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Petar Trifunović

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  • Game, Erik Ruben Lundin vs. Petar Trifunovic, Sweden, Board 3, circa 1950.
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  • Game, Krabbendam, Holland vs. Petar Trifunovic, Yugoslavia Europe-Interclub tournament, Belgrade, 1956.
  • Game, Petar Trifunovic vs. Gedeon Barcza, Zagreb, circa 1956.
A Matter of ConcentrationA Matter of Concentration 05 Dec 1962, Wed Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) Newspapers.com
A Matter of Concentration: 30 to 1 Odds Fail to Daunt Yugoslav Chess Master

Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois Wednesday, December 05, 1962 - Page 54

A Matter of Concentration: 30 to 1 Odds Fail to Daunt Yugoslav Chess Master
(Caption:Dr. Peter Trifunovic, grand master from Yugoslavia, studies move during his simultaneous chess match with 30 players last night in The Cliff Dwellers club.)
Thirty chess enthusiasts sat for hours before their boards last night, wordless and intent, as they matched wits with a Yugoslav visitor who walked quickly and unhesitatingly around from game to game.
The exhibition of simultaneous competition took place in the quarters of The Cliff Dwellers club at 220 S. Michigan Ave. and it was Dr. Peter Trifunovic against the field.
One of the players, Dr. Ernest B. Zeisler, 179 E. Lake Shore Dr., treasurer of the club, who has been playing chess for decades, called his evening's play the most successful chess game of his life when Trifunovic accepted his offer of a draw after 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Play for Hours
The competition went on for hours with players dropping out in defeat along the way. As the number of chessmen standing on the boards dwindled, Trifunovic, a chess grand master ranked second in his native Yugoslavia and placed among the top 20 players in the world, slowed his earlier pace of a move every two to three seconds.
Trifunovic, who has a doctorate in law and serves as a legal expert in the Yugoslav ministry of internal affairs, spent more time waiting for his opponents to make moves than pondering his own.
At one point Trifunovic leaned over one of the tables, which were arranged in a U, and rested his left elbow on it, with his right leg thrown out behind him. The pressure was too much and the table collapsed, strewing the chessmen on Dr. Zeisler's board across the table.

Replaces Fallen Pieces
Dr. Zeisler recovered some of the fallen pieces. Trifunovic grabbed others, and while still keeping track of his 29 other problems, replaced each piece in the place it had been previously. He then corrected one of the positions to which Dr. Zeisler had returned a man.
The grand master, midway on a trip thru the United States, also conceded a draw to Kate Sillers, 15, of 314 14th St., Wilmette, midwest women's open champion, and one of the few females in a world traditionally dominated by men. Another draw went to Mark Harmer, 16, of 2022 Beechwood Dr., Wilmette, president of the New Trier High school chess club.

Recommended Books

Understanding Chess by William Lombardy Chess Duels, My Games with the World Champions, by Yasser Seirawan No Regrets: Fischer-Spassky 1992, by Yasser Seirawan Chess Fundamentals, by Jose Capablanca Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, by Bobby Fischer My 60 Memorable Games, by Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer Games of Chess, by Bobby Fischer The Modern Chess Self Tutor, by David Bronstein Russians versus Fischer, by Mikhail Tal, Plisetsky, Taimanov, et al

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy.
To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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