m me , ▁a ▁district ▁of ▁T all inn , ▁which ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁K eres . ▁ ▁A ▁bronze ▁statue ▁of ▁K eres ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁on ▁his ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁birth day ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁Nar va ▁on ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁World ▁Ch ess ▁Federation ▁named ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁as ▁" the ▁Year ▁of ▁Paul ▁K eres ". ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁and ▁writ ings ▁ ▁The ▁uno fficial ▁Ch ess met rics ▁system ▁places ▁K eres ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁between ▁approximately ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁and ▁overall ▁he ▁had ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁winning ▁percent ages ▁of ▁all ▁grand master s ▁in ▁history . ▁He ▁has ▁the ▁sevent h ▁highest ▁Ch ess met rics ▁ 2 0 - year ▁average , ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁few ▁players ▁to ▁have ▁plus ▁records ▁against ▁Cap ab lan ca , ▁Eu we ▁and ▁Tal , ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁had ▁equal ▁records ▁against ▁Sm ys lov , ▁Pet ros ian ▁and ▁An atol y ▁Kar p ov . ▁In ▁his ▁long ▁career , ▁he ▁played ▁ 1 0 ▁world ▁champions . ▁He ▁won ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁game ▁against ▁all ▁from ▁Cap ab lan ca ▁to ▁Bobby ▁Fischer ▁( his ▁two ▁games ▁with ▁Kar p ov ▁were ▁drawn ), ▁making ▁him ▁one ▁of