1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.h3 e5 7.d5 Na6


8.g4!?

Dao doesn't seem to have much respect for his renowned opponent, does he? The most common alternatives here are 8.Be3 and 8.Bg5.

8...Nc5 9.Qc2 a5 10.Be3 c6 11.g5?!

Inviting Black's knight into f4 is usually a bad idea in the King's Indian.

11...Nh5 12.0-0-0 cxd5 13.Nxd5 b6 14.Nd2 Bb7 15.h4

It's very hard for White to find a constructive plan of action in this position. All he can do, is basically sit and wait for Black to start opening up.

15...Nf4 16.Kb1 Rc8 17.Bxf4?!

Shedding the "good" bishop and simultaneously opening the g7-b2 diagonal, can hardly be recommended.

17...exf4 18.Bh3 Ne6 19.Qb3 Bc6

Black is aiming for a break on b5.

20.Nf3 Rb8 21.Bxe6 fxe6 22.Nc3 a4!?

Grabbing a pawn with Bxc3 and Bxe4+ was also very tempting.

23.Qc2

23...b5! 24.Nd4

Black is in charge after 24.cxb5 Bxc3 25.bxc3 Rxb5+ 26.Ka1 Qa5, threatening Bxe4.

24...Bxd4 25.Rxd4 b4 26.Nb5 b3 27.Qd3

27.axb3 axb3 28.Qxb3 e5 and Black wins material.

27...d5 28.exd5 exd5 29.Rd1 bxa2+ 30.Kxa2 Qb6 31.Rd2 Rf7

Threatening dxc4.

32.Na3 Re7

32...dxc4 33.Nxc4 Qb3+ deserved serious consideration.

33.cxd5


33...Re1! 34.b4

What else? Black was threatening 34...Qb3+ 35.Qxb3+ axb3 mate.

34...axb3+ 35.Kb2 Bd7 36.d6 Be6?

A serious error in judgement. Black should have tried to get an attack going on the a-file instead.

37.d7

All of the sudden, White's passer decides the game.

37...Rd8 38.Qc3 Bf7 39.Rd6 Qb7 40.Qf6 Qb8


As we'll soon see, Re1 is on the wrong side of the board.

41.Rc6! Kf8 42.Rc8 Rxc8 43.dxc8Q+ Qxc8 44.Rd8+ Qxd8 45.Qxd8+

The rest is fairly simple.

45...Re8 46.Qd6+ Kg8 47.Qxf4 Re2+ 48.Kc3 Ra2 49.Nc4

This allows Black to win back most of his material, but not all of it.

49...Rc2+ 50.Kxb3 Rxc4 51.Qxc4 Kf8 52.Kc3 Bxc4 53.Kxc4 Ke7 54.Kd5

The pawn ending is an easy win.

54...Kd7 55.Ke5 Ke7 56.f3 Kf7 57.Kd6 Kf8 58.Ke6 Ke8 59.Kf6 Kf8 60.f4 Kg8 61.Ke7 Kg7


62.h5! h6

62...gxh5 63.f5 h4 64.f6+ Kg6 65.f7 h3 66.f8Q h2 67.Qh6+ and White wins.

63.gxh6+ Kxh6 64.hxg6 Kxg6 65.Ke6 Kg7


66.f5 Kf8 67.Kf6 resigns.

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