ess , ▁philosoph ically . ▁K eres ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nic est ▁people ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁ever ▁had ▁the ▁pleasure ▁of ▁meeting . ▁With ▁his ▁friendly ▁and ▁s inc ere ▁smile , ▁he ▁makes ▁friends ▁easily . ▁He ▁is ▁good n ature d ▁and ▁kind . ▁Yes , ▁he ▁lov es ▁ch ess , ▁but ▁being ▁a ▁human ▁being ▁is ▁his ▁first ▁consideration . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁ch ess , ▁K eres ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁tennis , ▁P ing - P ong , ▁sw imming , ▁and ▁bridge ." ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁Notable ▁games ▁K eres ▁vs . ▁Alexander ▁Ale kh ine , ▁Marg ate ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁R uy ▁L ope z , ▁Modern ▁Ste init z ▁Def ence ▁( C 7 1 ), ▁. ▁Here ▁K eres ▁out play ed ▁Ale kh ine ▁already ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 5 ▁moves . ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁crown ed ▁by ▁two ▁small ▁combinations . ▁K eres ▁vs . ▁José ▁Ra úl ▁Cap ab lan ca , ▁AV RO ▁Amsterdam ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁French ▁Def ence , ▁T arr as ch ▁Vari ation ▁( C 0 9 ), ▁ 1 – 0 . ▁Al most ▁un predict able ▁j umps ▁of ▁the ▁white ▁kn ight ▁slowly ▁destroy ▁Black ' s ▁position . ▁A ▁beautiful ▁ ▁game . ▁Max ▁Eu we ▁vs . ▁K eres , ▁Amsterdam ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( match ), ▁Queen ' s ▁Indian ▁Def ence , ▁Old ▁main ▁line ▁( E 1