1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bd6 6. Nc3

French GM Bauer played it differently here against Zatonkskih back in 2006 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Nd7 9. Nbd2 Bc7 10. Ne4 h6 11. Bd2 Re8 12. a3 N5f6 13. Bb4 Nxe4 14. dxe4 Qf6 15. a4 a5 16. Ba3 Bb6 17. Qd6 Qxd6 18. Bxd6 Bc5 19. Bc7 Bb6 20. Bxb6 Nxb6 21. Re3 Bg4 22. h3 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Re7 24. Rd1 Kf8 25. Rd6 Ke8 26. g3 f6 27. Rc3 Rd7 28. Rxd7 Nxd7 29. Be6 Ke7 30. Bf5 Rd8 31. Kg2 Kd6 32. Kf3 Nc5 1/2-1/2 Bauer,C (2599)-Zatonskih,A (2432)/Paris 2006

6... dxe4 7. Ng5 O-O 8. Ncxe4 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bf5 10. Ng3

This move is rare. The main moves are 10.Qf3 and 10. O-O as played by Super GM level players.

10. O-O Na6 11. Nxd6 Qxd6 12. Qf3 Be6 13. Qg3 Bxb3 14. axb3 Nb4 15. c3 Nxd3 16. Rd1 Rad8 17. Bg5 f6 18. Be3 a6 19. Rd2 Rfe8 20. Rad1 e4 21. Qxd6 Rxd6 1/2-1/2 (59) Anand,V (2770)-Kramnik,V (2790)/Frankfurt 1998

10. Qf3 Bxe4 11. dxe4 Nd7 12. c3 a5 13. a4 Nc5 14. Bc2 b5 15. O-O Qc7 16. Rd1 Rab8 17. axb5 cxb5 18. g3 b4 19. cxb4 Rxb4 20. Bd2 Rxb2 1/2-1/2 Adams,M (2715)-Kramnik,V (2780)/Tilburg 1998

10... Qd7

All instances I have of this position being reached have seen black retreat the bishop with 10... Bg6

11. Nxf5 Qxf5 12. O-O Nd7 13. Be3 Nc5 14. Bxc5 Bxc5

With just the major pieces and opposite colored bishops, the game now sees a lot of maneuvering pieces and pawns onto better squares for when some action does take place.

15. Qe2 Rad8 16. Rae1 Rfe8 17. Qe4 Qf6 18. c3 Re7 19. Kh1 g6 20. Rd1 Kg7 21. g3 Bd6 22. Kg2 Bc7 23. Rfe1 Rde8 24. Re3 Bb6 25. Rf3 Qg5 26. h4 Qh5 27. Re1 f5 28. Qc4 Kh8 29. d4 e4 30. Rfe3 Qh6 31. Bc2 Qg7 32. f3

There is no need for Abrahamyan to open up the position and she could play something like 32. b4 and just sit and wait for Zatonskih to try and break through.

32... exf3+ 33. Kxf3 Rxe3+ 34. Rxe3 Rxe3+ 35. Kxe3 Qe7+ 36. Kf2 f4!

Zatonskih forces the win of a pawn.

37. gxf4 Qxh4+ 38. Kf3 Qh3+ 39. Ke2 Qg2+ 40. Kd1 Qg1+ 41. Ke2 Qg4+ 42. Ke1

The pawn was falling anyway, 42. Ke3 Qg3+ 43. Ke2 Qxf4

42... Qxf4

Despite the loss of the pawn, white possibly still has good drawing opportunities with the opposite colored bishops and the open kings.

43. Qe6 Kg7 44. Qe7+?!

44. Ke2

44... Qf7 45. Qe5+ Qf6 46. Qe4 Bc7 47. Bd3 Qf4 48. Qe7+ Qf7 49. Qe2 Qxa2

Another pawn falls and black is now clearly winning.

50. c4 Qa5+ 51. Kd1 Qg5 52. Kc2 Qf6 53. Qe8 Bd8 54. Qd7+ Qe7 55. Qg4 Qf7 56. Kb1 Bf6 57. Qf4 Qd7 0-1 [Bird C.]