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2022 Chess.com Awards
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Game of the Year
Cast your vote for the best game of the year!
So vs. Yoo (0-1), U.S. Chess Championship (
https://go.chess.com/So-Yoo
)
Ding vs. Nepomniachtchi (0-1), Candidates Tournament (
https://go.chess.com/Ding-Nepomniachtchi
)
Sarana vs. Mamedyarov (1-0), Chess.com Global Championship Knockout (
https://go.chess.com/Sarana-Mameduarov
)
Kryvoruchko vs. Eljanov (0-1), Chess Bundesliga (
https://go.chess.com/Kryvoruchko-Eljanov
)
Duda vs. Giri (1-0), Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals 2022 (
https://go.chess.com/Duda-Giri
)
Firouzja vs. Nakamura (1/2-1/2), Candidates Tournament (
http://go.chess.com/Firouzja-Nakamura
)
Mamedyarov vs. Giri (1-0), Meltwater Champions Chess Tour | Aimchess Rapid | Prelims (
https://go.chess.com/Mamedyarov-Giri
)
Can vs. Maghsoodloo (1-0), European Chess Club Cup (
https://go.chess.com/Can-Maghsoodlo
)
Lu vs. Mkrtchian (1-0), First Serbian Women's League (
https://go.chess.com/Lu-Mkrtchian
)
Rapport vs. Andreikin (1-0), FIDE Grand Prix (
https://go.chess.com/Rapport-Andreikin
)
Carlsen vs. Nepomniachtchi (1-0), Sinquefield Cup (
https://go.chess.com/Carlsen-Nepomniachtchi
)
Gukesh vs. Sargissian (1-0), Olympiad (
https://go.chess.com/Gukesh-Sargissian
)
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Player of the Year
Which chess player was the most year-defining players in 2022? Cast your vote for the top player of the year!
GM Magnus Carlsen
GM Pia Cramling
GM Alireza Firouzja
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk
GM Ding Liren
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi
GM Wesley So
GM Hikaru Nakamura
GM Kateryna Lagno
IM Bibisara Assaubayeva
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov
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Rising Star
The world got to know many young talents much better throughout this year. Which player most impressed you as having breakout in 2022?
GM Praggnanandhaa R
GM Denis Lazavik
GM Gukesh D
GM Javokhir Sindarov
GM Arjun Erigaisi
Lu Miaoyi
GM Vincent Keymer
IM Bibisara Assaubayeva
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Tournament of the Year
Cast your vote for the best individual tournament performance of the year!
GM Hikaru Nakamura - Fischer Random World Championship
IM Bibisara Assaubayeva - 2021 World Blitz Championship
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi - Candidates Tournament
GM Wesley So - Chess.com Global Championship
GM Gukesh D - 44th Chess Olympiad
GM Hikaru Nakamura - Speed Chess Championship
FM Jennifer Yu - U.S. Women’s Championship
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk - 2021 World Rapid Championship
GM Magnus Carlsen - Tata Steel
GM Alireza Firouzja - Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
GM Kateryna Lagno - FIDE Women's Grand Prix
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov - 44th Chess Olympiad
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Creator of the Year
Chess creators such as streamers, YouTubers, podcasters, and bloggers entertained and educated millions of chess fans in 2022. Cast your votes for your favorite creator of the year!
WFM Anna Cramling (
https://www.twitch.tv/annacramling
)
Rey Enigma (
https://www.youtube.com/@ReyEnigma
)
Daniel Lona (
https://www.adultchessacademy.com/thechessexperience
)
GM Krikor Mekhitarian (
https://www.youtube.com/@GMKrikor
)
Agadmator (
https://www.youtube.com/@agadmator
)
IM Eric Rosen (
https://www.youtube.com/@eric-rosen
)
FM James Canty III (
https://www.twitch.tv/gmcanty
)
Ludwig (
https://www.youtube.com/@ludwig
)
GM Daniel Naroditsky (
https://www.youtube.com/@DanielNaroditskyGM
)
NM Kevin Bordi (
https://www.youtube.com/@VideosEchecs
)
Chessbrahs (
https://www.twitch.tv/chessbrah
)
IM Levy Rozman (
https://www.youtube.com/@GothamChess
)
GM Hikaru Nakamura (
https://www.twitch.tv/gmhikaru
)
Lula Robs (
https://www.twitch.tv/lularobs
)
juanjo_sound (
https://www.youtube.com/@juanjo_sound
)
WFM Alexandra and Andrea Botez (
https://www.twitch.tv/botezlive
)
GMs Fabiano Caruana and Cristian Chirila (
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWKH5DiO9_gBAQWQAaBnow
)
IM Sagar Shah (
https://www.youtube.com/@ChessBaseIndiachannel
)
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Commentator of the Year
Chess commentators have the difficult job of explaining the world's most dramatic chess games to audiences of hundreds of thousands in real time. Cast your votes for the best commentator of the year!
