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?

Kombination/Combination/Combinación
Pichot-Cheparinov107
43%
Howell-McShane34
13%
Saric-Bosiocic33
13%
Le-Bersamina25
10%
Fier-Aloma Vidal21
8%
Rublevsky-Alekseenko11
4%
Salles-Ni10
4%
Kjartannson-Salomon5
2%

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24.Kg2! axb3 25.Rh1 c4 26.Bxe6! Rxe6 27.Rh8+! and Black resigned in view of und Schwarz gab auf wegen Kxh8 28.Rh1+ Rh6 29.Rxh6+ Kg8 30.Rh8+ Kxh8 31.Qh1+ Kg8 32.Qh7# 1–0
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Fier,A2558Aloma Vidal,R24281–02018A0943rd Olympiad 20182.2
 
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30...h4! Zugzwang! 31.Rc4 31.Bxe5+ Qxe5+ 32.Kg1 Qe1+ 33.Kh2 Qg3+ 34.Kg1 Rd1# 31.Qb7 d5! 31.Qe4 Bxf4+ 32.Qxf4 Qxg2# 31...Qe3! 32.Qe4 Qg3+! White resigned due to Weiß gab auf wegen 33.Bxg3 hxg3+ 34.Kg1 Rd1+ 35.Qe1 Rxe1# 0–1
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Howell,D2687McShane,L26690–12018C72105th ch-GBR 20189.1
 
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27...Ra6! 28.Rb1 28.Rb4 Ra1+! 29.Ne1 Ra2!-+ 28.Kg1 Na3! 29.Qb3 29.Bxa3 Qxb5-+ 29...Nxb5! 30.Qxd5 Ra1+ 31.Ne1 Rxe1# 28...Ra2-+ 29.Qd1 29.Qxa2 Nxe3+ 30.fxe3 Qxa2-+ 29...Rxf2+ 30.Kg1 Nxe3 0–1
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Kjartansson,G2428Salomon,J24770–12018D3843rd Olympiad 20184.4
 
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34...h3‼ 35.Rxc7 35.g3 h2+ 36.Nxh2 Rxh2! 37.Rxc7 37.Kxh2 Rh8+ 38.Kg1 Bf3 37...Bf3! 38.Kxh2 Rh8+ 39.Kg1 Rh1# 35...hxg2 36.Nh2 Bf3! 37.Nxf3 37.Bf5 Bxc7! 38.-- Ne2+ 39.Rxe2 Bxh2# 37.Rxb7 Nh3# 37...Rh1# 0–1
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Le Quang Liem2714Bersamina,P24440–12018C5017th Asian Continental1.3
 
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21...Rg1+! 21...Bxb7 22.Rxe6+ Kf7 23.Qd7+ Kg6 24.f7++- 22.Kxg1 22.Rxg1 Bxb7 23.f7+ Ke7-+ 22...Qc5+! 23.Kh1 Bxb7 Finally! Endlich! 24.Rxe6+ Kf7 25.Qd7+ Kg8 26.f7+ Kg7! Covering g6. Deckt g6. 26...Kh8 27.Qxb7 Qf2 28.Rg6!+- 27.Qd3 Qg5! 28.Qd4+ Kxf7 0–1
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Pichot,A2552Cheparinov,I26990–12018B97Gibraltar Masters 20185.15
 
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33...Nxf6! 33...Qxf6? 34.Nd5!+- 34.fxg5 Ng4! 34...Nxe4 35.Qf1! 35.hxg4 Qf2+ 36.Kh1 Qxe3 37.Nc4 37.Qd3 Qxb6-+ 37...Qh3+ 38.Kg1 Qxg4+ 39.Kh1 Rf2 0–1
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Rublevsky,S2665Alekseenko,K26250–12018B92TCh-RUS Premier 20189.1
 
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23.Ne5+! fxe5 24.Rf1+ Kg6 24...Kg8 25.Qf8+ Rxf8 26.Rxf8# 24...Nf6 25.dxe5+- 24...Ke6 25.Rxe5# 25.Qb1! Nc3 26.Qc2! 26.Rg4+ Kh5! 27.Rf5+ Kh6! 27...Kxg4 28.h3+ Kg3 29.Qe1# 28.Rh4+ Kg6 29.Rg4+ Kh6= 26...Nxe4 27.Qxe4+ Kh6 27...Kg5 28.Qxe5+ Kg6 28...Kh6 29.Be7 29.Be7+- 28.Qh4+ Kg6 29.Be7! h5 29...h6 30.Qe4+ Kh5 31.Rf5+ g5 32.g4+ Kh4 32...Kg6 33.Rf6+ Kg7 34.Qg6# 33.Qf3+- 30.Qg5+ Kh7 31.Rf7 and Black resigned in view of und Schwarz gab auf angesichts von Qg4 31...Rag8 32.Qxh5# 32.Rxg7# 1–0
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Salles,L2227Ni,S24351–02018A09Xtracon Open 20186
 
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23.Bc1! Rf3 24.Qd2! Kh8 25.b3! Rbf8 26.Qh6+ Bh7 27.Rd7! and Black resigned due to und Schwarz gab auf wegen Qxd7 28.Bb2+ R8f6 29.Qf8+ Bg8 30.Qxg8# 1–0
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Saric,I2657Bosiocic,M26111–02018B4819th ch-EUR Indiv 20185.3

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