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GM Jan Plachetka

Full name

Jan Plachetka

Born

1/1/1945 (age 79)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Slovakia

Rating

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 (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
Jan Plachetka (2284) Annett Wagner-Michel (2078)	1-0	56	2023
Jan Plachetka (2284) Clemens Werner (2244)	1-0	54	2023

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