▁Swedish ▁Championship ). ▁K eres ▁won ▁a ▁match ▁with ▁Fol ke ▁Ek ström ▁at ▁Stockholm ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁by ▁ 5 – 1 ▁(+ 4 − 0 = 2 ). ▁ ▁D anger ous ▁circumstances ▁The ▁close ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁placed ▁K eres ▁in ▁dangerous ▁circumstances . ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁his ▁native ▁Est onia ▁was ▁success ively ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁Germany ▁and ▁again ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁Est onia ▁had ▁been ▁under ▁Russian ▁control ▁when ▁K eres ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁independent ▁nation ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁world ▁wars . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁K eres ▁participated ▁in ▁several ▁tournament s ▁in ▁European ▁regions ▁under ▁German ▁occupation , ▁including ▁those ▁Naz i - organ ized ▁( 1 9 4 2 ▁T all inn , ▁Sal zburg , ▁Mun ich , ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁Prag ue , ▁P osen , ▁Sal zburg , ▁Re val ), ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁occupied ▁Est onia ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁he ▁un success fully ▁attempted ▁to ▁escape ▁to ▁western ▁Europe . ▁His ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Naz i ▁newspaper ▁interview ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁anti - S ov iet ▁propag anda . ▁As ▁a ▁consequence , ▁he ▁was ▁sus pected ▁of ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁Naz is ▁and ▁question ed ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁authorities . ▁K eres ▁managed ▁to ▁avoid ▁deport ation ▁or ▁any ▁worse ▁fate ▁( e . g ., ▁that ▁of