Ding Liren decides to part with his bishop for the opponent's knight. This being an open position, this decision might come to haunt him later.
White looks at a long defense here, fighting against Black's bishop pair. The game seems to be going quite well for Artemiev so far, especially for a game with black pieces.
Though forces are equal, we have a typical good bishop versus bad bishop endgame here, where Arteniev clearly has the upperhand.
Black has to create a zugzwang here, the typical measure to win bishop endgames. White's pawns fixed on the same color as the bishop are the problem here for Ding Liren.
The decisive moment! The white bishop has to decide between two diagonals here, which will mean doom for either of white's weak pawns.
The former world champion Ding Liren, as well as Artemiev, are known for their steady play. So, being an online rapid event, there is almost nothing to choose between these contestants. We can definitely look forward to a clash of concepts rather than tactics, and long games.