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Peak ranking. No. 11 (July 1971) Paul Keres ([ˈpɑu̯l ˈkeres]; 7 January 1916 – 5 June 1975) was an Estonian chess grandmaster and chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s, and narrowly missed a chance at a World Chess Championship match on five occasions.
Paul Keres was a five-time Estonian and three-time Soviet chess champion. Although he never played in a world championship match, he is considered one of the top players never to become champion. The closest he came to achieving the pinnacle of chess was his third-place finish in the 1948 World Chess Championship tournament. Early Life And Career.
Paul Keres was one of the very few players who had a plus record against Capablanca. He also had plus records against World Champions Euwe and Tal, and equal records against Smyslov, Petrosian and Karpov.
Seventh Keres Memorial Tournament. Paul Keres was a top-class grandmaster, the strongest player never to have played for the world championship title. In fact after his first place in the 1938 AVRO tournament in Holland he was regarded as the natural successor to the reigning world champion Alexander Alekhine.
Though he never became world champion, very few players came as close to the throne as he did. In our Playchess lecture Dennis Monokroussos shows us a remarkable game Paul Keres played against Efim Geller at the 1962 Candidates – a game that is worthy of appreciation and emulation.
Paul Keres was a legendary Estonian Chess Grandmaster and writer known for being a three-time Soviet and five-time Estonian chess champion. Born on January 7, 1916, he was considered one of the world’s top chess players from the mid-1930s up to the 1960s and was also notable for almost winning a world championship game on five occasions.
Paul Keres (born January 7, 1916, Narva, Estonia, Russian Empire—died June 5, 1975, Helsinki, Finland) was an Estonian chess grandmaster, three times chess champion of the U.S.S.R., three times European champion, and a member of the winning Soviet team at seven world Chess Olympiads.
Mar 25, 2021 · GM Paul Keres is undeniably one of the greatest players of all time, a renowned chess writer, and one of a handful of grandmasters inevitably discussed whenever we speak of that hallowed company that came ever so close to winning the coveted title of world champion.
A three-time Soviet champion, Paul Keres played on gold-medal-winning teams representing the Soviet Union in the 1952–1964 Chess Olympiads. He was seven times a candidate for the World Championship, finishing equal third in 1948.
Dec 27, 2023 · Paul Keres (1916-1975) was my chess hero in my distant youth. The elegant Estonian, who triumphed at Avro 1938 in a historic tournament of the world top eight, played in a classical style...
