Paul Keres 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 ...
Paul Keres
Estonian chess grandmaster
Paul Keres 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. Wikipedia
Born: January 7, 1916, Narva, Estonia
Died: June 5, 1975 (age 59 years), Helsinki, Finland
Spouse: Maria Riives (m. ?–1975)
Parents: Marie Keres and Peter Keres
Movies: Tuld kuningale
Siblings: Harald Keres
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Mar 17, 2023 · Paul Petrovich Keres was born in Narva, Estonia, on Jan. 7, 1916, and learned to play chess at 4 by watching his father at the game board. He ...
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 ...
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For forty years Paul Keres remained one of the world's strongest grandmasters, admired for the way he played chess, famous for his spectacular surprise attacks, ...
A three-time Soviet champion, Paul Keres played on gold-medal-winning teams representing the Soviet Union in the 1952–1964 Chess Olympiads.
Paul Keres 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 ...
Sep 29, 2023 · Paul Keres (1916-1975) was one of the greatest players never to become world champion. It was not through want of trying. For a full ...
Paul Keres was born in Narva, Estonia and lived there his entire life. He was very active in correspondence chess throughout his youth, and soon began to make a ...
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This work charts the progress of Keres's career from his early days as a self-taught young talent to his battles for the world title.