Best of 2016: Best Game

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1/4/2017 – 2016 brought a a lot of entertaining, fascinating and amazing games. But what was the "best game" of 2016? Our experts created a shortlist of ten games, now it's your turn. What, do you think, is the best game of 2016?
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What is the best game of the year 2016?
Carlsen - Tomashevsky, Wijk 2016236
36%
Caruana - Nakamura, London 2016150
22%
Carlsen - So, Bilbao 201662
9%
Jobava - Ponomariov, Baku 201646
7%
Kramnik - Meier, Baku 201638
5%
So - Nakamura, Sinquefield Cup 201632
4%
Caruana - van Wely, Wijk 201629
4%
Nepomniachtchi - Kramnik, Tal Memorial 201629
4%
Aronian - Rapport, Novi Sad 201625
3%
Caruana - Eljanov, Baku 20168
1%

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Today we ask our readers for the best game of 2016. A lot of fantastic games were played in 2016 and maybe you miss your own personal favorite on the shortlist. However, all the games below are masterpieces. But what is the best? You can choose!

Here are the candidates:

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.h3 Be7 6.Bd3 0-0 7.0-0 c5 8.c3 Nc6 9.Nbd2 d5 10.Qe2 Bd6 11.Rfe1 Ne7 12.Rad1 Ng6 13.Bxg6 hxg6 14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.Ne5 g5 16.f4 gxf4 17.Rf1 Nd7 18.Qh5 Nf6 19.Qh4 Qd8 20.Rxf4 Ne4 21.Nxe4 Qxh4 22.Rxh4 dxe4 23.dxc5 bxc5 24.Rd7 Rab8 25.b3 a5 26.Rc7 a4 27.bxa4 Ba8 28.a5 Rb7 29.Rxc5 Ra7 30.Nc4 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Carlsen,M2844Tomashevsky,E27281–02016D02Tata Steel-A 78th6
Caruana,F2787Van Wely,L26401–02016B80Tata Steel-A 78th12
Carlsen,M2855So,W27701–02016C65Bilbao Masters 9th4
So,W2771Nakamura,H27911–02016E05Sinquefield Cup 4th1
Kramnik,V2808Meier,G26541–02016C11Baku ol (Men) 42nd6.2
Caruana,F2808Eljanov,P27391–02016B31Baku ol (Men) 42nd6.1
Jobava,B2665Ponomariov,R27091–02016B13Baku ol (Men) 42nd8.1
Nepomniachtchi,I2740Kramnik,V28081–02016A30Moscow Tal Memorial 10th3
Aronian,L2795Rapport,R27300–12016D07EU-Cup 32nd3.2
Caruana,F2823Nakamura,H27791–02016B96London Chess Classic6
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