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Stockfish at the start of the endgame

Paul Keres in the endgame.

931 endgames of Paul Keres, each evaluated by Stockfish at its start. 419 began equal – they brought 59.2 % of the points and 100 wins.

How it began – and how it ended

Every endgame of Paul Keres by the value Stockfish gives its start – from the side of Paul Keres –, and what became of it.

  1. Clearly worse (−1.5 and less) 120 · 15.8 %
  2. Slightly worse 16 · 37.5 %
  3. Equal (±0.5) 419 · 59.2 %
  4. Slightly better 54 · 83.3 %
  5. Clearly better (+1.5 and more) 322 · 96.9 %

won drawn lost

By endgame family
Rook and minor piece48169.1 %55
Queen and piece30667.3 %26
Minor pieces7363.7 %8
Rook endgames7163.4 %11

Won from equality 100

100 endgames Paul Keres began without an advantage – Stockfish saw at most half a pawn for either side – and won them all the same. Here the 24 with the lowest starting value.

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −0.4 – White: Kg2, Qb3, Rd1, f2, e3, g3, h4; Black: Kg8, Qe8, Re5, h5, b7, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.4 → won

Bent Larsen – Paul Keres
San Antonio 1972 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −0.31 – White: Kg1, Qa1, Ng3, g2, h2, a3, f3, b4, e4; Black: Kg8, Qd8, Nf6, b5, a6, e6, h6, f7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.31 → won

Paul Keres – Juan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora
Havana clock sim 1960 · Queen and knight vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −0.15 – White: Kg1, Bg5, Nd6, a2, f2, b3, f3, e4, d5; Black: Kg8, Ba6, Bg7, b4, a5, e5, g6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.15 → won

Rashid Nezhmetdinov – Paul Keres
URS-ch26 1959 · Two bishops vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 46 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −0.11 – White: Kc2, Rd1, Rd2, a2, f2, h2, b3, c3, g3, f4; Black: Ke6, Rg4, Rd8, a4, b5, c5, d5, f6, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.11 → won

A. Remmelgas – Paul Keres
EST-ch U18 1932 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 25 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −0.11 – White: Kg1, Rc7, Nf3, b2, f2, g2, a3, e3, h3; Black: Kg8, Rb8, Bf6, e5, a6, b7, f7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.11 → won

Antonio Sacconi – Paul Keres
Warsaw ol (Men) 1935 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 25 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −0.07 – White: Kf1, Ra1, Bb2, f2, g2, h2, a3, e3, b4; Black: Kg8, Rc8, Bb6, a5, d5, h6, b7, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.07 → won

Carel Benjamin Van den Berg – Paul Keres
Hoogovens 1964 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 25 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Kc2, Rd1, Bg1, b2, c3, g3, h3, f4, a5; Black: Kg8, Rd8, Bf8, b6, c6, a7, f7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Paul Keres – O. Karhu
Helsinki 1935 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 24 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Kb3, Re8, Bb5, Nc3, h3; Black: Kh7, Qd6, g5, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

E. Sander – Paul Keres
EST training 1935 · Rook, bishop and knight vs. queen

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 44 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rc1, Bd3, b2, f2, g2, g3, a4, e4; Black: Kg8, Rd8, Bb7, b4, d4, a5, g6, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Paul Keres – Vladimirs Petrovs
Warsaw ol (Men) 1935 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 29 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Re1, Bb1, Nc2, f2, g2, h2, a3; Black: Kh8, Qb2, c4, a5, b6, f6, h6, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Paul Keres – Jorge Pelikan
Prague 1937 · Rook, bishop and knight vs. queen

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 29 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qe4, Bg2, h2, b4, c4, f4, d5; Black: Kg8, Qf7, Nb7, b6, d6, g6, c7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Paul Keres – Erich Gottlieb Eliskases
Prague 1937 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Ke3, Rd2, Nc2, b2, h2, a3, f3, e4, f4; Black: Ke7, Rd8, Bc4, e6, f6, g6, a7, b7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Paul Felix Schmidt – Paul Keres
Noordwijk 1938 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qc5, Re5, f2, h2, a4, f4; Black: Kf8, Qd6, Ra3, h4, c7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Johannes Turn – Paul Keres
EST-chT 1940 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Kh4, Rc1, Rd2, h2, a4, f4, g4; Black: Kd6, Ra8, Bd5, d4, c5, g6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Leho Laurine – Paul Keres
EST-ch 1942 · Two rooks vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 43 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Kf2, Be3, Nc1, b2, g2, h2, f3, a4, e4; Black: Kg7, Na5, Nd7, b4, a6, d6, g6, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Paul Keres – Gedeon Barcza
Munich 1942 · Bishop and knight vs. two knights

