After 35 fiercely contested moves, Bo Dao capitalized on the first-move initiative to mount relentless tactical pressure across the board. Despite a gritty defensive stand, Lao Nong exhausted his time bank in a critical position and lost on time.
Bo Dao steered the middlegame into sharp, demanding complications that forced his opponent into prolonged deep calculation. This sustained temporal and positional squeeze proved decisive, breaking Lao Nong's resistance before the tactical defenses could fully crystallize.