Career
From 2014 he represented Monaco. In team chess, he represented Lithuania at the Chess Olympiads of 2000, 2004, 2006 and in the European Team Chess Championships of 1999 and 2003. In 2010, he tied for 2nd–4th with Vitaly Tseshkovsky and Nikolai Pushkov in the European Seniors’ Rapid Championship.
Butnorius was awarded the International Master title in 1983 and the Grandmaster title in 2007, as a result of his World Senior success.
In the November 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2432, making him Lithuania"s number nine. 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 South Lutikov, United Research Services-chT 1975, Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation (C41), 1-0.
