Petar Trifunović
Notable Games

Petar Trifunović

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Notable Games

  • 1935.08.31 Trifunovic, Petar vsNajdorf, Miguel 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation 55 moves Olympiad-06 Warsaw Olympiad 1935, where Trifunović won the board-four bronze medal with 12½ of 16, against Miguel Najdorf of Poland in the Closed Sicilian. 30.Rxd4 Rxd4 31.Ne6 hits the black queen and both rooks, 34.Nxf8 wins a rook back, the queens come off with 36.Qxg7+, and the d-pawn decides with 54.d4 and 55.d5.
  • 1937.08.07 Trifunovic, Petar vsApsenieks, Fricis 1-0 King's Knight Opening 23 moves Olympiad-07 Stockholm Olympiad 1937, where he won the board-two bronze medal, against Fricis Apsenieks of Latvia. 12.Nxd5 Qxc4 gives up a bishop, 16.Bg5+ Kxg5 draws out the black king, and 19.f4+, 20.Re5+ and 21.Rh5+ Kxh5 drive it to h4. After 23.g3+ Black's only move is to give up the queen with 23...Qxg3+.
  • 1945.10.03 Trifunovic, Petar vsGligoric, Svetozar 1-0 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Metger Unpin 59 moves YUG-ch01 Final Yugoslav Championship, Novi Sad 1945, which Trifunović won, against Svetozar Gligorić in the Four Knights Game. The a-pawn runs with 35.a4, 36.a5, 37.a6 and 38.a7, 42.Rxf5+ wins a pawn, and the f-pawn follows with 50.f4, 52.f5, 54.f6 and 57.f7. Gligorić resigns after 59.Kb1.
  • 1946.12.03 Subaric, Mladen vsTrifunovic, Petar 0-1 Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Vienna Variation 19 moves YUG-ch02 Final Yugoslav Championship, Zagreb 1946, the year of his second title, against Mladen Šubarić. After 9...Qa5 10.Bxf6 Qxc3+ 11.Kf1 Qxc4+ Black is a pawn up and the white king has lost the right to castle, 13.Bxg7 Rg8 follows, and 19...Qxd4 wins the knight. Šubarić resigns after 19 moves.
  • 1947.10.30 Radojcic, Miroslav vsTrifunovic, Petar 0-1 Ruy Lopez: Closed 17 moves YUG-ch03 Yugoslav Championship, Ljubljana 1947, where he shared the title with Gligorić, against Miroslav Radojčić in the Closed Ruy Lopez. White sacrifices with 9.Bxf7+ and 13.Ng6+ hxg6 14.Bxg6, but 16...Qxf2+ 17.Kh1 Bg4 decides, and White resigns after 17 moves.
  • 1948.07.20 Trifunovic, Petar vsBondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich 1-0 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line 32 moves Interzonal-01 Saltsjöbaden Interzonal 1948 against Igor Bondarevsky. 19.Nf6+ gxf6 20.exf6 Rxf6 21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Qe8+ Bf8 23.Ne4 opens the black king, 24.Qxd8 takes the knight on d8 to force the queens off, and with an extra exchange White finishes with 32.Rc8.
  • 1949 Najdorf, Miguel vsTrifunovic, Petar 0-1 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation 42 moves Match Najdorf-Trifunovic +1-1=10 Opatija 1949, from Trifunović's drawn match with Miguel Najdorf (+1 −1 =10). Black loses the exchange to 20.Bxd7, but the c-, d- and e-pawns advance with 33...c4, 35...d3, 37...d2 and 38...e2, and after 39.R6xd2 exd1=Q+ 40.Rxd1 Black is a bishop up. Najdorf resigns at move 42.
  • 1952.08.26 Trifunovic, Petar vsGeller, Efim P 1-0 East Indian Defense 50 moves Olympiad-10 Final A Helsinki Olympiad 1952, where Yugoslavia took the team bronze, against Efim Geller of the Soviet Union. 30.Bxa4 wins a pawn, 39.Bxc6 Bxc6 40.Qxc6 clears the queenside, the c- and e-pawns advance with 44.c5, 45.c6 and 47.e6, and Geller resigns after 50.Qd7+.
  • 1953.03.31 Burgalat, Francisco vsTrifunovic, Petar 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack 34 moves Mar del Plata International-16 Mar del Plata 1953 against Francisco Burgalat, with Black against the Yugoslav Attack in the Dragon. The queens come off with 14...Qxd2, 24...Rxg5 and 26...Rxf3 collect kingside pawns, and Black's f- and g-pawns run with 30...g4, 31...f5, 32...g3, 33...f4 and 34...g2.
  • 1959.04.11 Trifunovic, Petar vsDjantar, Djordje 1-0 Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line 34 moves YUG-ch14 Final Yugoslav Championship, Kragujevac 1959, against Djordje Djantar in the Semi-Slav. 28.Nxh6+ gxh6 29.Qxh6 gives up a knight to open the black king, 31.Rg8 and 32.Bg6 follow, and after 33.Bxf7+ Qxf7 34.Rg7 Djantar resigns.
  • 1960.04.05 Larsen, Bent vsTrifunovic, Petar 0-1 Bird Opening 33 moves Sarajevo-03 Sarajevo 1960 against Bent Larsen in the Bird Opening. White's c- and d-pawns reach c6 and d7, but 28...Nd2 and 29...Nxf1 win the exchange, 30...Rxe2 takes a pawn, 31...Qe3+ and 32...Qxa3 win the bishop, and Larsen resigns after 33...Qe7.
  • 1961.02.21 Trifunovic, Petar vsMatulovic, Milan 1-0 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense 80 moves YUG-ch16 Yugoslav Championship, Zagreb 1961, his fifth title, against Milan Matulović. The queens come off with 9.Bxb4 Qxd1+ 10.Kxd1, and from move 40 the game is an ending with bishops of opposite colors. White's b-pawn advances with 44.b4, 62.b5 and 64.b6, the king takes 71.Kxh5 and 77.Kxe4, and Matulović resigns after 80.Kf4.
  • 1962 Trifunovic, Petar vsAaron, Manuel 1-0 Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense 31 moves Hoogovens Beverwijk 1962, which Trifunović won outright, against Manuel Aaron in the Torre Attack. White pushes 15.h4 and 17.h5, plants a knight with 21.Nf5 and again with 29.Nf5, and after 29...Bxf5 30.Qxf5 Rb6 31.Bg8 Aaron resigns.
  • 1963.09.03 Tal, Mikhail vsTrifunovic, Petar 0-1 King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit Accepted 26 moves Capablanca Memorial-02 Capablanca Memorial, Havana 1963, against former world champion Mikhail Tal in the Falkbeer Countergambit. 7...Nxg3 8.hxg3 Qxh1 wins the exchange, 23...Rxg2+ 24.Kxg2 Rxa2+ returns it for a pawn, the queens come off with 25...Qxf1+, and Tal resigns after 26...g5.
  • 1965 Trifunovic, Petar vsKort, Jacob 1-0 Sicilian Defense 23 moves Noordwijk Noordwijk 1965, where Trifunović finished second to Botvinnik, against Jacob Kort in the Sicilian. 14.Rxe7 wins a pawn, 16.Nxd5 cxd5 17.Bxd5 gives up a knight that 18.R1xe6 wins back, and 21.Bxf7+ Rxf7 22.Qxd8+ wins a rook. Kort resigns after 23.Qd4.
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