Paul Keres ([ˈpɑu̯l ˈkeres]; 7 January 1916 – 5 June 1975) was an Estonian chess grandmaster and chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s, and narrowly missed a chance at a World Chess Championship match on five occasions.

Paul Keres was a five-time Estonian and three-time Soviet chess champion. Although he never played in a world championship match, he is considered one of the top players never to become champion.

Paul Keres (born January 7, 1916, Narva, Estonia, Russian Empire—died June 5, 1975, Helsinki, Finland) was an Estonian chess grandmaster, three times chess champion of the U.S.S.R., three times European champion, and a member of the winning …

Paul Keres (7 January 1916 – 5 June 1975) was an Estonian and Soviet chess grandmaster. From about 1937 to 1962 he was one of the top four players in the world. Keres narrowly missed a chance at a World Chess Championship match on five occasions.

Mar 25, 2021 · GM Paul Keres is undeniably one of the greatest players of all time, a renowned chess writer, and one of a handful of grandmasters inevitably discussed whenever we speak of that hallowed company that came ever so close to winning the coveted title of world champion.

A three-time Soviet champion, Paul Keres played on gold-medal-winning teams representing the Soviet Union in the 1952–1964 Chess Olympiads. He was seven times a candidate for the World Championship, finishing equal third in 1948.

Paul Keres (7. jaanuar 1916 Narva – 5. juuni 1975 Helsingi) oli eesti maletaja (rahvusvaheline suurmeister, 1950) ja malekirjanik. Paul Keres sündis rätsep Peeter Kerese ja õmbleja Mari Kerese peres. Lapsepõlve ja noorusaastad veetis ta Pärnus. Kerese väljakujunemisel mängis suurt osa kirimale, mida ta mängis armastusega ka hilisemas eas.