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 Alekhine, Alexander
0-1Salzburg • 1942 • C34
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Leningrad/Moscow • 1941 • D36
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2Leningrad/Moscow • 1941 • D96
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1-0Leningrad/Moscow • 1941 • C99
Keres, Paul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1Leningrad/Moscow • 1941 • E35
Keres, Paul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Leningrad/Moscow • 1941 • C50
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Leningrad/Moscow • 1941 • D27
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0Leningrad/Moscow • 1941 • E32
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
0-1Leningrad/Moscow • 1941 • C87
Euwe, Max vs Keres, Paul
1-0NLD m 3940 • 1940 • C91
Euwe, Max vs Keres, Paul
1-0NLD m 3940 • 1940 • D13
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch12 • 1940 • E13
Keres, Paul vs Euwe, Max
1-0NLD m 3940 • 1940 • D10
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch12 • 1940 • C68
Euwe, Max vs Keres, Paul
0-1NLD m 3940 • 1940 • E19
Keres, Paul vs Euwe, Max
1-0NLD m 3940 • 1940 • E33
Euwe, Max vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2NLD m 3940 • 1940 • E19
Keres, Paul vs Euwe, Max
1-0NLD m 3940 • 1940 • A09
Keres, Paul vs Euwe, Max
0-1NLD m 3940 • 1940 • D28
Keres, Paul vs Euwe, Max
1-0NLD m 3940 • 1940 • E33
Euwe, Max vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2NLD m 3940 • 1939 • C91
Keres, Paul vs Euwe, Max
1/2-1/2NLD m 3940 • 1939 • C83
Keres, Paul vs Euwe, Max
0-1NLD m 3940 • 1939 • C84
Keres, Paul vs Capablanca, Jose Raul
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires ol prel-D • 1939 • C71
Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Margate • 1939 • D36
Keres, Paul vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Leningrad/Moscow • 1939 • C90
Euwe, Max vs Keres, Paul
1-0NLD m 3940 • 1939 • C87
Keres, Paul vs Capablanca, Jose Raul
1/2-1/2Margate • 1939 • C90
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keres, Paul
1-0Buenos Aires Circulo • 1939 • D94
Alekhine, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires ol f-A • 1939 • E19
Euwe, Max vs Keres, Paul
0-1NLD m 3940 • 1939 • E32
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0Leningrad/Moscow • 1939 • D55
Keres, Paul vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0AVRO • 1938 • C73
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2AVRO • 1938 • E47
Keres, Paul vs Euwe, Max
1-0Noordwijk • 1938 • A09
Keres, Paul vs Euwe, Max
1/2-1/2AVRO • 1938 • A12
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2AVRO • 1938 • E29
Keres, Paul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2AVRO • 1938 • E17
Keres, Paul vs Alekhine, Alexander
1/2-1/2AVRO • 1938 • B14
Alekhine, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2AVRO • 1938 • E58
Capablanca, Jose Raul vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2AVRO • 1938 • E42
Keres, Paul vs Capablanca, Jose Raul
1-0AVRO • 1938 • C09
Euwe, Max vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2AVRO • 1938 • A84
Capablanca, Jose Raul vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Semmering/Baden • 1937 • D18
Keres, Paul vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Kemeri • 1937 • D02
Keres, Paul vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Hastings3738 • 1937 • B70
Keres, Paul vs Alekhine, Alexander
1-0Margate • 1937 • C71
Keres, Paul vs Euwe, Max
0-1Stockholm ol • 1937 • C83
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Keres, Paul
0-1Semmering/Baden • 1937 • E16
Keres, Paul vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Semmering/Baden • 1937 • D29