He was very active in correspondence play during his youth and the following brilliancy prize game is an example of his correspondence play in which he defeated a prominent correspondence player of the era.
The game was played in an international correspondence tournament.
Fred Reinfeld claimed that this game is the earliest known game in which Keres carries out an attack in the grand manner that he was known for. Reinfeild added that, "One can only marvel at the poise and sophistication of the youthful victor.” You can view a post card sent by von Feilitzsch HERE.
M. von Feilitzsch–Paul Keres0–1C22Int'l Correspondence Tmt1932Stockfish 17
C22: Center Game 1.e4 e5 2.d4 This antiquated opening was mostly abandoned by 1900 because it gives white no advabtage. In the 1980s strong tactical players like Alexander Shabalov and later Alexei Shirov, Michael Adams, Judit Polgár and Alexander Morozevich revived it, but it never caught on. exd4 3.xd4 c6 This is the nearly universal reply; white loses a tempo. 4.e3 This, the Paulsen Attack, is undoubtedly the best place for the Q. f6 5.c3 b4 6.d2 0-0 7.0-0-0 e8 8.c4 Usual is 7.Qg3, but the move played is an attempt to obtain a speculative attack at the cost of a Pawn. d6 Keres suggested 8...Na5 and ...d5 8...xc3 9.xc3 xe4 10.f4 with equal chances as in Winawer-Steinitz, Nuremberg, 1890., but Keres prefers to take the offensive 8...a5 was a suggestion of Keresm but after 9.e2 d5 Also suggested by Keres. 10.xd5 xd5 11.d3 f6 12.xd5 the chances are equal. 9.f3 Instead of this defensive move white should probably have developed with 9.Nf3 a5 9...e5 wa superior. 10.b3 a5 11.a4 c6 12.ge2 b5 and black is developing a dangerous initiative. 10.d3 10.b3 xb3+ 11.axb3 a5 12.f2 d7 13.ge2 a4 14.bxa4 xa4 15.b1 Black is better. Romero Holmes,A (2490)-Karpov,A (2725) Madrid 1992 10...d5 Freeing himself. 11.g5 h6 11...d4 White should now play 12.Nd5 with equal chances and not 12.ce2 h6 13.g3 xd2+ 14.xd2 c5 15.c3 c6 16.b5 a5 17.xc6 bxc6 and black has a decisive advantage. Rudd,J (2288)-Rayner,F (2166) Hastings ENG 2013 12.h4 d4 13.ce2 Too passive. 13.Nd5 was better. xd2+ 14.xd2 c5 White is not only sadly lagging in his development, but he is also facing aP- storm against jis K. 15.c4 This only makes matters worse as it weakens his dark squares, but ot's hard to suggest anything that could really be considered better. e6 16.b3 It's futile to try and avoid this weakening move. b5 The attack begins in earnest. Black is winning. 17.f4 Making way to develop the other N. bxc4 18.xe6 xe6 19.bxc4 b8 20.e2 b6 Black's P advances gave resulted in the opening of the b-file which he now proceeds to exploit. 21.d1 b4 22.g3 d7 There is more to this unassuming move than meets the eye. It defends the R and in doing so freeing the Q-and at the same time makes room for his other R along the third rank. But it also prepares some spectacular play/ 23.c2 a3 24.f4 There is nothing better, but Keres refutes it in spectacular fashion. g6 25.f3 Watch this... xg2 This R cannot be taken. 26.e5 A last hope. This keeps the R under attack and threatens to win black's Q with Bh7+ 26.xg2 xd3+ 27.d2 b1+ 28.c1 a3 29.c2 d3 wins. 26...b1+ A nice finale. 27.c1 xc4 28.xb1 e3+ 29.xe3 dxe3 30.c4 a4+ 31.b3 e4 32.b2 Keres is not done with impressive moves! xe2 White resigned. 32...xe2 33.xe2 33.xe2 b1# 33...xh1 34.xe3 c1+ 0–1
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