The queenside is put in order, but what about the opposite side?
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 