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Paul Keres was one of the strongest players in the world even before the war. That was more than a quarter of a century ago, but apparently nothing has changed — the Estonian, who has since become a Soviet citizen, can still battle on an equal footing with the very best.
Keres’ victory over the Austrian Andreas Dückstein looked on the surface like a routinely delivered piece of work, but a closer look revealed that it was not a one-way affair: Keres needed a lot of luck to get the win.
Learning from the World Champions
With famous classical examples from the works of the giants, the author talks in detail about principles of chess and methods of play that we can use during every stage of the game.
Relaxation between the strenuous battles
The Dutchman Jan Hein Donner made it into the chasing group behind Keres with his victory over the Spaniard Roman Toran. He joined Petrosian and Ivkov in second place.
| 1 | Paul Keres | 1 - 0 | Andreas Dueckstein |
| 2 | Wolfgang Unzicker | ½ - ½ | Helmut Pfleger |
| 3 | Hans Guenter Kestler | ½ - ½ | Tigran V Petrosian |
| 4 | Heikki MJ Westerinen | 1 - 0 | Milko Georgiev Bobotsov |
| 5 | Klaus Klundt | 0 - 1 | Juergen Teufel |
| 6 | Borislav Ivkov | ½ - ½ | Laszlo Szabo |
| 7 | Jan Hein Donner | 1 - 0 | Roman Toran Albero |
| 8 | Rudolf Teschner | ½ - ½ | Lothar Schmid |
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