Notable Chess Games
- Paul Keres vs Alexander Alekhine, Margate 1937, Ruy Lopez (C71), 1–0 Here Keres outplayed Alekhine already in the first 15 moves. The game is crowned by two small combinations.
- Paul Keres vs José Raúl Capablanca, AVRO Amsterdam 1938, French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line (C09), 1–0 Almost unpredictable jumps of the white knight slowly destroy Black's position. A beautiful tactical game.
- Max Euwe vs Paul Keres, Amsterdam 1940 (match), Queen's Indian, Old Main line (E19), 0–1 Black reveals a series of brilliant tactical surprise moves, concluding elegantly against the former world champion.
- Paul Keres vs Jaroslav Šajtar, Amsterdam 1954 (ol), Sicilian, Najdorf (B94), 1–0 A typical Sicilian sacrifice on e6 leads to swift resignation.
- Paul Keres vs Mikhail Botvinnik, Moscow 1956 (Alekhine Memorial), Sicilian, Richter–Rauzer Attack (B63), 1–0 Keres had a minus score against Botvinnik, but here he defeats the world champion in convincing positional style.
- Paul Keres vs Edgar Walther, Tel Aviv 1964, King's Indian, Petrosian System (E93), 1–0 The game where Keres introduced a new plan against the King's Indian opening: Bg5, h4, Nh2 and a sacrifice on g4.
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