Paul Keres
Chess Player
Early 20th century Estonian chess legend who was the only player in chess history to defeat nine undisputed world champions.
He began to draw attention for his skills as a teenager.
Chess historians consider him to be perhaps the best player to never be a World Champion and he was nicknamed "Paul the Second" because of his eternal ranking as second place.
He was born and raised in Estonia, a country with a rich chess history.
He competed against the best international competition including Alexander Alekhine.