Game 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 created a shortlist. Which is, of course, subjective though a team selected it. To make things easier we limited the shortlist to five or sometimes ten proposals and some of you might miss their favourites — we know that our shortlist is just one of many possible.
But all the five games selected by the editors of the ChessBase Magazine are good enough to become the "Game of the Year 2018". But which game is your absolute favourite? What game do you think is the "Game of the Year 2018"? Enjoy the games (below) and take your pick!
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Partie/Game/Partida
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Kramnik-Caruana | 105 |
| 26% |
Aronian-Kramnik | 104 |
| 26% |
Hillarp Persson-Laurusas | 91 |
| 23% |
Ding-Duda | 62 |
| 15% |
Aronian-Mamedyarov | 30 |
| 7% |
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The shortlist — five fantastic games played in 2018
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Qe2 Qe7 6.Nc3 Nxc3 7.dxc3 Qxe2+ 8.Bxe2 Nc6 9.Be3 Be7 10.0-0-0 0-0 11.Rhe1 Bf6 12.Nd2 Re8 13.Bf3 Ne5 14.Bf4 Kf8 15.Bd5 c6 16.Bb3 Bf5 17.h3 g5 18.Bh2 Kg7 19.c4 g4 20.Ne4 Bxe4 21.Rxe4 Bg5+ 22.Kb1 gxh3 23.c5 f5 24.Rb4 hxg2 25.Rxb7+ Kh8 26.cxd6 Nf3 27.Ba4 Nxh2 28.Bxc6 Rad8 29.d7 Re2 30.Bxg2 Rxf2 31.Bc6 Ng4 32.Rxa7 Ne3 33.Rg1 h6 34.Rc7 Kg7 35.a4 Kf7 36.Bb5 Ke7 37.a5 Rf4 38.c3 Kd6 39.Rb7 Rg4 40.Re1 f4 41.a6 h5 42.a7 Ra8 43.b4 h4 44.c4 h3 45.c5+ Ke5 46.Rb8 Rxa7 47.Rg8 Bf6 48.d8Q Bxd8 49.Rxg4 Bf6 50.Rg6 Rb7 51.Be2 Rxb4+ 52.Ka2 Nc2 53.Rc1 Nd4 54.Bd3 Ra4+ 55.Kb1 Nb3 56.Re1+ Kd5 57.Kc2 Nd4+ 58.Kb1 Nf3 59.Rd1 Ra1+ 60.Kc2 Rxd1 61.Ba6 Rd2+ 62.Kc1 Bb2+ 63.Kb1 Kxc5 64.Bb7 Ne5 65.Rf6 f3 66.Rf5 f2 0–1
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Kramnik,V | 2800 | Caruana,F | 2784 | 0–1 | 2018 | C42 | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 4 |
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1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c4 c6 5.b3 Bg7 6.Bb2 0-0 7.0-0 a5 8.Nc3 Ne4 9.Na4 Bxb2 10.Nxb2 Nd7 11.d3 Nef6 12.d4 b6 13.Rc1 Bb7 14.Nd3 Rc8 15.Nfe5 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Nd7 17.Qd2 dxc4 18.Rxc4 Nxe5 19.Rh4 h5 20.Rd1 Nxd3 21.Qh6 Qd6 22.Rxd3 Qf6 23.Be4 Ba6 24.Re3 Qg7 25.Qg5 Rcd8 26.Qxe7 Rd1+ 27.Kg2 Qa1 28.Bxc6 Rg1+ 29.Kf3 Qf1 30.Kf4 Qxf2+ 31.Kg5 Kg7 32.Rf4 Qxh2 33.Qf6+ Kh7 34.Qxg6+ Kh8 35.Kh6 1–0
