[%c_effect b5;square;b5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Before the queen trade, Kostenuik wants to secure her queenside.
1. e2e4  1... c7c5  2. g1f3  2... e7e6  3. d2d4  3... c5d4  4. f3d4  4... b8c6  5. b1c3  5... d8c7  6. d1d3 Quite a venomous line. 6... c6d4 A sensible try. Dzagnidze aims to prove that White's last move was a waste of time. 7. d3d4  7... a7a6  8. c1e3  8... b7b5  9. a2a4 However, the dominant position of the white queen allows Kosteniuk a chance to quickly build an initiative. 9... b5b4  10. c3a2  10... g8f6  11. a2b4  11... c8b7 [#] 12. f2f3 [%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Kosteniuk uncorks a novelty $1 12... a6a5 The impression is that this only helps White as the knight is chased towards the center. 13. b4d3  13... c7c2 This regains the pawn, but at the expense of a few tempi and an inevitable queen trade. 14. a1c1  14... c2b3  15. c1c3  15... f8b4 More or less forced. 16. d3b4  16... b3b4 