Ding thought for half an hour before taking the knight. He was evaluating the consequences of 12.Ng3.
1. d2d4  1... g8f6  2. g1f3  2... d7d5  3. e2e3  3... c7c5  4. b1d2 After the London System and the French Defense, now Ding tries the Colle. Fair enough. Nepomniachtchi said in the press conference that he wasn't surprised. 4... c5d4  5. e3d4  5... d8c7  6. c2c3  6... c8d7 This is a new move in this position and it's hard to understand its merits, although it was clearly part of the preparation. 7. f1d3  7... b8c6  8. e1g1  8... d7g4 I don't want to sound harsh, but the fact that Black can play this position even a tempo down says a lot about the merits of White's opening. 9. f1e1  9... e7e6  10. d2f1  10... f8d6  11. c1g5  11... e8g8 [%c_effect g8;square;g8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Not afraid of doubling pawns.