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 