IM Danny Rensch
GM Peter Leko
WGM Jennifer Shahade
FM James Canty III
GM David Howell
GM Yasser Seirawan
WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili
GM Daniel Naroditsky
IM Levy Rozman
IM Tania Sachdev
GM Robert Hess
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Move of the Year
Which chess moves inspired a double take and ultimately dazzled you with their brilliance and creativity? Cast your vote for the most impressive move of the year! Click on the links below to check the computer analysis and understand the brilliancy behind each move.
26.Nd7!! by Ivanchuk vs. van Foreest (
https://go.chess.com/26Nd7
)
34.Nd4!! by Vokhidov vs. Volokitin (
https://go.chess.com/34Nd4
)
22.Nd4!! by Dronavalli (
https://go.chess.com/22Nd4
)
28.Qc2+!! by Babula vs. Kovacevic (
https://go.chess.com/28Qc2
)
19.Rxe4!! by So vs. Melkumyan (
https://go.chess.com/19Rxe4
)
28.Rg7+!! by Duda vs. Giri (
https://go.chess.com/28Rg7
)
29.Bxf6!! by Nakamura vs. Esipenko (
https://go.chess.com/29Bxf6
)
16...Rxh2!! by Mamedyarov vs. Rapport (
https://go.chess.com/16Rxh2
)
24.Qg6!! by Krysa vs. Sorin (
https://go.chess.com/24Qg6
)
17.Nf7!! by Lu vs. Mkrtchian (
https://go.chess.com/17Nf7
)
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Computer Game of the Year
Computer chess in the Chess.com Computer Chess Championship and in the TCEC showcases the highest levels of chess and creativity. Cast your votes for the top computer chess game of the year!
Stockfish vs. Winter 0.9.9, TCEC Season 23 - Chess Bonus (
https://go.chess.com/Stockfishdev-Winter
)
Stockfish vs. Lc0, CCC 17 Blitz: Finals (5|5) (
https://go.chess.com/Stockfish-Lc0-finals
)
Stockfish vs. Lc0, TCEC Season 23 - Superfinal (
https://go.chess.com/Stockfishdev-Lc0
)
Stockfish vs. Lc0, CCC 17 Blitz: Semifinals (5|5) (
http://go.chess.com/Stockfish-Lc0-semifinals
)
Dragon vs. Lc0, CCC 18 Rapid: Challenger (15|3) (
https://go.chess.com/Dragon-Lc0
)
Stoofvless vs. Igel, CCC 17 Bullet: Qualification (2|1) (
https://go.chess.com/Stoofvless-Igel
)
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Book of the Year
Chess literature has a great and continuing tradition with many fine books releasing in 2022. Cast your votes for the chess book of the year!
Chess Queens by Jennifer Shahade
Think Like a Super-GM by Michael Adams and Philip Hurtado
The Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World by Abhimanyu Mishra
Masterpieces and Dramas of the Soviet Championships, Volume III: 1948-1953 by Sergey Voronkov
Improve Your Chess Calculation by R.B. Ramesh
A Matter of Endgame Technique by Jacob Aagard
The Unstoppable American by Jan Timman
From Ukraine with Love for Chess by Ruslan Ponomariov
The Match of All Time by Gudmundur Thorarinsson
Analyzing the Chess Mind by Boris Gulko and Dr. Joel R. Sneed
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Write-In Submissions
Did we blunder and miss some of your favorite chess of the year? Write in your submissions here, and be sure to provide both the category and candidate you are submitting.
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