Under Time Pressure Praggnanandhaa Misses A Simple Win

GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs GM Giga Quparadze
Yerevan Blitz Open 2021, Round 6
B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation
1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 d6 6. O-O Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Bd7 13. h4 Qb6 14. Bc3 Rac8 15. Rfc1 Bb4 16. h5 h6 17. Qe3 Ne7 18. g4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qa5 20. Bh3 Qd8 21.Rab1 b6 22. Kh2 f6 23. exf6 Rxf6 24. Ne5 Nc6 25. Nd3 Qc7+ 26. f4 Na5 27. Ne5 Nc4 28. Nxc4 dxc4 29. Rf1 Rcf8 30. Kg3 Bc6 31. Qe5 Qf7 32. Rb2 Bd5 33. Rbf2 g6 34. hxg6 Qxg6 35. f5 Qg5 36. fxe6 Qxe5+ 37. dxe5 Rxf2 38. Rxf2 Rxf2 39. Kxf2 Bxe6 40. Kg3 b5 41. a3 Bd5 42. Kf4 Kf7 43. g5 hxg5+ 44. Kxg5 a5 45. Kf4 Ke7 46.Ke3 Bc6 47. Kd4 Kd8 48. Kc5 Kc7 49. Bf5 Be8 50. Be6 Kb7 51. Bd5+ Kc7 52. e6 Kd8 53. Kd6 b4 54. axb4 axb4 55. cxb4 c3 56. e7+ Kc8 57. Be4 Ba4 58. Bc2 Be8 59.Bf5+ Kb7 60. Kc5 Kc7 61. Kd4 Kd6 62. Kxc3 Kxe7 63. Kc4 Kd6 64. b5 Bxb5+
½ – ½
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