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)
Euwe, Max vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1953 • D72
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1953 • E01
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-training • 1953 • A09
Bronstein, David I vs Keres, Paul
1-0Candidats Tournament • 1953 • B25
Keres, Paul vs Geller, Efim P
0-1URS-training • 1953 • A48
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1953 • E45
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1Candidats Tournament • 1953 • E14
Keres, Paul vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1-0Candidats Tournament • 1953 • E61
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1953 • D41
Keres, Paul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Budapest • 1952 • A48
Keres, Paul vs Geller, Efim P
1-0Budapest • 1952 • C86
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0Budapest • 1952 • D28
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1-0URS-ch20 • 1952 • E52
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Keres, Paul
1-0URS-ch20 • 1952 • D36
Bronstein, David I vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch20 • 1952 • D35
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1-0URS-ch20 • 1952 • E40
Keres, Paul vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Helsinki olm • 1952 • B26
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
1-0Budapest • 1952 • E53
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Helsinki olm • 1952 • E39
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
0-1URS-ch19 • 1951 • A12
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
0-1URS-ch19 • 1951 • C99
Bronstein, David I vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch19 • 1951 • C99
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch19 • 1951 • E14
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch19 • 1951 • E26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1950 • E19
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch18 • 1950 • E02
Keres, Paul vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1950 • B62
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Szcawno Zdroj • 1950 • C74
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1950 • D29
Keres, Paul vs Petrosian, Tigran V
0-1URS-ch18 • 1950 • C03
Bronstein, David I vs Keres, Paul
1-0Candidats Tournament • 1950 • C91
Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1950 • E07
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
0-1URS-ch18 • 1950 • C75
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament • 1950 • C84
Bronstein, David I vs Keres, Paul
1-0URS-ch17 • 1949 • C97
Keres, Paul vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1-0URS-ch17 • 1949 • E61
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch17 • 1949 • E51
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
0-1URS-ch17 • 1949 • C84
Bronstein, David I vs Keres, Paul
0-1URS-ch16 • 1948 • C75
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2Chigorin mem • 1947 • D13
Keres, Paul vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Parnu • 1947 • B63
Keres, Paul vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch15 • 1947 • C07
Keres, Paul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1Chigorin mem • 1947 • A95
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2Parnu • 1947 • E13
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0URS-ch15 • 1947 • A34
Alekhine, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Salzburg • 1943 • E19
Alekhine, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Prague • 1943 • D49
Keres, Paul vs Alekhine, Alexander
1/2-1/2Salzburg • 1943 • C92
Alekhine, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1-0Salzburg • 1942 • C86
Alekhine, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1-0Munich • 1942 • E17