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 31 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Kd2, Re1, Rc4, b2, c2, g2, a3, f3, h4; Black: Kf6, Rd6, Rf7, d4, f5, g6, a7, b7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Paul Keres – Manuel De Agustin
Madrid 1943 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Kb1, Qe2, Nd1, a2, b2, g2, h2, c4, f4, e5; Black: Kg8, Qb4, Ne8, c6, e6, a7, b7, f7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Paul Keres – Oldrich Novotny
Prague 1943 · Queen and knight vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 22 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Ke2, Rg1, Ba3, a2, f2, g2, h2, e3, b4, d4; Black: Kd6, Rc8, Nd7, e4, b5, f5, a6, e6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Folke Ekstrom – Paul Keres
Stockholm m 1944 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 25 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Ka3, Rg1, Bf7, a2, d4, f4, h4, e5; Black: Kd7, Rc5, Ra8, a4, c4, b5, f5, h5, g68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Paul Keres – Janis Kruhzkops
Baltic tourn 1945 · Two rooks vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 43 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Kf2, Rc1, Rb3, e3, f3, b4, d4, h4; Black: Kd7, Rc7, Rb8, d5, a6, f6, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Paul Keres – Viacheslav Ragozin
URS-ch15 1947 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 35 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rb1, Bd4, g2, f3, a5; Black: Kg8, Rc2, Bb5, h5, a6, f6, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Anatoly Ufimtsev – Paul Keres
URS-ch15 1947 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 46 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Re4, Bd2, a2, f2, g2, b3, h3, d4; Black: Kg8, Ra8, Ng6, h5, c6, a7, b7, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Yuri L. Averbakh – Paul Keres
URS-ch18 1950 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 27 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Kf1, Rd1, Be2, a2, f2, g2, h2, b3, e4; Black: Ke7, Rd4, Be6, c5, a7, b7, f7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Vladas Mikenas – Paul Keres
URS-ch18 1950 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 24 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: 0.0 – White: Kh2, Rf2, Bc2, b2, g2, a3, c3, h3; Black: Kg7, Ra8, Ne6, a4, h4, g5, c6, f68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Paul Keres – Eero Book
Helsinki ol (Men) fin-A 1952 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 39 →

Saved 34

34 endgames Paul Keres held or won although Stockfish saw a disadvantage of at least one and a half pawns at the start. The 12 with the worst value.

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −6.78 – White: Kh4, Qd3, Rd6, h2, g3, a4; Black: Kg7, Qf5, Re1, g6, h61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.78 → drawn

Igor Bondarevsky – Paul Keres
Chigorin mem 1947 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 59 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −6.54 – White: Ke1, Rh2, Bc4, c3, d3, a4, b4, e4, f5; Black: Ke7, Rg4, Na7, h3, e5, a6, d6, f6, b7, c7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.54 → drawn

Paul Keres – O. Leesment
EST training 1935 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −6.53 – White: Kg1, Qc5, Rc7, h2, d4, f4; Black: Kg6, Qd8, Rh8, d5, e6, f6, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.53 → won

Paul Keres – V. Vulberg
EST-ch 1935 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 32 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −6.42 – White: Kb1, Qd2, Ne4, b2, f3, a4, d4, g4; Black: Kh7, Qc4, Re8, b4, a5, e6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.42 → drawn

Mark E. Taimanov – Paul Keres
URS-training 1953 · Queen and rook vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 61 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −6.17 – White: Kg1, Qf1, Bc7, a2, f2, g2, e4, g4; Black: Kg8, Qd2, Nf8, a4, a5, e6, f7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.17 → drawn

Paul Keres – Elmars Zemgalis
Riga exh 1944 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 32 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −5.75 – White: Kh1, Qd2, Bg2, a2, b3, h3; Black: Kg8, Qc1, Bf4, g6, a7, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.75 → drawn

Paul Keres – Mikhail Abramovich Beilin
Kalev-Daugava m 1945 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 52 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −5.54 – White: Kg1, Rf4, Nc3, a2, g2, h2, e3, b4, c6; Black: Kh7, Ra8, Rf8, c4, f5, a6, e61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.54 → drawn

Paul Troeger – Paul Keres
Varna ol (Men) fin-A 1962 · Two rooks vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 27 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −5.52 – White: Kg1, Qc2, Rd5, a2, b2, f2, g2, h3; Black: Kf8, Qe8, Ra6, a4, c5, h6, c7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.52 → drawn

Boris Spassky – Paul Keres
URS-ch29 1961 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −5.38 – White: Kf2, Qe5, Ne2, h2, c3, e3, g3, f5; Black: Kh7, Qd2, Ng8, c4, d5, g5, h6, a7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.38 → drawn

