3 = 3 ). ▁He ▁then ▁def ended ▁his ▁Est onian ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁by ▁drawing ▁a ▁challenge ▁match ▁against ▁Paul ▁Felix ▁Schmidt ▁with ▁(+ 3 − 3 = 1 ). ▁ ▁K eres ▁had ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁success es ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁He ▁won ▁in ▁T all inn ▁with ▁ 7 ½ / 9 ▁(+ 6 − 0 = 3 ), ▁then ▁shared ▁ 1 st – 2 nd ▁at ▁Marg ate ▁with ▁Re uben ▁Fine ▁at ▁ 7 ½ / 9 ▁(+ 6 − 0 = 3 ), ▁ 1 ½ ▁points ▁ahead ▁of ▁Ale kh ine . ▁In ▁Ost end , ▁he ▁tied ▁ 1 st – 3 rd ▁places ▁with ▁Fine ▁and ▁Henry ▁Gro b ▁at ▁ 6 / 9 ▁(+ 5 − 2 = 2 ). ▁K eres ▁domin ated ▁in ▁Prag ue ▁to ▁claim ▁first ▁with ▁ 1 0 / 1 1 ▁(+ 9 − 0 = 2 ). ▁He ▁then ▁won ▁a ▁theme ▁tournament ▁in ▁Vienna ▁with ▁ 4 ½ / 6 ▁(+ 4 − 1 = 1 ); ▁the ▁tournament ▁saw ▁all ▁games ▁commence ▁with ▁the ▁moves ▁ 1 . d 4 ▁N f 6 ▁ 2 . N f 3 ▁Ne 4 , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁D ö ry ▁Def ence . ▁He ▁tied ▁for ▁ 4 – 5 th ▁places ▁at ▁K em eri ▁with ▁ 1 1 ½ / 1 7 ▁(+ 8 − 2 = 7 ), ▁as ▁Sal o ▁Flo hr ,