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Hillarp Persson,T | 2544 | Laurusas,T | 2484 | 1–0 | 2018 | A11 | Batumi Chess Olympiad | Open | 7.15 |
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 Be7!? 6...b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 7.Re1 b5 8.Rxe4 8.Bb3 d5 9.dxe5 Be6 8...d5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Rxe5 bxa4 11.Qe1 f6 12.Re3N 12.Re2 12...c5 13.Qd1 0-0 14.Nc3 Rb8 14...a3!? 15.b3 cxd4 16.Qxd4 Bb7 15.b3 cxd4 16.Qxd4 Bd6!? 16...axb3 17.axb3 Bb7 17.Qxd5+ Kh8 18.Rd3 Qe8 19.Bb2 Be5! 20.Nxa4 Rb5 21.Qf3?! 21.Qc4 Be6 22.Qh4 Bc7 23.g3± 21...Bb7 22.Qe3 Be4‼ 22...Bxg2? 23.Kxg2 Qg6+ 24.Kf1 Bxh2 25.Re1 Rg5 26.Ke2 Re8 27.Kd2 23.Rd2 23.Bxe5 Rxe5 23...Bxd3 24.Bd6 Qxe3 25.fxe3 Rd8 26.cxd3 Rxd6 27.Rc1 24.f4 Re7 25.Re1 Rff7 26.Qxe4 Rxe4 27.Rxe4 Re7 28.Rxe7 Qxe7 23...Bxg2! 24.Kxg2?! 24.f4! Ba8! 24...Bxb2 25.Qxe8 Rxe8 26.Nxb2± 25.fxe5 Qc6 26.Qf4‼ Rbb8!? 26...Rd5 27.Rad1 27.exf6 Qh1+ 28.Kf2 Qg2+ 29.Ke3 Qh3+ 30.Qg3 Qe6+ 30...Rbe8+ 31.Kf2 31.Be5 gxf6 32.Nc5 24...Qg6+ 25.Kf1 Bxh2 26.Re1 26.Nc5 Re8 27.Ne6 Qg1+ 28.Ke2 Qg4+ 29.f3 Qxe6 30.Qxe6 Rxe6+ 31.Kf1= 26...Rg5 27.Ke2? 27.Nc3 27...Re8 28.Kd1 Rg1! 29.Be5 29.Qxe8+ Qxe8 29...Bxe5 30.Rde2 h5 30...Rd8+ 31.Kc1 Qf5 31.Qd3 Qg2 32.Nb6 Rxe1+ 33.Rxe1 Qxf2 34.Nd5 Rd8 35.c4 Qxa2 36.Qf3 g6 37.Re3 Kg7 38.Qh3 Qf2 39.Rd3 Qg1+ 40.Kc2 Qh2+ 41.Qxh2 Bxh2 42.Rh3 Be5 43.Kd3 a5 44.Ke4 Kf7 45.Kf3 Rh8 46.Kg2 g5 47.Ne3 Ke6 48.Kf1 f5 0–1
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Aronian,L | 2780 | Mamedyarov,S | 2820 | 0–1 | 2018 | C84 | Batumi Chess Olympiad | Open | 5.1 |
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 b5 6.e5 Nd5 7.Nxb5 Nb6 8.Be2 Nc6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Qd2!?N 10.Be3 0-0 11.Qd2 11.Nc3 Rb8 12.a3 Bb7 11...Rb8 12.Rfd1 Bb7 13.b3 a6 14.Nc3 cxb3 15.axb3 Nb4 10.Na3 Bxa3 11.bxa3 Bb7 12.Be3∞ 10...0-0 11.Qf4 Rb8 12.Nc3 f5 13.Qg3 13.exf6 Rxf6 14.Qe4 Nb4 13...Kh8 13...Qe8!? 14.Rd1 Nb4 15.b3 cxb3 15...Ba6 16.Bg5 16.axb3 a6 17.Bc4 Nc2! 