1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1

Zenyuk plays the main line. Baginskaite has played this line in the US Women's Championship two years ago against Zatonskih. 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Nc6 12. Rad1 Rd8 13. Ne4 Qf5 14. Qe2 Be7 15. a3 Bf6 16. Qe3 Ne7 17. Rfe1 b6 18. Ng3 Qa5 19. b4 Qa4 20. Ne4 Nf5 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Qe4 Rb8 23. Nh4 Bb7 24. d5 Rbc8 25. Qg4+ Kf8 26. Nxf5 exf5 27. Qxf5 Kg7 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Qf4 Kg7 30. Rd3 1-0 Zatonskih,A (2462)-Baginskaite,C (2328)/2007 US Women's Ch. 2007

8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Nc6 12. a3

12. Ne4 is the main line as faced by Baginskaite's husband, GM Alex Yermolinsky, earlier this year 12... Qe7 13. a3 Ba5 14. b4 Bb6 15. d5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Bg4 17. Nc5 Rad8 18. Re1 Qd6 19. Nxb7 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Rxd5 21. Rxc6 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rd2 23. Nc5 Ra2 24. a4 Rd8 25. a5 Bxc5 26. Rxc5 Rdd2 27. Rf1 Rdb2 28. Rc4 g6 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. Kg3 g5 31. h4 Ra4 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Rd1 Rbxb4 34. Rxb4 Rxb4 35. Rd7 Ra4 36. Rxa7 Kg6 37. Ra8 Kf5 38. a6 Ra3 39. Rb8 Rxa6 40. Rb5+ Kg6 41. f4 gxf4+ 1/2-1/ 2 Zivanic,M (2459)-Yermolinsky,A (2522)/Stillwater 2009

12... Bxc3 13. bxc3

The commentary room liked 13. Rxc3 but after 13... Rd8 14. Rd3 b6 the position is equal.

13... e5 14. d5 Rd8 15. Ba2

15. Qe2 as suggested by the commentary room seems the most obvious, removing the pin and attacking black's e5 pawn. 15... Ne7 16. Qxe5 Qxe5 (16... Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Qxe5 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Nxe5+) 17. Nxe5 Nxd5 18. f4

15... Bg4 16. Re1 Ne7 17. c4 Ng6 18. Bb1 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3

The queens are traded off and white's kingside pawns ruined. The position becomes much less tactical as it transposes into an ending.

20... Nh4 21. Rc3 f6 22. c5 Rac8 23. Be4 Kf8 24. Rd1 f5 25. Bc2 b6 26. c6

White's pawns look very threatening but Baginskaite has them under control.

26... Ke7 27. Kf1 Rd6 28. Ke2 Kd8 29. Re3 Ng6 30. Bxf5 Nf4+ 31. Ke1 Ng2+ 32. Ke2 Nf4+ 33. Ke1 Ng2+ 34. Kf1?

Zenyuk decides she doesn't want a draw by repetition and feels there must be more in the position. There is more, but not for white!

34... Nxe3+ 35. fxe3 Rcxc6! 36. Ke2 Rc3 37. e4 g6 38. Be6 Rxa3 39. Rc1 Rxe6

The move played still wins but why allow the complications? 39... a5 40. Rc8+ Ke7 41. Rc7+ Ke8 42. Rc8+ Rd8

40. dxe6 Ke7 41. Rg1 g5 42. h4 gxh4 43. Rg7+ Kxe6 44. Rg6+ Kd7 45. Rxh6 b5 46. Rxh4 b4

The two connected passed pawns make the rook ending a simple win that Baginskaite converts with ease.

47. f4 exf4 48. Rxf4 a5 49. Kd2 Rh3 50. Rf5 a4 51. Ra5 a3 52. Kc1 Kc6 53. Kb1 Kb6 54. Ra8 Kb5 55. e5 Kc4 56. e6 Kb3 57. Kc1 Re3 0-1 [Bird C.]