Keres, Paul
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1929 |
460 |
2246 | (79) | 16 |
| 1930 |
399 |
2270 | (71) | 9 |
| 1931 |
309 |
2305 | (68) | 0 |
| 1932 |
209 |
2340 | (63) | 0 |
| 1933 |
152 |
2375 | (53) | 19 |
| 1934 |
82 |
2419 | (46) | 9 |
| 1935 |
31 |
2497 | (30) | 83 |
| 1936 |
10 |
2539 | (27) | 66 |
| 1937 |
5 |
2600 | (25) | 99 |
| 1938 |
5 |
2601 | (29) | 47 |
| 1939 |
5 |
2590 | (28) | 60 |
| 1940 |
5 |
2589 | (31) | 35 |
| 1941 |
3 |
2596 | (35) | 20 |
| 1942 |
4 |
2596 | (34) | 36 |
| 1943 |
6 |
2589 | (33) | 59 |
| 1944 |
3 |
2599 | (40) | 13 |
| 1945 |
2 |
2629 | (40) | 26 |
| 1946 |
2 |
2638 | (39) | 23 |
| 1947 |
2 |
2621 | (32) | 49 |
| 1948 |
5 |
2589 | (36) | 38 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Keres, Paul |
| Born: 7 Jan. 1916 |
| Died: 5 June 1975 |
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| Notes: |
| Woodger has 'Keres, Paul Petrovich' but Gaige gives no middle name. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 327 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 389 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 360 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 346 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 464 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 302 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 210 |
| Goldman, Carl Schlechter!, page 524 |
| Soltis, Mikhail Botvinnik, page 4 |
| Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 351 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Raud, I. - Keres, P. 1929 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Keres, P. - Peet, A. 1932 |
(f) |
2 | - | 0 |
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| Keres, P. - Kibbermann, F. 1935 |
(f) |
3 | - | 1 |
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| Keres, P. - Laurine, L. 1935 |
(f) |
6.5 | - | 1.5 |
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| Keres, P. - Schmidt, P.F. 1936 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| Keres, P. - Stahlberg, A.G.T. 1938 |
(f) |
4 | - | 4 |
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| Keres, P. - Euwe, M. 1940 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 6.5 |
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| Keres, P. - Ekstrom, N.J.A.F. 1944 |
(f) |
5 | - | 1 |
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Tournament data
| Parnu 1929 |
Parnu Tournament |
13.5 | / | 18 |
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| Tallinn 1930 (1) |
Estonian School Tournament |
8 | / | 11 |
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| Parnu 1933 |
Estonian Junior Championship |
11.5 | / | 12 |
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| Tallinn 1933 (2) |
Tallinn Tournament |
5 | / | 7 |
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| Rakvere 1934 |
Rakvere Tournament |
7 | / | 9 |
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| Tallinn 1935 (1) |
Estonian Championship |
6.5 | / | 9 |
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|
Keres, P. - Friedemann, G. |
2 - 1 |
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| Tartu 1935 |
Tartu Club Jubilee |
23 | / | 24 |
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| Tallinn 1935 (2) |
Tallinn Tournament |
5.5 | / | 8 |
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| Warsaw 1935 (2) |
6th Olympiad |
12.5 | / | 19 |
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| Helsinki 1935 (4) |
Helsinki Tournament |
6.5 | / | 8 |
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| Tallinn 1936 (2) |
Tallinn Training Tournament |
9 | / | 10 |
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| Bad Nauheim 1936 |
Bad Nauheim Tournament |
6.5 | / | 9 |
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| Dresden 1936 |
Dresden Tournament |
3.5 | / | 9 |
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| Zandvoort 1936 |
Zandvoort Tournament |
6.5 | / | 11 |
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| Munich 1936 |
Unofficial Olympiad |
15.5 | / | 20 |
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| Tallinn 1937 (1) |
Tallinn Training Tournament |
7.5 | / | 9 |
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| Margate 1937 (1) |
Margate Masters Tournament |
7.5 | / | 9 |
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| Ostend 1937 |
Ostend Master Tournament |
6 | / | 9 |
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| Prague 1937 (1) |
Prague International Tournament |
10 | / | 11 |
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| Vienna 1937 (3) |
Vienna Thematic Tournament |
4.5 | / | 6 |
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| Kemeri 1937 |
Kemeri Tournament |
11.5 | / | 17 |
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| Parnu 1937 |
Parnu Tournament |
4.5 | / | 7 |
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| Stockholm 1937 (3) |
7th Olympiad |
11 | / | 15 |
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| Semmering 1937 |
Semmering-Baden Tournament |
9 | / | 14 |
