Joseph Plachutta, also called Josef Plachutta or Josip Plahuta, was a Slovene-descent chess problemist and chess player, known for his famous problem with the Plachutta theme.
Joseph Plachutta
Leipziger Illustrirte Zeitung, 1858
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Born: May 13, 1827, Zadar, Croatia
Died: July 22, 1883 (age 56 years), Przemyśl, Poland