The pawn needs to be blocked. Another question is if the queen is the best piece for that purpose.
1. e2e4  1... e7e5  2. g1f3  2... g8f6 The experienced Najer decided to tame the young talent with a solid Petroff. What's more, the last time he had played this opening was in 2004, when Firouzja was a one year old. 3. d2d4  3... f6e4  4. d4e5  4... d7d5  5. b1d2  5... e4d2  6. c1d2  6... f8e7  7. c2c3  7... c7c5  8. f1d3  8... b8c6  9. e1g1  9... c8g4  10. f1e1 The pawn structure forces White to search for an attack on the kingside, whereas his opponent would try to keep him busy in the center. 10... d8d7  11. h2h3  11... g4h5  12. d2f4 