1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qd3 Rc8 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Qd1 Bc6 13. Qxd8+

Zatonskih had prepared this whole line seeing that Baginskaite had played it previously. She had analyzed her new move here, 13.Qxd8+ and thought is led to an advantage after the rook recaptures. 13. Bg5 O-O 14. a3 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Nbd5 16. Bd2 Nb6 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 a6 19. Nd3 Nc4 20. Be1 Be7 21. b4 1/2-1/2 Kachiani Gersinska,K (2410)-Baginskaite,C (2325)/Moscow 1994

13... Kxd8

Baginskaite recaptures with the king, something Zatonskih admitted she hadn't looked at.

14. Bg5

Zatonskih said she looked at the following line which leads to the win of a pawn 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Ke7 16. Nxb5 but thought that black had adequate compensation after 16... Rhd8 with the simple idea of ... a6 followed by Bd4.

14... Ke7 15. Rfd1 h6 16. Bxf6+ gxf6 17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 a6

Baginskaite has handled the opening well and the position is probably equal.

19. a4 bxa4 20. Rxa4 Rb8

20... f5 denying the knight access to the e4 square runs into 21. e4!? and black has to give up the f-pawn or allow her pawn formation to be destroyed.

21. Na2

21. Ne4! Ba7 22. Rc1 Rb7 23. Rc4 Rhb8 ties the black rooks down to the defence of the knight, which in turn is defending the a6 pawn. This position must favor white.

21... Nxa2 22. Rxa2

White's knight is possibly slightly better than black's bishop but this is nowhere near enough to provide any sort of noticeable advantage.

22... Rb6 23. Nd3 Bd4 24. Rc1 Rhb8 25. Rc7+ Kf8 26. b4 Kg7 27. f4 f5 28. Kf3 Rd6 29. Rac2 Bb6 30. Rc8 Rxc8 31. Rxc8 Bd4

31... a5 32. bxa5 (32. b5? Rd5) 32... Bxa5 swapping the queenside pawns off leads to an obvious equality.

32. Rc7 Rb6 33. h3 h5 34. g4 hxg4+ 35. hxg4 fxg4+ 36. Kxg4 Rb5 37. Rd7 Bc3 38. Ra7 a5 39. bxa5 Rxa5 40. Rxa5 Bxa5 41. Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Bird C.]