Petar Trifunović (31 August 1910 – 8 December 1980) was a Yugoslav and Serbian chess player, who was awarded the international grandmaster title, and was a five-time Yugoslav champion.
Yugoslavia was for many years the world's second strongest chess nation. Trifunovic came third in the first Yugoslav championship (1935), second in the next championship, and won in 1945, 1946, 1947 (shared with Svetozar Gligorić), 1952, and 1961. The young Trifunovic was also an excellent scholar, obtaining a law degree in 1933, followed by a doctorate.
He had a reputation as an attacking player in the 1930s, when he was known as 'Typhoonovic'. Later, he concentrated more on positional play and defensive technique, his style becoming less adventurous but difficult to refute. As a result, he drew many games. For example, his drawn match with Miguel Najdorf at Opatija 1949 included ten drawn games (+1 −1 =10), and at Leipzig in 1965 he drew all 15 of his games.
His international tournament successes included: Zlín 1945 (first), Prague 1946 (tied for second after Najdorf), Lima 1950 (first), Cheltenham 1951 (tied for second after Gligorić), Belgrade 1954 (third after Bronstein and Matanović, but ahead of Gligorić and Petrosian). At Netanya 1961 he tied for first with Matulović and Czerniak. At Prague 1961 and Beverwijk 1962 he came outright first and at Sarajevo, also in 1962, third after Gligorić and Portisch. Trifunović tied for first with 10 players at the 1962 Oklahoma City Open after drawing with Ken Smith and drawing with Bob Potter, a little-known expert from Dallas. At Noordwijk in 1965 he finished second to Botvinnik (ahead of Flohr, Larsen and Donner).
FIDE awarded him the international master title in 1950 and the grandmaster title in 1953. He played for his country in seven Chess Olympiads between 1935 and 1962. His best individual result was the event held in his birthplace, Dubrovnik, in 1950. A score of 10/13 won him the board 3 gold medal.
He popularised and subsequently had his name associated with a variation of Alekhine's Defence. The Trifunovic Variation is identified by the move 5...Bf5 as a counter to White's Four Pawns Attack (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4).
Cozens, W. H. (1985). The Lost Olympiad: Stockholm 1937. British Chess Magazine. ISBN0-900846-43-7.
External linksedit
Petar Trifunovic player profile and games at Chessgames.com
Petar Trifunovic chess games at 365Chess.com
Petar Trifunović Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
Visa with photo 1953
Visa with photo 1955
April 12, 2024
petar, trifunović, august, 1910, december, 1980, yugoslav, serbian, chess, player, awarded, international, grandmaster, title, five, time, yugoslav, champion, trifunović, 1962countryyugoslaviaborn, 1910, august, 1910dubrovnik, austria, hungary, croatia, died8,. Petar Trifunovic 31 August 1910 8 December 1980 was a Yugoslav and Serbian chess player who was awarded the international grandmaster title and was a five time Yugoslav champion Petar TrifunovicTrifunovic in 1962CountryYugoslaviaBorn 1910 08 31 31 August 1910Dubrovnik Austria Hungary now Croatia Died8 December 1980 1980 12 08 aged 70 Belgrade YugoslaviaTitleGrandmaster 1953 Contents 1 Chess career 2 Legacy 3 References 4 External linksChess career editYugoslavia was for many years the world s second strongest chess nation Trifunovic came third in the first Yugoslav championship 1935 second in the next championship and won in 1945 1946 1947 shared with Svetozar Gligoric 1952 and 1961 The young Trifunovic was also an excellent scholar obtaining a law degree in 1933 followed by a doctorate He had a reputation as an attacking player in the 1930s when he was known as Typhoonovic Later he concentrated more on positional play and defensive technique his style becoming less adventurous but difficult to refute As a result he drew many games For example his drawn match with Miguel Najdorf at Opatija 1949 included ten drawn games 1 1 10 and at Leipzig in 1965 he drew all 15 of his games His international tournament successes included Zlin 1945 first Prague 1946 tied for second after Najdorf Lima 1950 first Cheltenham 1951 tied for second after Gligoric Belgrade 1954 third after Bronstein and Matanovic but ahead of Gligoric and Petrosian At Netanya 1961 he tied for first with Matulovic and Czerniak At Prague 1961 and Beverwijk 1962 he came outright first and at Sarajevo also in 1962 third after Gligoric and Portisch Trifunovic tied for first with 10 players at the 1962 Oklahoma City Open after drawing with Ken Smith and drawing with Bob Potter a little known expert from Dallas At Noordwijk in 1965 he finished second to Botvinnik ahead of Flohr Larsen and Donner FIDE awarded him the international master title in 1950 and the grandmaster title in 1953 He played for his country in seven Chess Olympiads between 1935 and 1962 His best individual result was the event held in his birthplace Dubrovnik in 1950 A score of 10 13 won him the board 3 gold medal Legacy editThis section uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves nbsp Trifunovic on a 2020 stamp of SerbiaHe popularised and subsequently had his name associated with a variation of Alekhine s Defence The Trifunovic Variation is identified by the move 5 Bf5 as a counter to White s Four Pawns Attack 1 e4 Nf6 2 e5 Nd5 3 d4 d6 4 c4 Nb6 5 f4 References editHooper David and Whyld Kenneth 1984 The Oxford Companion to Chess Oxford University ISBN 0 19 217540 8 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Cozens W H 1985 The Lost Olympiad Stockholm 1937 British Chess Magazine ISBN 0 900846 43 7 External links editPetar Trifunovic player profile and games at Chessgames com Petar Trifunovic chess games at 365Chess com Petar Trifunovic Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase org Visa with photo 1953 Visa with photo 1955 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Petar Trifunovic amp oldid 1212220670, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
