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)
Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata • 1957 • B66
Keres, Paul vs Tal, Mihail
0-1URS-ch24 • 1957 • B14
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch24 • 1957 • A26
Bronstein, David I vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch24 • 1957 • A07
Spassky, Boris V vs Keres, Paul
1-0URS-ch24 • 1957 • E31
Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem • 1956 • B68
Keres, Paul vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1956 • C28
Keres, Paul vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem • 1956 • C06
Keres, Paul vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1956 • C84
Bronstein, David I vs Keres, Paul
0-1Candidats Tournament • 1956 • C99
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1956 • D33
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1956 • D34
Keres, Paul vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1956 • A14
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem • 1956 • A07
Keres, Paul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0Alekhine mem • 1956 • B63
Keres, Paul vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1956 • B63
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1956 • C84
Spassky, Boris V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1956 • D29
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1956 • C99
Keres, Paul vs Donner, Jan Hein
1/2-1/2Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955 • B45
Szabo, Laszlo vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955 • A31
Keres, Paul vs Fuderer, Andrija
1-0Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955 • B97
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1URS-ch22 • 1955 • C90
Keres, Paul vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2URS-ch22 • 1955 • D59
Guimard, Carlos E vs Keres, Paul
0-1Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955 • A57
Pilnik, Herman vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955 • C77
Keres, Paul vs Panno, Oscar
1-0Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955 • B97
Keres, Paul vs Pachman, Ludek
1-0Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955 • C86
Keres, Paul vs Sliwa, Bogdan
1-0Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955 • C87
Rabar, Braslav vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955 • E45
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Keres, Paul
0-1Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955 • C46
Keres, Paul vs Stahlberg, Gideon
0-1Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955 • B96
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch22 • 1955 • E14
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Keres, Paul
0-1Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955 • C92
Filip, Miroslav vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955 • E19
Keres, Paul vs Ilivitzki, Georgi A
1/2-1/2Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955 • A16
Keres, Paul vs Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel
1/2-1/2Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955 • C76
Spassky, Boris V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch22 • 1955 • D43
Keres, Paul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0URS-ch22 • 1955 • C03
Keres, Paul vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2Tallinn m • 1954 • A61
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
0-1Tallinn m • 1954 • E92
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2Hastings5455 • 1954 • D14
Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1953 • B26
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1-0Candidats Tournament • 1953 • D29
Keres, Paul vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1953 • E28
Keres, Paul vs Euwe, Max
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1953 • E55
Keres, Paul vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1953 • E61
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
0-1Candidats Tournament • 1953 • D41
Keres, Paul vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1953 • E76
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1-0URS-training • 1953 • A27