Keres, Paul
Total Games
1570
Wins
696
Draws
708
Losses
166
44.3% wins45.1% draws10.6% losses
Most Played Openings
C86 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack26E14 - Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System25C84 - Ruy Lopez: Closed23C87 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation22C99 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System22D41 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense21C71 - Ruy Lopez: Noah's Ark Trap21C73 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense19C92 - Ruy Lopez: Closed18C75 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense17
⭐ Best Games
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Keres, Paul★ WC/Candidates
0-1World Championship 18th • 1948 • D45
Keres, Paul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★ WC/Candidates
0-1World Championship 18th • 1948 • C08
Keres, Paul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★ WC/Candidates
0-1World Championship 18th • 1948 • A13
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Keres, Paul★ WC/Candidates
1-0World Championship 18th • 1948 • A15
Euwe, Max vs Keres, Paul★ WC/Candidates
0-1World Championship 18th • 1948 • E32
Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel★ WC/Candidates
1-0Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955 • B98
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul★ WC/Candidates
1-0World Championship 18th • 1948 • D36
Keres, Paul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★ WC/Candidates
1-0World Championship 18th • 1948 • C15
Portisch, Lajos vs Keres, Paul★ WC/Candidates
1-0Petropolis Interzonal • 1973 • D41
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul★ WC/Candidates
0-1World Championship 18th • 1948 • E02
Games (1570)
Spassky, Boris V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Winnipeg • 1967 • C84
Keres, Paul vs Portisch, Lajos
0-1Moscow • 1967 • C93
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-chT • 1966 • D41
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-chT • 1966 • E18
Keres, Paul vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2URS-chT • 1966 • E19
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-chT • 1966 • D41
Keres, Paul vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2URS-chT • 1966 • C49
Keres, Paul vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2Candidats qf3 • 1965 • C93
Spassky, Boris V vs Keres, Paul
1-0Candidats qf3 • 1965 • C99
Keres, Paul vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2Candidats qf3 • 1965 • A21
Spassky, Boris V vs Keres, Paul
0-1Candidats qf3 • 1965 • E12
Keres, Paul vs Spassky, Boris V
0-1Candidats qf3 • 1965 • C93
Keres, Paul vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch33 • 1965 • E14
Keres, Paul vs Spassky, Boris V
0-1Candidats qf3 • 1965 • A68
Spassky, Boris V vs Keres, Paul
1-0Candidats qf3 • 1965 • E31
Spassky, Boris V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats qf3 • 1965 • E12
Keres, Paul vs Spassky, Boris V
1-0Candidats qf3 • 1965 • E43
Bronstein, David I vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch33 • 1965 • C92
Spassky, Boris V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats qf3 • 1965 • C80
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires • 1964 • A09
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires • 1964 • D25
Portisch, Lajos vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Hoogovens • 1964 • E18
Keres, Paul vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Hoogovens • 1964 • B35
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-chT • 1963 • E18
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem • 1963 • E39
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Keres, Paul
1-0Piatigorsky Cup • 1963 • A23
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keres, Paul
1-0Piatigorsky Cup • 1963 • A85
Keres, Paul vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2Piatigorsky Cup • 1963 • B18
Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Piatigorsky Cup • 1963 • B43
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1-0URS-chT • 1963 • A09
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem • 1963 • C96
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Piatigorsky Cup • 1963 • A28
Keres, Paul vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Piatigorsky Cup • 1963 • C87
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-chT • 1962 • C87
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
0-1Candidats Tournament • 1962 • C96
Keres, Paul vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2Candidats playoff 2pl • 1962 • A46
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1962 • E41
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1962 • D19
Keres, Paul vs Fischer, Robert James
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1962 • D35
Keres, Paul vs Geller, Efim P
1-0Candidats playoff 2pl • 1962 • D41
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1962 • D41
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
0-1Candidats Tournament • 1962 • C96
Keres, Paul vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1962 • D59
Keres, Paul vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2Candidats playoff 2pl • 1962 • B36
Keres, Paul vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1962 • B65
Fischer, Robert James vs Keres, Paul
0-1Candidats Tournament • 1962 • C96
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1962 • A34
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats playoff 2pl • 1962 • A35
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats playoff 2pl • 1962 • E54
Keres, Paul vs Fischer, Robert James
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1962 • B20