Featured is an instructive chess game between Ding Liren and Vidit Gujrathi from the 2017 FIDE World Cup held in Tbilisi. Out of a Catalan Opening we observe an early fight over the e4 square. Once Ding overtakes Gujrathi’s d5 pawn with the e4-break, the scope of the Catalan bishop is extended. Ding’s 16th move c5 is a thematic idea out of this opening which has a trade off of helping black’s king knight while also hurting black’s queen bishop. After Gujrathi’s 18th move, Ding obtains a decisive advantage which is easily converted into the full point.
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bc3 c6 9. b3 Ne4 10. Bb2 b6 11. Nfd2 Ndf6 12. Qc2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 Bb7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Qc7 16. c5 Rfd8 17. Rfe1 Rd7 18. Ng5 bxc5 19. d5 cxd5 20. Bxf6 g6 21. Qb2 h6 22. Nf3 d4 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. Ne5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rd8 26. Rac1 Rd5 27. Qe2 Kg7 28. Rc4 f6 29. Nd3 e5 30. Qf3 Qd8 31. Rxc5 Rxc5 32. Nxc5 Qa5 33. Rc1 Qxa2 34. Ne6+ Rxe6 35. Qb7+ Kf8 36. Rc8+ Re8 37. Rc7 Qa3 38. Rf7+