Vote: What is the best combination of 2018?

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12/24/2018 – The year 2018 is drawing to a close and it was filled with great events, strong tournaments and fantastic games. Now, at the end of the year, we invite you to vote for the player of the year (male and female), the newcomer, the game, the combination and the endgame of the year. What do you think: what was the best combination of 2018?

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Combination of the year 2018

At the end of the year, we again invite our readers to vote for the player of the year, the women player of the year, the game of the year, the combination of the year, and the endgame of the year. And for the "newcomer" of the year 2018.

For every poll, our editorial team made nominations, which is, of course, subjective even though selected by a panel. To make things easier we limited the candidates and we know — while some of you might miss your favourites — it is just one of many possible lists.

Here we want to find the combination of the year 2018. This is our shortlist — and what do you think? What is the best combination of 2018?

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sunnyside sunnyside 12/25/2018 09:45
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tirbuson tirbuson 12/24/2018 07:30
where is Paravyan Golubev? By far the best combination this year.
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