Paul Keres

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Paul Keres was a renowned Estonian chess grandmaster, often considered one of the strongest players never to become World Chess Champion.

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instanceOf Estonian person
chess player
human
awardReceived Order of Lenin
burialPlace Tallinn
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship Estonia
Soviet Union
dateOfBirth 1916-01-07
dateOfDeath 1975-06-05
describedBy often considered a world champion–strength player
era classical chess era
familyName Keres
givenName Paul
hasEloPeak around 2700 (historical estimate)
languagesSpoken English
Estonian
German
Russian
memorial Paul Keres Memorial tournament
name Paul Keres
nationality Estonian
notableFor being one of the strongest players never to become World Chess Champion
notableWork Grandmaster of Chess
Practical Chess Endings
The Art of the Middle Game
occupation chess player
chess writer
engineer
openingContribution Keres Attack in the Sicilian Defence
Keres Defence in the Ruy Lopez
participatedIn World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament 1953
World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament 1956
World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament 1959
World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament 1962
World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament 1965
World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament 1968
placeOfBirth Governorate of Estonia
Narva
placeOfDeath Helsinki
playedAgainst Alexander Alekhine
Bobby Fischer
Emanuel Lasker
José Raúl Capablanca
Mikhail Botvinnik
represented Estonia
Soviet Union
sexOrGender male
sport chess
teamCompetition Chess Olympiad
title Grandmaster

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Paul Keres name Paul Keres
Metsakalmistu burialPlaceOf Paul Keres
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