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 Capablanca, Jose Raul
1/2-1/2Semmering/Baden • 1937 • B38
Keres, Paul vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Stockholm ol • 1937 • C90
Alekhine, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Kemeri • 1937 • C84
Keres, Paul vs Euwe, Max
0-1Zandvoort • 1936 • C02
Keres, Paul vs Alekhine, Alexander
0-1Dresden • 1936 • E33
Alekhine, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Bad Nauheim • 1936 • A40
Alekhine, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1-0Warsaw ol • 1935 • C79
Keres, Paul vs Marovic, Drazen
1-0Tallinn • 1975 • B05
Hernandez, Roman vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Tallinn • 1975 • D35
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Tallinn • 1975 • E12
Lombardy, William James vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Tallinn • 1975 • A07
Forintos, Gyozo V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Vancouver op • 1975 • D56
Keres, Paul vs Gleghorn, P.
1-0Vancouver op • 1975 • B08
McCormick, James vs Keres, Paul
0-1Vancouver op • 1975 • A15
Keres, Paul vs Karner, Hillar
1-0Tallinn • 1975 • B08
Rytov, Boris vs Keres, Paul
0-1Tallinn • 1975 • D27
Rantanen, Yrjo A vs Keres, Paul
0-1Tallinn • 1975 • C91
Gipslis, Aivars vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Tallinn • 1975 • C09
Keres, Paul vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0Tallinn • 1975 • E14
Keres, Paul vs Lengyel, Levente
1-0Tallinn • 1975 • B36
Keres, Paul vs Barnes, Craig N
1-0Vancouver op • 1975 • B30
Keres, Paul vs Nei, Iivo
1/2-1/2Tallinn • 1975 • D69
Keres, Paul vs Watson, John L
1-0Vancouver op • 1975 • A47
Keres, Paul vs Allan, Denis
1-0Vancouver op • 1975 • C44
Macskasy, Elod vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Vancouver op • 1975 • D63
Keres, Paul vs Suttles, Duncan
1/2-1/2Vancouver op • 1975 • B08
Espig, Lutz vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Tallinn • 1975 • D27
Harper, Bruce vs Keres, Paul
0-1Vancouver op • 1975 • D23
Keres, Paul vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2Tallinn • 1975 • D42
Keres, Paul vs Westerinen, Heikki MJ
1/2-1/2FRG-ch International • 1973 • C87
Keres, Paul vs Popov, Luben
0-1FRG-ch International • 1973 • B47
Keres, Paul vs Karner, Hillar
1-0Tallinn • 1973 • B15
Ciocaltea, Victor vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2FRG-ch International • 1973 • C79
Kunsztowicz, Uwe vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2FRG-ch International • 1973 • E31
Marovic, Drazen vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2FRG-ch International • 1973 • D34
Suess, Alois vs Keres, Paul
0-1FRG-ch International • 1973 • C73
Keres, Paul vs Nei, Iivo
1/2-1/2Tallinn • 1973 • D30
Popov, Luben vs Keres, Paul
0-1Tallinn • 1973 • A30
Keres, Paul vs Westerinen, Heikki MJ
1-0Tallinn • 1973 • B06
Keene, Raymond D vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2FRG-ch International • 1973 • A11
Keres, Paul vs Averkin, Orest N
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 • 1973 • E07
Keres, Paul vs Pribyl, Josef
1/2-1/2Tallinn • 1973 • B36
Dvorietzky, Mark I vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Moscow-3teams • 1973 • A07
Keres, Paul vs Dueball, Juergen
1/2-1/2FRG-ch International • 1973 • E61
Keres, Paul vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 • 1973 • B50
Keres, Paul vs Parma, Bruno
1/2-1/2FRG-ch International • 1973 • D40
Savon, Vladimir A vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 • 1973 • D37
Andersson, Ulf vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2FRG-ch International • 1973 • A07
Keres, Paul vs Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 • 1973 • B52
Sveshnikov, Evgeny vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 • 1973 • C55