Keres was forced by the circumstances to represent the Soviet Union (1940–41, 1944–75) and Nazi Germany (1941–44) in international tournaments. Keres...
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moves: 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ The opening is named after Estonian grandmaster Paul Keres. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. This opening...
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rating. In total he won 7 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze individual medals. Paul Keres played his first three Olympiads for Estonia, the rest for the Soviet...
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Fine tied for first place with Paul Keres in the prestigious AVRO tournament in the Netherlands, scoring 8½/14, with Keres placed first on tiebreak. This...
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with Veselin Topalov), Ter Apel 1997, Monte Carlo 1998, Mérida 2000, Paul Keres Memorial Rapid Tournament in Tallinn (2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013), Canadian...
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Smyslov, Keres, Botvinnik, and Reshevsky Soviet delegation Botvinnik & Soviet ambassador Valkov Keres & Smyslov at the Kurhaus Hotel Keres vs. Euwe Smyslov...
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World Champion. When told that this was impossible, Fischer asked to play Paul Keres. "Finally, Tigran Petrosian was, on a semi-official basis, summoned to...
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the Petrosian Variation were developed by grandmasters Paul Keres and Leonid Stein. The Keres Variation arises after 7...Nbd7 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3...
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Botvinnik, 2823 Vladimir Kramnik, 2819 Paul Morphy, 2809 Boris Spassky, 2805 Samuel Reshevsky, 2805 Paul Keres, 2804 Tigran Petrosian, 2803 Wilhelm Steinitz...
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Petrosian, Keres and Geller). Grandmaster Yuri Averbakh, a member of the Soviet delegation at the tournament, confirmed in 2002 that Petrosian, Keres and Geller...
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