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)
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats playoff 2pl • 1962 • E55
Fischer, Robert James vs Keres, Paul
1-0Candidats Tournament • 1962 • C96
Keres, Paul vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1962 • B48
Keres, Paul vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2URS-chT • 1962 • C87
Keres, Paul vs Geller, Efim P
0-1Candidats playoff 2pl • 1962 • A56
Keres, Paul vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1962 • B36
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
0-1Candidats playoff 2pl • 1962 • E53
Keres, Paul vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1962 • E61
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
0-1Zuerich • 1961 • E12
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2URS-ch29 • 1961 • B42
Fischer, Robert James vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Bled • 1961 • B11
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Bled • 1961 • E19
Keres, Paul vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch29 • 1961 • C42
Larsen, Bent vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Zuerich • 1961 • B21
Keres, Paul vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0Bled • 1961 • C09
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Bled • 1961 • D27
Keres, Paul vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2Bled • 1961 • B18
Keres, Paul vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2URS-ch29 • 1961 • D30
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch29 • 1961 • C11
Spassky, Boris V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch29 • 1961 • C92
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Bled • 1961 • C85
Keres, Paul vs Euwe, Max
1/2-1/2Leipzig olm fin-A • 1960 • E57
Keres, Paul vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2URS-ch26 • 1959 • D58
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1-0URS-ch26 • 1959 • E45
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
0-1Candidats Tournament • 1959 • D34
Keres, Paul vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2URS-ch26 • 1959 • B50
Keres, Paul vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0URS-ch26 • 1959 • A48
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1959 • A29
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1959 • E53
Fischer, Robert James vs Keres, Paul
0-1Candidats Tournament • 1959 • B11
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
0-1Candidats Tournament • 1959 • C99
Larsen, Bent vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Zuerich • 1959 • C99
Keres, Paul vs Fischer, Robert James
0-1Candidats Tournament • 1959 • A48
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1Candidats Tournament • 1959 • B33
Keres, Paul vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch26 • 1959 • D02
Keres, Paul vs Petrosian, Tigran V
0-1Candidats Tournament • 1959 • B39
Fischer, Robert James vs Keres, Paul
1-0Zuerich • 1959 • C99
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch26 • 1959 • D37
Keres, Paul vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2Zuerich • 1959 • D42
Keres, Paul vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1959 • D42
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1959 • D41
Keres, Paul vs Tal, Mihail
0-1Candidats Tournament • 1959 • B42
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
0-1Candidats Tournament • 1959 • E20
Fischer, Robert James vs Keres, Paul
0-1Candidats Tournament • 1959 • B11
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Tallinn m1 • 1959 • C78
Keres, Paul vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2Tallinn m1 • 1959 • B40
Keres, Paul vs Tal, Mihail
1-0Candidats Tournament • 1959 • A16
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
0-1URS-chT • 1959 • B19
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1959 • C92
Keres, Paul vs Fischer, Robert James
0-1Candidats Tournament • 1959 • B99