Best of 2016: Best Move

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1/6/2017 – After votinng for "Best Player", "Best Female Player", "Best Game", and "Best Endgame", it's time to vote for the "Best Move" of 2016. Have a look at the spectacular, surprising, paradoxical or simply beautiful moves Oliver Reeh selected from games played in 2016. Which of these moves, do you think, is the best move of 2016?
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Which is the best move of the year 2016?
Carlsen - Karjakin, 50.Qh6317
48%
Raykhman - Heinemann, 12...Rxe2135
20%
Kramnik - Vocaturo, 17.Be789
13%
Ganguly - Wang, 24.Qd231
4%
Woofledust - Yupopa, 37.Be6+27
4%
Hou - Yackson, 31.Nh5+24
3%
Frayna - Hoang, 35...Qxg1+21
3%
Zhao - Danelian, 14...c411
1%

To vote you need to login with your ChessBase Account. The result of the vote will be revealed soon. The games in the list were selected by IM Oliver Reeh and you might miss your favorite. However, all of the following eight moves are remarkable and impressive and certainly belong to the best moves played in 2016.

 
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MoveNResultEloPlayers
1.e41,185,00854%2421---
1.d4959,51055%2434---
1.Nf3286,50356%2441---
1.c4184,83456%2442---
1.g319,89256%2427---
1.b314,60054%2428---
1.f45,95448%2377---
1.Nc33,91150%2384---
1.b41,79148%2379---
1.a31,25054%2406---
1.e31,08149%2409---
1.d396950%2378---
1.g467046%2361---
1.h446654%2382---
1.c343951%2425---
1.h328956%2420---
1.a411860%2461---
1.f310047%2427---
1.Nh39366%2506---
1.Na34762%2476---
50.Qh6+ 50.Qh6+ gxh6 50...Kxh6 51.Rh8# 51.Rxf7# 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Carlsen,M2853Karjakin,S27721–02016B55WCh Rapid TB 2016
Raykhman,A2421Heinemann,T24530–12016E15BL 2015-1611
Woofledust (1981)-Yupopa (1827)-½–½2016A37122nd Is Bank Cup playchess #650606Offi4
Hou,Y2649Jackson,J23111–02016C95chess.com IoM Masters
Kramnik,V2808Vocaturo,D25831–02016A4942nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open11.9
Frayna,J2281Hoang,T24670–12016A90Olympiad Women 2016
Zhao,X2504Danielian,E2445½–½2016A13Batumi WGP 20163.5
Ganguly,S2654Wang,R23411–02016B7611th Edmonton GM 2016
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