Andreas Dückstein (born 2 August 1927, in Budapest) is an Austrian chess master. He was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE in 1956. In his prime, Duckstein was regarded as a dangerous attacker. as a win against World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik demonstrated. Born in Hungary, he left for Austria at the age of 22. Dückstein was thrice Austrian Champion (1954, 1956, 1977). He played for Austria in several Chess Olympiads: He won two individual gold medals, at Moscow 1956 and at Nice 1974, and was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1956.