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)
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
1-0Tallinn • 1973 • C75
Kagan, Shimon vs Keres, Paul
0-1Petropolis Interzonal • 1973 • C68
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 • 1973 • A13
Keres, Paul vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 • 1973 • D59
Spassky, Boris V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 • 1973 • C73
Hort, Vlastimil vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Petropolis Interzonal • 1973 • A11
Mecking, Henrique vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Petropolis Interzonal • 1973 • C73
Keres, Paul vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2FRG-ch International • 1973 • C95
Keres, Paul vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 • 1973 • E19
Keres, Paul vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2San Antonio • 1972 • E54
Larsen, Bent vs Keres, Paul
0-1San Antonio • 1972 • D41
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Sarajevo • 1972 • D56
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2San Antonio • 1972 • D41
Portisch, Lajos vs Keres, Paul
1-0San Antonio • 1972 • D41
Portisch, Lajos vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2IBM • 1971 • E15
Keres, Paul vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2Parnu • 1971 • D94
Keres, Paul vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2Tallinn • 1971 • D94
Bronstein, David I vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Tallinn • 1971 • B15
Bronstein, David I vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Parnu • 1971 • C28
Timman, Jan H vs Keres, Paul
0-1IBM • 1971 • E50
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2IBM • 1971 • B15
Keres, Paul vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2Budapest • 1970 • C84
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Hoogovens • 1969 • A13
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Hoogovens • 1969 • D41
Portisch, Lajos vs Keres, Paul
1-0Hoogovens • 1969 • D06
Donner, Jan Hein vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Bamberg • 1968 • E41
Keres, Paul vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2Bamberg • 1968 • C84
Keres, Paul vs Westerinen, Heikki MJ
1-0Bamberg • 1968 • B09
Keres, Paul vs Schmid, Lothar
1-0Bamberg • 1968 • B21
Bronstein, David I vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-chT • 1968 • A28
Keres, Paul vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-chT • 1968 • A34
Bobotsov, Milko G vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Bamberg • 1968 • D25
Keres, Paul vs Ivkov, Borislav
1-0Bamberg • 1968 • C08
Kestler, Hans Guenther vs Keres, Paul
0-1Bamberg • 1968 • E15
Keres, Paul vs Dueckstein, Andreas
1-0Bamberg • 1968 • C08
Keres, Paul vs Toran Albero, Roman
1-0Bamberg • 1968 • D03
Szabo, Laszlo vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Bamberg • 1968 • E45
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-chT • 1968 • A14
Klundt, Klaus vs Keres, Paul
0-1Bamberg • 1968 • C73
Teschner, Rudolf vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Bamberg • 1968 • C71
Keres, Paul vs Teufel, Juergen
1-0Bamberg • 1968 • A54
Pfleger, Helmut vs Keres, Paul
0-1Bamberg • 1968 • A23
Larsen, Bent vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Winnipeg • 1967 • A14
Keres, Paul vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2Moscow • 1967 • C17
Keres, Paul vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2Moscow • 1967 • B17
Keres, Paul vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Moscow • 1967 • A54
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Moscow • 1967 • E03
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Moscow • 1967 • E19
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Moscow • 1967 • A14
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
0-1Moscow • 1967 • C83