Ján Plachetka (born February 18, 1945) is a
chess
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Grandmaster from
Slovakia
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.
He was awarded the GM title in 1978. He shared the 1st place at
Polanica Zdrój 1975, was 1st at
Sofia
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1979, 1st at
Trnava
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1979, and shared the 1st place at
Strasbourg 1985. He was also a member of the Czechoslovak
Chess Olympiad
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teams from 1980 to 1986.
Despite his age, Plachetka still participates in chess tournaments including playing for the Slovak Senior Team.
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1945 births
Living people
Slovak chess players
Chess grandmasters
Chess Olympiad competitors
Sportspeople from Trenčín
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