What is Albin Planinc?
[[File:Albin Planinc 1974b.jpg|thumb|Albin Planinc, 1974]] [[File:Planinc in actie, Bestanddeelnr 926-9592.jpg|thumb|Albin Planinc, 1974]] '''Albin Planinc''' or '''Albin Planinec''' (18 April 1944 – 20 December 2008) was a [[chess]] [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] from [[Slovenia]]. He won the Slovenian Chess Championship in 1968 and 1971. Planinc enjoyed playing old, rarely used openings, and had an tactical style of play that led to some brilliant wins, but also some bad losses.<ref>* Burgess, Graham, John Nunn, and John Emms. ''The Mammoth Book of The World's Greatest Chess Games''. 2004. {{ISBN|0-7867-1411-5}}. p.&nbsp;380.</ref> His playing career ended by age 35 because he struggled with a [[mental illness]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukom.gov.si/en/media_room/newsletter_slovenia_news/news/article/391/2069/7410e2d668/?tx_ttnews%5Bnewsletter%5D=81 |title=News - Government Communication Office |work=ukom.gov.si |year=2011 |access-date=March 21, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> but he went on to become a trainer. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=17987 Player profile at ChessGames.com] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Planinc, Albin}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2008 deaths]] [[Category:Chess grandmasters]] [[Category:Slovenian sportspeople]] [[Category:Yugoslavian chess players]]