1. g1f3  1... d7d5  2. d2d4  2... g8f6  3. c2c4  3... e7e6  4. b1c3  4... f8b4 Kosteniuk has played the Ragozin Defense four times in the last two years, and its occurrence might have been a mild surprise for Batsiashvili. 5. d1a4 A relative side-move. Kosteniuk had never faced it before. And Batsiashvili had never opted for it either! 5... b8c6  6. a2a3  6... b4c3  7. b2c3  7... h7h6  8. e2e3  8... c8d7  9. a4c2 White is ready to bring her center in motion, thus opening room for her bishop pair. That is not a scenario her opponent can allow, and Kosteniuk is looking for a blockade with the next move, a novelty: 9... c6a5  10. c4d5  10... e6d5  11. a3a4  11... f6e4 The first in-depth thought by the former world champion, and it seems she mixed up the ideas. 12. f1d3  12... e4d6 The queenside is put in order, but what about the opposite side? 13. e1g1  13... e8g8  14. f3e5 White's plan is clear: open the center, mate the king. 14... d7e8 Taking under control the g6-point. 15. f2f3  15... f7f6  16. e5g4  16... d8c8 Dark clouds are gathering around the black king, and Black simply cannot afford to wait an extra move! 17. e3e4 Now that the center in open, the next phase you already know... 17... d5e4 And like a thunder... 18. g4h6 Without any further preparation or delay! 18... g7h6  19. f3e4  19... g8g7  20. e4e5 Another energetic blow. 20... a5c4 The last slim hope to organize a defense, but Batsiashvili is on fire. 21. c2f2 Not even paying attention to the knight. 21... f6f5  22. e5d6  22... c4d6  23. c1f4 White is dominating, and the rest is a perfect execution of dark-squares attacking strategy. 23... e8g6  24. f2h4  24... d6f7  25. a1e1  25... f8e8  26. e1e8 Simply adding more resources to the attack. 26... c8e8  27. f1e1  27... e8a4  28. e1e7 When the rook occupies the seventh rank, mate becomes inevitable. 28... a4a1  29. d3f1  29... h6h5  30. f4e5  30... g7f8  31. e7c7  31... a1c1  32. h4e7  32... f8g8 