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2016 Exciting Games (Naiditsch/Balogh/Maze)
Compiled by Qindarka
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'Most Exciting Games of 2016' by Arkadij Naiditsch, Csaba Balogh and Sebastien Maze.

Game 1
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2016 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 2
Grischuk vs A Volokitin, 2016 
(A05) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 0-1

Game 3
Kramnik vs B Adhiban, 2016 
(A06) Reti Opening, 46 moves, 1-0

Game 4
Kramnik vs Giri, 2016 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0

Game 5
Aronian vs Carlsen, 2016 
(A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0

Game 6
Aronian vs Giri, 2016 
(A20) English, 34 moves, 1-0

Game 7
Nakamura vs B Adhiban, 2016 
(A21) English, 53 moves, 1-0

Game 8
Caruana vs Anand, 2016 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 33 moves, 1-0

Game 9
Jakovenko vs Sutovsky, 2016 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 38 moves, 0-1

Game 10
Carlsen vs Tomashevsky, 2016 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Game 11
Y Wen vs E Inarkiev, 2016 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

Game 12
V Artemiev vs Mamedyarov, 2016 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 31 moves, 0-1

Game 14
Nakamura vs D Anton Guijarro, 2016 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 30 moves, 1-0

Game 16
Topalov vs Nakamura, 2016 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 53 moves, 0-1

Game 17
Nakamura vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2016
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 18
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016 
(B50) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0

Game 19
McShane vs Navara, 2016 
(B50) Sicilian, 54 moves, 0-1

Game 20
Karjakin vs Caruana, 2016 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 42 moves, 1-0

Game 21
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2016 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 31 moves, 1-0

Game 22
Nepomniachtchi vs Grischuk, 2016 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0

Game 23
Svidler vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2016 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1

Game 24
J Tomczak vs Duda, 2016
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1

Game 25
Kasimdzhanov vs G Gajewski, 2016
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0

Game 26
Shirov vs Nakamura, 2016 
(C02) French, Advance, 38 moves, 0-1

Game 27
Topalov vs Caruana, 2016 
(C02) French, Advance, 38 moves, 0-1

Game 28
Kramnik vs Buhmann, 2016 
(C11) French, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 29
M Ragger vs Bluebaum, 2016 
(C11) French, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 30
Anand vs Caruana, 2016 
(C01) French, Exchange, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 31
Naiditsch vs Beliavsky, 2016 
(C48) Four Knights, 41 moves, 1-0

Game 32
M Muzychuk vs Y Hou, 2016 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 0-1

Game 34
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 75 moves, 1-0

Game 35
Vachier-Lagrave vs Anand, 2016 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 36 moves, 0-1

Game 36
Karjakin vs Carlsen, 2016 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 0-1

Game 37
Topalov vs Carlsen, 2016 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1

Game 38
So vs Kamsky, 2016 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 28 moves, 1-0

Game 39
Wei Yi vs Mamedyarov, 2016 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 46 moves, 0-1

Game 40
E Inarkiev vs Shirov, 2016
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Game 41
M Rodshtein vs H Melkumyan, 2016
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0

Game 42
Carlsen vs Eljanov, 2016 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0

Game 43
Mamedyarov vs Harikrishna, 2016 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 0-1

Game 44
S Sjugirov vs Harikrishna, 2016
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 57 moves, 1-0

Game 45
A Tari vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2016 
(D90) Grunfeld, 37 moves, 0-1

Game 46
C Li vs Fressinet, 2016
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0

Game 47
M Rodshtein vs M Tazbir, 2016
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 48
Topalov vs Karjakin, 2016 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 49
Gelfand vs Giri, 2016 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 36 moves, 0-1

Game 50
Grischuk vs Naiditsch, 2016
(E90) King's Indian, 45 moves, 0-1

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