The great Paul Keres is also the answer to one of the most famous and prestigious chess trivia questions: which player has defeated the greatest number of world champions? The answer is of course the Estonian, though recently the record became a shared one.
The memorial of Paul Keres in Tallinn
The tournament participants all came to pay tribute
In honor of the great player and chess author, for the past 24 years, since 1991, the Paul Keres Memorial has been held without break. It has not always been a rapid event, but it has never failed to be held or attract top players. The rosters over the years have included names such as Kortchnoi, Ivanchuk, Morozevich, Smyslov, Shirov, Kasimdzhanov, and Karpov. Though it may have lacked elite players of that caliber, this year still drew known names such as Tiviakov, Khalifman, and Sveshnikov.
The entrance to the playing hall displaying the event and sponsors
Second seed Igor Kovalenko (2653) from Latvia checks out the games of his rivals as he
waits for his opponent to move
Famed chess theoretician Evgeny Sveshnikov drew against Estonian grandmaster Kaido Kulaots
A key game was played between Sergey Tiviakov and Alexander Khalifman. Both players
followed a well-known game between Kasparov-Van Wely for 23 moves.
There was also a preliminary event qualifying players for the key round-robin
The prize winners gather for a photo
Photos from official Facebook page
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