Paul Keres – Goesta Stoltz
Linkoping 1944 · Queen and knight vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 38 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −5.21 – White: Kg1, Re4, Bb3, a2, g2, h2, c3, b4; Black: Kg7, Rf5, Ne7, f4, g4, a6, h61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.21 → drawn

Leho Laurine – Paul Keres
EST-ch 1943 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −5.01 – White: Kf1, Rd1, Re3, a2, f2, b3; Black: Kg8, Rg5, Ne5, f3, c6, h6, a7, f7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.01 → won

Paul Keres – Aleksandrs Koblencs
Tallin-Riga m 1945 · Two rooks vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: −5.01 – White: Kg1, Rc1, Rf7, b2, f2, g2, b3, h4; Black: Kb6, Re5, Rd6, d4, b5, a6, c7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.01 → drawn

Paul Keres – Boris Spassky
Candidates Tournament 1956 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 27 →

Let slip 18

18 endgames Paul Keres began at least one and a half pawns up – and did not win. That belongs to it too: the 12 with the highest value.

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: +6.77 – White: Kh2, Qa7, g2, f4, h4, a5; Black: Kg8, Rf6, Rc7, Bf7, c3, d5, f5, h5, g68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.77 → drawn

Paul Keres – Ilmar Raud
EST-chT 1936 · Two rooks and bishop vs. queen

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: +6.65 – White: Kb2, Re1, Nd5, f2, b3, g3, a4, h4; Black: Ke7, Rc1, Rb8, d4, a5, e5, f5, f6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.65 → lost

Vladimir Simagin – Paul Keres
Parnu 1947 · Two rooks vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 32 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: +6.38 – White: Ke4, Rc8, Nf7, b3, a4, d4, e5, f6; Black: Kh4, Nb6, Nd7, e6, g68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.38 → drawn

Paul Keres – Vladas Mikenas
EST-LTU 1940 · Rook and knight vs. two knights

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 57 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: +5.78 – White: Kg1, Ra1, Bg3, h2, c3, f3, a4, d4, g4; Black: Kb7, Re8, Nc4, h3, d5, g5, b6, f6, c7, d71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+5.78 → lost

Julius Kozma – Paul Keres
Luhacovice 1969 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 32 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: +5.13 – White: Kb1, Rd6, Bc1, b2, g2, h2, a3, f3, e4; Black: Kh8, Ra8, Bg7, a4, g6, b7, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+5.13 → drawn

Paul Keres – José Raúl Capablanca
Semmering/Baden 1937 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 29 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: +5.01 – White: Kh1, Bc4, Bd8, c2, g2, h2, b3, a4, f4; Black: Kf7, Bc6, Nd5, a5, g6, b7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+5.01 → drawn

Paul Keres – Gideon Stahlberg
Buenos Aires Circulo 1939 · Two bishops vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 31 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: +4.89 – White: Kg3, Re5, Nd4, a2, h2, b3, g4, c5; Black: Kg8, Rf8, Bf1, d3, c6, a7, f7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+4.89 → drawn

Paul Keres – Alexander Alekhine
AVRO 1938 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: +4.67 – White: Kh1, Re1, Be3, h2, g3, c4, e4, f4, d5; Black: Kg8, Rb8, Nf7, b3, e5, d6, f6, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+4.67 → drawn

Mikhail Botvinnik – Paul Keres
URS-ch19 1951 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 46 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: +4.05 – White: Kg2, Qc3, Nd3, a2, b2, f2, e3, d4, f4; Black: Kh8, Qe7, Bf6, g4, d5, f5, e6, a7, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+4.05 → drawn

Paul Keres – Paulino Frydman
Buenos Aires Circulo 1939 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 32 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: +3.82 – White: Kg1, Re1, Bb8, b2, f2, g2, h2, d4; Black: Kg7, Rc2, Be7, a6, f6, g6, b7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+3.82 → drawn

Saviely Tartakower – Paul Keres
Noordwijk 1938 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 34 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: +3.45 – White: Kg1, Qd3, Bd2, a2, f2, h2, b3, g3, c4; Black: Kg8, Qc7, Bc5, a6, d6, e6, g6, b7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+3.45 → drawn

Paul Keres – Svetozar Gligoric
Candidates Tournament 1953 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 32 →

Start of the endgame, value for Paul Keres: +2.68 – White: Kd3, Rg1, Bf4, b2, c2, a3, g4, h5; Black: Kf7, Rh8, Be7, b6, f6, a7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+2.68 → drawn

Paul Keres – Miroslav Filip
Buenos Aires 1964 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

How it was measured

For each of the 931 endgames Stockfish 19 evaluated the position in which the game became an endgame – at depth 24, with a time limit; a measurement that missed the depth does not count. The values are pawns from the player's side: an evaluation, not a verdict like that of the tablebase. When a game counts as an endgame is told on the page Database.

Measurements as of 14 November 2026.