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Plachutta

Plachutta noun: a sacrificial move in chess which is played with the intention of fatally interfering with the opponent's combination attacking or defensive position.

Noun

Plachutta (plural Plachuttas)

  1. A sacrificial move in chess which is played with the intention of fatally interfering with the opponent's combination attacking or defensive position.

Forms of Plachutta

pluralPlachuttas

Origin of Plachutta

From Joseph Plachutta, who first identified this tactic.

Questions about Plachutta

What does Plachutta mean?
Plachutta means a sacrificial move in chess which is played with the intention of fatally interfering with the opponent's combination attacking or defensive position.
What part of speech is Plachutta?
Plachutta is a noun.
What is the plural of Plachutta?
The plural of Plachutta is Plachuttas.

Words near Plachutta in the dictionary

  1. placet
  2. placeth
  3. placets
  4. placewoman
  5. placewomen
  6. Plachutta
  7. Plachuttas
  8. placial
  9. placialities
  10. placiality
  11. placially

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