Paul Keres was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s.
Keres narrowly missed a chance at a world championship match on five occasions. He won the 1938 AVRO tournament, which led to negotiations for a title match against champion Alexander Alekhine, but the match never took place due to World War II. After the war Keres was runner-up in the Candidates' Tournament on four consecutive occasions.
The coin features a portrait of the Estonian chess grandmaster Paul Keres with some chess pieces. In the upper left, in semicircle, is the inscription 'Paul Keres. " On the left side the name of the issuing country is, 'Eesti' and, underneath, the year of issue, '2016'. |
Diameter - 25.75mm
Thickness - 2.2mm
Weight - 8.5gr
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"O" and "E E S T I" repeated alternately upright and inverted |