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| Tallinn 1937 (3) |
Estonia - Lithuania Match |
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Keres, P. - Mikenas, V.I. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Hastings 1938 (1) |
18th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament |
6.5 | / | 9 |
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| Tartu 1938 |
3rd SELL Baltic Student Olympiad |
2 | / | 3 |
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| Tallinn 1938 (1) |
Estonia - Latvia Match |
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|
Keres, P. - Petrovs, V. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Noordwijk 1938 |
Noordwijk Tournament |
6.5 | / | 9 |
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| Tallinn 1938 (2) |
Estonia - Finland Match |
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Keres, P. - Salo, T. |
2 - 0 |
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| Netherlands 1938 |
AVRO Tournament |
8.5 | / | 14 |
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| Moscow and Leningrad 1939 |
Moscow-Leningrad Training Tournament |
8 | / | 17 |
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| Riga 1939 (3) |
Estonia - Latvia Match |
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|
Keres, P. - Petrovs, V. |
2 - 0 |
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| Margate 1939 (1) |
Margate Premier Tournament |
7.5 | / | 9 |
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| Buenos Aires 1939 (4) |
8th Olympiad - Qualifying Group 4 |
4.5 | / | 5 |
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| Buenos Aires 1939 (6) |
8th Olympiad - Final A |
10 | / | 14 |
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| Buenos Aires 1939 (8) |
Buenos Aires Tournament |
8.5 | / | 11 |
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| Kaunas 1939 |
Estonia - Lithuania Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Keres, P. - Mikenas, V.I. |
1 - 1 |
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| Tallinn 1940 |
Estonia - Lithuania Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Keres, P. - Mikenas, V.I. |
1 - 1 |
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| Moscow 1940 (2) |
12th U.S.S.R. Championship |
12 | / | 19 |
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| Leningrad and Moscow 1941 |
Absolute U.S.S.R. Championship |
11 | / | 20 |
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| Tallinn 1942 |
10th Estonian Championship |
15 | / | 15 |
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| Salzburg 1942 |
Salzburg Tournament |
6 | / | 10 |
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| Munich 1942 (1) |
Europa Tournament - Group 1 |
7.5 | / | 11 |
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| Prague 1943 (1) |
Prague International Tournament |
14.5 | / | 19 |
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| Posen 1943 |
Posen Training Tournament |
5 | / | 5 |
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| Salzburg 1943 |
Salzburg International Tournament |
7.5 | / | 10 |
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| Tallinn 1943 |
11th Estonian Championship |
8 | / | 11 |
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| Madrid 1943 |
Madrid International Tournament |
13 | / | 14 |
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| Lidkoping 1944 |
28th Swedish Championship |
4.5 | / | 7 |
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| Riga 1945 (1) |
Latvia and Estonia Tournament |
10.5 | / | 11 |
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| Tallinn 1945 |
13th Estonia Championship |
13 | / | 15 |
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| Tbilisi 1946 (2) |
7th Georgia Championship |
18 | / | 19 |
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| Moscow and London, England 1946 |
U.S.S.R. - Great Britain Radio Match |
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Keres, P. - Klein, E.L. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Moscow 1946 (3) |
U.S.S.R. - U.S.A. Match |
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Keres, P. - Fine, R. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Leningrad 1947 (1) |
15th U.S.S.R. Championship |
14 | / | 19 |
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| Parnu 1947 |
Parnu Tournament |
9.5 | / | 13 |
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| London, England 1947 (2) |
Great Britain - U.S.S.R. Match |
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Keres, P. - Alexander, C.H.O'D. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Moscow 1947 (4) |
1st Chigorin Memorial Tournament |
9 | / | 15 |
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| The Hague and Moscow 1948 |
World Championship Match Tournament |
10.5 | / | 20 |
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| Moscow 1948 (3) |
16th U.S.S.R. Championship |
9.5 | / | 18 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026 |
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