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{{Short description|Austrian chess composer (1827–1883)}}
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[[File:Josef Plachutta.jpg|thumb|Joseph Plachutta]]
'''Joseph Plachutta''', (13 May 1827 in [[Zadar]], [[Austrian Empire]], today's [[Croatia]] – 22 July 1883) also called '''Josef Plachutta''' or '''Josip Plahuta''', was a [[Slovenes|Slovene]]-descent [[chess]] [[chess problem|problemist]] and chess player, known for his famous problem with the [[Plachutta]] theme.

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| '''Joseph Plachutta'''<br />''Leipziger Illustrirte Zeitung, 1858''
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| {{center|'''Mate in 4 moves'''}}
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'''Solution:'''

'''1.Qf3!''' (threat 2.d4 mate)

'''1...Nxc5 2.Rg7!''' (this is the actual [[Plachutta]]. threats 3.Qg3 and 3.Bc7)

'''2...Rgxg7 3.Bc7+ Rxc7 4.Qg3#'''

'''2...Rhxg7 3. Qg3+ Rxg3 4.Bc7#'''

{{Clear}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928063702/http://www.softdecc.com/pdb/search.pdb?expression=A='Plachutta' Plachutta problems] on [[PDB Server]]

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[[Category:1827 births]]
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[[Category:Chess composers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Zadar]]
[[Category:Chess players from Austria-Hungary]]


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