1. e2e4  1... e7e5  2. g1f3  2... b8c6  3. f1c4 Kosteniuk is the first one to change the \"plate.\" 3... f8c5  4. d2d3  4... g8f6  5. b1c3  5... h7h6  6. h2h3  6... d7d6  7. c3a4  7... c5b6  8. a2a3 Quite a topical line. We have recently annotated a topical game from the World Team Championship's semifinals. 8... c8e6  9. c4e6  9... f7e6  10. e1g1  10... e8g8  11. b2b4 This is cutting edge theory nowadays. White delays the capture of the bishop as long as she can, in order to force a concession. 11... d8e8  12. c2c3  12... g8h8 [%c_effect h8;square;h8;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Goryachkina did not come empty-handed for the game and flashed an interesting novelty in return. 13. a1a2 [%c_effect a2;square;a2;type;Interesting;persistent;true] The same idea, in honor of one of the young Uzbeki chess heros. 13... e8f7  14. f1e1  14... a8d8 Just as Nihal did. It looks as that this move is needed. 15. a4b6 The semi-waiting strategy worked. Kosteniuk got what she wanted. 15... a7b6  16. a3a4  16... c6e7 And this is almost exactly the same position as in the game Sindarov-Nihal, with the only difference that Black has her knight on e7 still, instead of the g6-square, and instead made the Kg8-h8 move. 17. a4a5 And White wants to extract the maximum out of the situation and crush the opponent's queenside. 17... d8a8 Goryachkina needs to fix the queenside situation before even thinking about anything else. 18. d1b3  18... b6a5 