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Josef Plachutta
J Plachutta 
 

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Years covered: 1866


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JOSEF PLACHUTTA
(born May-13-1827, died Jul-22-1883, 56 years old)

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Josef Plachutta was born in 1827 in Zadar*. He died in Przemysl, Poland in 1883. He is known for the Plachutta** theme.

Born into a Slovenian family in Dalmatia when it was part of the Austrian Empire, he lived in Innsbruck, and for a while in Venice. He composed problems of three or more moves and checkmate. In 1862 he won second prize in the London problem competition.

Wikipedia article: Joseph Plachutta *Wikipedia article: Zadar **Wikipedia article: Plachutta

Last updated: 2023-05-13 10:25:17

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1. J Berger vs J Plachutta 1-0311866GrazC67 Ruy Lopez

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Sep-12-07  whiteshark: Joseph Plachutta (1827-1883);
Here is a good description and another nice example of a Plachutta: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plachu...
Sep-12-07  whiteshark: Little bio and great link to his 'problems': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph...
Sep-12-07  Benzol: Gaige has Zadra in Poland but I'm a bit dubious about that.
May-13-08  whiteshark: Is Tarrasch vs Allies, 1914 the only game where a <Plachutta interference> has been played ?
May-13-12
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  Stonehenge: <Benzol: Gaige has Zadra in Poland but I'm a bit dubious about that.>

Perhaps he read somewhere something like 'gradjanin Zadra', which should be translated as citizen of Zadar, *not* as citizen of Zadra.

May-13-14
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  perfidious: <whiteshark> It is the only one I recall seeing, though problem aficionados here will likely be familiar with others.
May-13-14  whiteshark: <perfidious>

Please check the final moves of Bogoljubov vs Duras, 1914


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<46... Nf2+!!>

and

Pospisil vs Keller, 1984


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<24. Ne7+!!>

apply to the Plachutta criteria. ;)

May-13-15
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  perfidious: <whiteshark> Those are two neat examples of the theme as well.
May-14-15  FairyPromotion: <whiteshark: <perfidious> Please check the final moves of Bogoljubov vs Duras, 1914 and Pospisil vs Keller, 1984>

Both very nice moves, especially the second one, however neither of them are interferences, thus not Plachuttas. First one is a clearance sacrifice to allow the rook on d3 access to h3, while the second is a direct attack (a check) that will force a deflection (at most) in the next few moves.

A similar move can also be found in A Haik vs Skembris, 1981:


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<21. Ne8!!> puts the knight in the middle of queen and the rook, but it also is only a clearance sacrifice to open the f file for the rook.

May-26-22  Mathematicar: Sounds like a dance.

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