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Paul Keres was born in Narva, Estonia.
From 1937 to 1941 he studied mathematics at the University of Tartu.
In 1938 he won the AVRO tournament . It was supposed that the winner of this tournament would be the challenger for the World champion title, but the outbreak of the Second World War brought negotiations with the current champion, AlekhineAlexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (sometimes spelled "Aljechin") (in Russian, ), ( October 31 or November 1, 1892 March 24, 1946) was a chess master, one of the great world chess champions. He was known for his fierce attacking style. Alekhine was born int, to an end. In the 1948 World Championship tournament, arranged to find a champion following Alekhine's death in 1946, Keres finished fourth, with 10.5 out of 20.
Keres won the strong USSR Chess ChampionshipWinner list: 1991 Minasian, Artashes 1990 Beliavsky, Alexander 1989 Vaganian, Rafael 1988 Karpov, Anatoly / Kasparov, Garry "ex aequo" 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 Karpov, Anatoly 1982 1981 Kasparov, Garry / Psakhis, Lev "ex aequo" 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 Ka three times ( 1947Events January January 1 British mines nationalized January 1 Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 Proceedings of the United States Congress are televised for the first time. January 10 United Na, 1950Events January January 5 US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with and 1951Events January events January 9 United Nations headquarters officially opens ( New York City). January 15 Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald," wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment in a court in We), and finished a runner-up in Candidates tournaments five times. But he never became World Champion.
He died in HelsinkiHelsingin kaupunki Helsingfors stad CityHelsinki ( 1550) Administrative Province Southern Finland Historical Province Uusimaa Area Total Land Water Ranked 349th686 km²186 km²500 km² Population Total (2003-12-31) Density Ranked 1st559,3302,923/km² (1st) Ti, FinlandSuomen TasavaltaRepubliken Finland ( In Detail) ( In Detail) National motto: None Official languages Finnish and Swedish Capital Helsinki President Tarja Halonen Prime minister Matti Vanhanen Area Total % water Ranked 64th 337,030 km² 9. 4% Population Tot in 1975.
The five kroons (5 krooni) Estonian banknote bears his portrait.
A statue honouring him can be found on Tõnismägi, in Tallinn.