Best Chess Games Played in 2012 |
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Every year Chess Pro publishes a list of the top games according to the opinion of world's leading grandmasters and journalists. Natalia Pogonina was a member of the panel of judges. Below you can find her votes and the official results: Top-10 chess games in 2012 according to Natalia Pogonina: 1. Volokitin - Mamedyarov. I had very few doubts about the first place. This is a fantastic game. 2. Kramnik - McShane. I believe this was Kramnik's supreme masterpiece in 2012. A great example of a sacrifice of an exchange. 3. Carlsen - Caruana. Magnus is known for his remarkable endgame technique. This game is a living proof of how good he is. 4. Gelfand - Anand. Gelfand took full advantage of the light-squared bad bishop. The fact that this game way played in the WCC match adds to its importance. 5. Bodnaruk - Javakhishvili. A great game by Anastacia Bodnaruk. White sacrificed two rooks and slaughtered the Black king. 6. Gustaffson - Kramnik. A wonderful journey of the a-pawn :) 7. Ivanchuk - Vachier-Lagrave. The sacrifice on d5 is standard, but it never gets old. Especially when accompanied by such a nice move as 26.g3. 8. Carlsen - Topalov. A wild duel with fireworks. I love replaying this game over and over again :) 9. Aronian - Morozevich. A lot of splendid games have been played at Tal Memorial, but I decided to pick this one. Both sides has their chances, but in the end Black prevailed. 10. Rodriguez - Veskovi. An impressive attack on the king.
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