½ / 1 7 ▁(+ 1 0 − 2 = 5 ), ▁the ▁latter ▁ahead ▁of ▁world ▁champion ▁Bot v inn ik ▁and ▁an ▁all - star ▁field ▁which ▁included ▁G eller , ▁Sm ys lov , ▁G ide on ▁St å hl berg , ▁L ász ló ▁Sz ab o , ▁and ▁Pet ros ian . ▁The ▁Budapest ▁victory , ▁which ▁c apped ▁a ▁stretch ▁of ▁four ▁first - class ▁wins ▁over ▁a ▁two - year ▁span , ▁may ▁represent ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁The ▁Hung arian ▁master ▁and ▁writer ▁Eg on ▁V arn usz , ▁in ▁his ▁books ▁on ▁K eres , ▁states ▁that ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁" The ▁best ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁was ▁Paul ▁K eres ". ▁ ▁Un match ed ▁International ▁team ▁success es ▁After ▁being ▁forced ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁Soviet ▁citiz en , ▁K eres ▁represented ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁seven ▁consecutive ▁Olymp i ads , ▁winning ▁seven ▁consecutive ▁team ▁gold ▁med als , ▁five ▁board ▁gold ▁med als , ▁and ▁one ▁bronze ▁board ▁medal . ▁Of ▁note ▁was ▁his ▁appearance ▁on ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁USS R ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁entered ▁the ▁event ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ; ▁K eres ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Soviet ▁team ▁member ▁with ▁Olymp i ad ▁experience ▁( from ▁his ▁previous ▁appearances ▁for ▁Est onia ), ▁and ▁world ▁champion ▁Mik h ail ▁Bot v inn ik ▁was ▁not ▁on ▁the ▁Soviet ▁team . ▁His ▁four ▁straight ▁board ▁gold ▁med als ▁from