During a recent post mortem, I mentioned a quick win by Petrosian over Hans Ree in a tournament from the early 1970's. It was in the context of an early Qb6 against the Catalan, and the way I remembered it, Black was quickly punished for such a move.
Turns out I was wrong about most things that I thought I had remembered. It wasn't a Catalan, but an English (albeit with a kingside fianchetto). And Black was not punished for playing Qb6, but was instead punished by White's Qb3. The only consolation was that I did get the names of the players right, and who the winner was.
Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee (12), 26.01.1971
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Nxd5 6. cxd5 e4 7. dxc6 exf3 8. Qb3 1-0
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