The impression is that this only helps White as the knight is chased towards the center.
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