The first round of the 2017 Australian Young Masters GM event saw each game end with a decisive result. Some of the games were pretty one sided, but a couple swung back and forth. Probably the most dramatic games was between Praggnanandhaa and Ly, where the game was eventual decided in what I assume was mutual time trouble. Praggnanandhaa had a nice advantage from the opening, and Ly decided to sacrifice an exchange on move 26 in return for some attacking chances. He almost got it back to equality around 35, but he decided not to exchange queens, and Praggnanandhaa was once again on top. Then at move 46 there was a spectacular double blunder, with both players missing how strong 46. ... Re2!! was. If Ly had spotted it the game would have been drawn, while if Praggnanandhaa had foreseen it he would have probably chosen 46.Qxf2 rather than 46.Kh1. Instead Ly played 46. ... Ra2 and after that Praggnanandhaa had the game in the bag.
Praggnanandhaa,R (2509) - Ly,Moulthun (2486) [C50]
2017 Lidums Australian Young Masters GM Adelaide (1.1), 02.12.2017
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nbd2 d6 8. a4 a5 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Ng3 Kh8 12. O-O Qd7 13. Re1 Rf7 14. Bd2 h6 15. b4 Qe8 16. b5 Nd8 17. d4 Nd7 18. Be3 Bf6 19. Rb1 b6 20. h3 Qe7 21. Nf1 Nb7 22. Qb3 Kh7 23. N1h2 g6 24. Ng4 Bg7 25. dxe5 Nbc5 26. Qc2 Rxf3 27. gxf3 h5 28. exd6 cxd6 29. Nh2 Rf8 30. Kg2 Be5 31. Rh1 Qf6 32. Qd1 Bf4 33. Bxf4 Qxf4 34. Qd4 Ne5 35. Qe3 Qh4 36. Rhd1 Rf7 37. Rd4 g5 38. Rg1 Ng6 39. Kh1 Nf4 40. Rxd6 Nxh3 41. Rg3 Rf4 42. Kg2 g4 43. Rxb6 Nxe4 44. Rb7+ Kg6 45. fxe4 Rxf2+ 46. Kh1 Ra2 47. Rxh3 gxh3 48. Nf1 Ra1 49. Qg1+ Qg4 50. Rd7 h2 1-0
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