I posted a similar article on my old Facebook page (R.I.P.) about the following game, including this very same concept. What is the moment of truth for a tournament player’s game? When do we seize the day, and how, with brute force, or a deceptive, positional move? The case here was that I did not miss the critical moment; in fact, I allowed it to pass the train station, as if hoping for a friend to pick me up.
The following game was after my last major tournament, where I did pretty well. I space out my tournaments to get the maximum amount of study time in between them. Even through this loss, my performance in this Asheboro Open tournament was remarkable considering the resistance. I thank Joshua Taylor the most for this instructive game.