A star rising
Keres vs I Raud, 1931  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 29 moves, 1-0
Convincing, isn't it?
Keres vs Verbac, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
Chaotic yet clear-cut
Geller vs Keres, 1951  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 31 moves, 0-1
It looks so easy sitting here and looking!
Keres vs Geller, 1962  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
La Bourdonnais returns!
Hort vs Keres, 1961  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 53 moves, 0-1
Paul Morphy would be proud by Paul Keres!
Keres vs W Winter, 1935  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 19 moves, 1-0
Even Alekhin can play like that!
Keres vs Alekhine, 1937  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 1-0
Magic!
Euwe vs Keres, 1948  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 56 moves, 0-1
Who needs a queen at all?! Bishops are O.K. enough
Euwe vs Keres, 1940  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 34 moves, 0-1
World champions are good? Are you sure?
Keres vs Euwe, 1948  (C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
The pawns are always there, ready to kill you!
Smyslov vs Keres, 1948  (E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 57 moves, 0-1
Even machines blunder
Keres vs Capablanca, 1938  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 38 moves, 1-0
Wait a little bit... I"ll finish the game in a sec...
Keres vs Petrov, 1940  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Rains pawns and dogs... And strikes as lightning
Keres vs Kotov, 1950  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 27 moves, 1-0
A grand-mater attack!
Keres vs V Rootare, 1942  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Who said French defence is sound?!
Keres vs G Alexandrescu, 1936  (C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0
Black is winged
Keres vs S Herseth, 1937  (B50) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0
Fisching in stormy weather
Fischer vs Keres, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 30 moves, 0-1
Same line, same life, different death.
Fischer vs Keres, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 55 moves, 0-1
Delycious
Keres vs P Dely, 1970  (B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 26 moves, 1-0
A dagger in the sleeve
J H Donner vs Keres, 1959  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 24 moves, 0-1
Taim out!
Keres vs Taimanov, 1951  (A15) English, 37 moves, 1-0
If I say it's opened, it IS!
Keres vs E Zinner, 1937  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 26 moves, 1-0
We will get him!
Reshevsky vs Keres, 1948  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 63 moves, 0-1
The lethal postcard
Keres vs Eliskases, 1937  (B50) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Want me to win? Fine...
Fine vs Keres, 1938  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 57 moves, 0-1
Draw the cards!
Bondarevsky vs Keres, 1939  (D80) Grunfeld, 97 moves, 1/2-1/2
General Keres, you're promoted
Keres vs J Turn, 1943  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 56 moves, 1-0
The art of drawing and painting
Keres vs Fischer, 1962  (B20) Sicilian, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2
Italian poison
Keres vs W E Kunerth, 1935  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
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