17...Qd7 18.Bg5 17...N6d5 18.Ne2 18.Ra2 18.Rb1 18...Nb4 19.Ra1 Nc2 20.Ra2 Nb4 21.Re2 a5! 22.d5 exd5 22...N6xd5 23.Nxd5 23.Bg5 Bxg5 24.Nxg5 h6 23.Bxd5 Nxd5 23...exd5 24.e6 Rf6 25.Bf4 24.Nxd5 exd5 25.e6 Rxb3 26.Bf4 23...exd5 23...Nxd5 24.Bg5 24.e6 Rf6 25.Ng5 Qe8 25...Kg8!? 26.Rxd5 Nxd5 27.Bxd5 Bb7 28.Bc4 23.e6 Bd6 23...Rf6 24.Bg5 24.Ng5 Qf8 24...Rxe6 25.Bb5! 25.Rde1 dxc4 26.Rxe6 Bxe6 27.Rxe6 N6d5 25...Rxe2 26.Nxe2 24.Qh3 24.Bf4! Rb7 24...dxc4 25.e7 24...Qe7 25.Nxd5 24...Bxf4 25.Qxf4 Qe7 26.Bxd5 25.Nb5! Bxf4 26.Qxf4 Qe7 27.Bd3 24...Qf6! 24...Qe8 25.Nb5 25.Nb5! dxc4 26.Nxd6?! 26.Ng5 h6 26...Qg6? 27.Nxd6 cxd6 28.e7 Re8 27.Nf7+ 27.Nxd6 cxd6 28.e7 Bd7! 28...Re8 29.Qh5! Rxe7 29...Bd7 30.Rxd6+- 30.Qe8+ 29.exf8Q+ Rxf8 30.Ne6 Bxe6 31.Bb2 31.Rxd6 Rd8-+ 31...Qg6 32.Rxd6 f4 27...Kg8 27...Rxf7 28.exf7 Bf8 28...Bd7 29.Bb2 Qg6 30.Nxd6 cxd6 31.Qg3 Qxf7 32.Qxd6 Nc6 33.Qxh6+ Kg8 34.Qg5 Re8 29.Re8 Qxf7 30.Rdd8 Nd7 28.Bb2 Qg6 29.Nfxd6 cxd6 30.e7 Re8 31.Rxd6 Qg4 32.Qxg4 fxg4 33.Nc7 33.Rg6 c3 34.Bxc3 N6d5 35.Rxg7+ Kh8= 33...Bd7 34.Rg6 N4d5 35.Rxg7+ Kh8 36.Nxd5 Nxd5 37.Be5 cxb3= 26...cxd6? 26...Bxe6! 27.Ng5 27.Nxc4 Nxc4 28.bxc4 Nc6! 27...Bg8 28.Re6 Qa1! 29.Qh5 29.Nxf5 N6d5 29...cxd6 30.Be3 Qxd1+ 31.Qxd1 Bxe6 32.Nxe6 Rf6-+ 27.e7! Re8 27...Bd7 28.exf8Q+ Rxf8 29.bxc4 Nxc4 30.Rd4!+- 28.Ng5 Qg6 28...h6 29.Rxd6! f4! 30.Qh4! 30.Rxg6 Bxh3 31.Nf7+ Kg8 32.Nh6+ 30...Qb1 31.Re1 31.Qxf4! Bd7 32.Rf6‼ 32.Rxb6 Nd5-+ 32...Kg8 33.Rxb6!+- 31...Bf5 31...Bd7 32.f3 32.Rd8 Bg6 32...Nc6 33.Qxf4+- 33.Rxb8 Rxb8 34.Qxf4 Rg8 35.Nf7+ Bxf7 36.Qxf7 Nd7 37.e8Q Nf6 38.Bg5 1–0
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Ding,L | 2804 | Duda,J | 2739 | 1–0 | 2018 | D24 | Batumi Chess Olympiad | Open | 10.1 |
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.0-0 Qe7 7.h3 Rg8 8.Kh1 Nh5 9.c3 g5 10.Nxe5 g4 11.d4 Bd6 12.g3 Bxe5 13.dxe5 Qxe5 14.Qd4 Qe7 15.h4 c5 16.Qc4 Be6 17.Qb5+ c6 18.Qa4 f5 19.Bg5 Rxg5 20.hxg5 f4 21.Qd1 Rd8 22.Qc1 fxg3 23.Na3 Rd3 24.Rd1 Bd5 25.f3 gxf3 26.exd5 Qe2 27.Re1 g2+ 0–1
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Aronian,L | 2794 | Kramnik,V | 2800 | 0–1 | 2018 | C65 | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 3 |
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