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GM Jan Plachetka

Jan Plachetka
Full name
Jan Plachetka
Born
1945 (age 81)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Slovakia
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2273
Classical
2329
Rapid
2347
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense (27 games)
Indian Game: Knights Variation (24 games)
Queen's Pawn Opening: Torre, Grünfeld, Main Line (17 games)
Modern Defense: Standard Line (16 games)
English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense Declined (14 games)
Black Pieces
Alapin Sicilian Defense (32 games)
Benko Gambit Declined: Main Line (17 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Bronstein-Larsen Variation (17 games)
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (16 games)
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation (16 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Jan Plachetka (2278)
Lucia Striskova (2074)
½-½ 48 2025
Jan Plachetka (2284)
Zoltan Nemeth (2207)
1-0 44 2024
Jan Plachetka (2289)
Chris W Baker (2186)
1-0 58 2024
Jan Plachetka (2289)
Wieslaw Kasperek (2009)
0-1 32 2024
Jan Plachetka (2284)
Anthony C Kosten (2366)
½-½ 14 2024
Jan Plachetka (2284)
Adrian Mikhalchishin (2441)
½-½ 13 2024
Jan Plachetka (2284)
Louis Roos (2278)
½-½ 26 2024
Jan Plachetka (2289)
Heikki M J Westerinen (2221)
½-½ 15 2024
Jan Plachetka (2289)
Arndt Miltner (2259)
½-½ 33 2024
Ervin Toth (2419)
Jan Plachetka (2284)
1-0 48 2024
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