▁Pet ropol is ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁where ▁he ▁scored ▁ 8 / 1 7 ▁for ▁a ▁shared ▁ 1 2 – 1 3 th ▁place , ▁as ▁Henri que ▁Me ck ing ▁won . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁last ▁Soviet ▁Championship ▁appearance , ▁at ▁Moscow ▁for ▁U RS - ch 4 1 , ▁scoring ▁ 8 / 1 7 ▁for ▁a ▁shared ▁ 9 – 1 2 th ▁place , ▁as ▁Bor is ▁Sp ass ky ▁won . ▁ ▁Death ▁His ▁health ▁decl ined ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁and ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁any ▁major ▁events ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁K eres ' ▁last ▁major ▁tournament ▁win ▁was ▁T all inn ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁ahead ▁of ▁Sp ass ky ▁and ▁Fri ð rik ▁Ó la f sson , ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁in ▁Hels ink i , ▁Finland , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 9 ▁( it ▁is ▁commonly ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁died ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁date ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁Canada ). ▁His ▁death ▁occurred ▁while ▁returning ▁to ▁his ▁native ▁Est onia ▁from ▁a ▁tournament ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁won . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁M ets ak alm ist u ▁c emetery ▁in ▁T all inn . ▁The ▁Paul ▁K eres ▁Memorial ▁Tourn aments ▁have ▁been ▁held ▁ann ually ▁mainly ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁and ▁T all inn ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁Over ▁ 1