1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 Ne7 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 Nbc6 8. e4 d6 9. Be3 f5 10. Qd2 Nd4 11. Bg5 Ne6 12. Bh4 Qd7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nc7 15. Ng5 Kh8 16. f4 h6 17. Nh3 b5 18. fxe5 dxe5

Both players have played the opening well and the position is rich with chances for both sides.

19. g4

Played to prevent the trapping of the bishop on h4. 19. d6 winning the exchange 19... Qxd6 20. Bxa8 Nxa8 gives black ample compensation with the unopposed light squared bishop and those pawns racing down towards the white king.

19... f4 20. g5 h5

20... hxg5!? 21. Nxg5 Qg4 is met by various moves, 22.Qe1, 22.d6 or even 22.Nf3, all of which have their various complications.

21. Rf3 Ne8

21... bxc4 22. dxc4 Ne6 the knight cannot be taken as the pawn is pinned 23. Bf2 Nd4 24. Bxd4 (24. Ra3 e4 with advantage to black.) 24... cxd4 25. c5 would have been an interesting variation with each player having an advanced pawn mass.

22. Bf2 Qc7 23. cxb5 Bg4 24. Rc1

After all the opportunities white had to grab the exchange, it is white herself that ends up making the same material sacrifice.

24... Bxf3 25. Bxf3 Nd6 26. Bxc5 Rfc8 27. Kg2

27. a4!? defending the b-pawn may be a better option.

27... Rab8

Black had the option of taking the b-pawn, which may have been slightly better than the move played 27... Nxb5 28. d6 (28. Be4 Bf8 29. b4 Qd7) 28... Nxd6 29. Bxa8 Rxa8

28. a4 Nf5 29. Be4 Qd7 30. Nf2

30. Ng1 improving the position of the only piece out of play might have given white the opportunity to play for more than the repetition that follows.

30... Qd8 31. Nh3

Baginskaite could have tried 31. Bxa7 but probably couldn't work out all the complicated variations since both players were getting short on time 31... Rxc1 (31... Qxg5+ 32. Kh1! and black doesn't get the all important c-file.) 32. Qxc1 Rc8 33. Qd2 Ne3+ 34. Bxe3 Qxg5+ 35. Kf3 fxe3 36. Qxe3 Qg1! and white has nothing better than to accept a draw by 37. h3! preventing access to the g4 square(White cannot just make moves and ignore black's attack, e.g. 37. b6 Rc2 38. b7 Rxf2+! removing the defender of the g4 square 39. Qxf2 Qg4+ 40. Ke3 Bh6+) 37... Rc2 38. Qb6! Kh7 39. a5 Rxb2 40. a6 Bf6 41. Qc7+ (41. a7? h4! and white gets mated!) 41... Bg7 42. Qb6=

31... Qd7 32. Nf2 Qd8 33. Nh3 Qd7

Baginskaite informed the arbiter she was going to play 34.Nf2 and claimed a draw by repetition.

1/2-1/2 [Bird C.]