GMs Aleksandr Lenderman (2626), Yuriy Kuzubov (2655), Aleksey Dreev (2649), S.P. Sethuraman (2673) lead the Fall Chess Classic - Group A after two rounds.
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33.Nd4? [Black defends the g4–pawn indirectly, but he has neglected another tactical idea.]
[33.Ne3 would put up more stubborn resistance.]
33...Qe5!–+ [exchanging the queens along with winning the g4–pawn.]
[33...Qe7 34.Kg2 =/+ or 33...Nxg4+? 34.Kg3±]
34.Qxe5 [34.Kg3? Ne4+ 35.Kf3 Qxd4–+]
34...Nxg4+ 35.Kg3 Nxe5 36.Nb3 b6 37.a4 Kf8 38.a5 bxa5 39.bxa5 Nc6–+ [The rest of the game is a matter of technique.]
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[33.Ne3 would put up more stubborn resistance.]
33...Qe5!–+ [exchanging the queens along with winning the g4–pawn.]
[33...Qe7 34.Kg2 =/+ or 33...Nxg4+? 34.Kg3±]
34.Qxe5 [34.Kg3? Ne4+ 35.Kf3 Qxd4–+]
34...Nxg4+ 35.Kg3 Nxe5 36.Nb3 b6 37.a4 Kf8 38.a5 bxa5 39.bxa5 Nc6–+ [The rest of the game is a matter of technique.]
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