[Event "Rig Janos"] [Date "2023.06.21"] [Round "7"] [White "Horvath, Adam"] [Black "Guo, Arthur"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2472"] [BlackElo "2445"] [Annotator "GM Arthur Guo"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with h6"] [StudyName "Inside Story: May 2024, GM Arthur Guo's Reflections on the GM Title"] [ChapterName "Horvath, Adam - Guo, Arthur"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/VFSEhPLh/joXZxYqh"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6 7. a4 a6 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Nf1?! { Harmless. } 11... a5! { The right counter. With prophylaxis against b2-b4, Black has equalized. } 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Rxe3 O-O 14. Ng3 Qd7 15. h3 b6 16. Qb3 Rf7 17. Rd1 Raf8 18. d4 exd4 19. cxd4 Nb4 { I blitzed out my moves to here and accumulated a considerable time advantage. I felt confident I could outplay my opponent. Black has the half-open f-file, the outpost on the b4-square, and potential breaks with ... d6-d5 and ...c7-c5 at any given moment. Meanwhile, White has to deal with his hanging pawn center and the awkward positions of his major pieces. } 20. d5 exd5?? { Impatient and immature. I don't know why I rushed to play this move. White has only two options, and I didn't care to evaluate one of them. So take heart, readers: even good chess players get impulsive sometimes! Of course the only viable option was } (20... e5 { . After } 21. Rc3 Na6 22. Qb5 Nc5 23. Qxd7 Nfxd7 { Black will press for the win. }) 21. e5 { We played many more moves, but the game is now as good as lost. } 21... dxe5 22. Nxe5 Qc8 23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24. Rde1 Qd7 25. Qd1 d4 26. Rf3 Qd5 27. Nf5 Nc6 28. Qe2 Kh7 29. Qd3 Kh8 30. Nxh6 Re7 31. Rxe7 Nxe7 32. Ng4 Nd7 33. Rf4 c5 34. Re4 Qf5 35. f3 Kh7 36. b3 Qg6 37. h4 Nf5 38. h5 Qg5 39. h6 gxh6 40. Qb5 Nf8 41. Qxb6 d3 42. Qxc5 d2 43. Nf2 Ng6 44. Qxa5 h5 45. f4 d1=Q+ 46. Nxd1 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0