Another typical knight maneuver.
1. d2d4  1... g8f6  2. c2c4  2... e7e6  3. g1f3  3... b7b6  4. g2g3 The Queen's Indian has been somewhat absent from elite tournaments lately, in my opinion for no good reason other than the \"opening fashion.” 4... c8a6  5. b2b3  5... f8b4  6. c1d2  6... b4e7  7. f1g2  7... e8g8  8. e1g1  8... d7d5  9. b1c3 This move doesn't seem to promise much for White. 9... c7c6  10. d2f4  10... b8d7  11. c4d5  11... e6d5 I was surprised by this way of recapturing the pawn, but it had been tried before. With this move Ding shows that he is willing to take risks to play for the win. The c-pawn capture, now or after the knight exchange, leads to an even position, but in which Black would not have much chance of winning due to the symmetrical pawn structure. 12. f3e1 A theoretical novelty. This is a thematic maneuver in these positions, taking the knight to d3. 12... f8e8  13. e1d3 