Weak Pawn Structures Proves Fatal!!

Yes - another Center Counter ... and a win for Black, but this time I was punished for my 4.b4 pawn sac. My opponent declined the pawn :( and left me with an inferior pawn structure including a boxed-in Bishop imitating a big, fat clumsy pawn !!! My opponent got great Bishop activity and I got absolutely none ... My next post will outline a different approach to the Center Counter. Some recommendations from a Grand Master that I ought to follow if I want to avoid this latest catastrophe ...

As usual, any comments welcome ...

Center Counter with Bishop Pairs ...

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. b4 Qe5+ 5. Qe2 Qxe2 6. Bxe2 c6 7. Bb2 Nf6 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. O-O e6 10. a3 Be7 11. Rfe1 O-O 12. Ne5 Bf5 13. d3 h6 14. Bf3 a6 15. Ne2 Nbd7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Ng3 Bg6 18. Bh5 Bh7 19. Bf3 Nf6 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. Nh5 Nxh5 22. Bxh5 c5 23. bxc5 Bxc5 24. d4 Ba7 25. c4 Bc2 26. Rc1 Ba4 27. c5 Bc6 28. h3 Bb8 29. Bg4 Bf4 30. Rc2 Bg5 31. Rc4 Bb5 32. Rb4? Bd2! 33. Rd1 Bxb4 34. axb4 Bc6 35. f4 Ra8 36. Ra1 Rfd8 37. Kf2 Rdb8 38. f5 exf5 39. Bxf5 Re8 40. g4 Re7 41. Bd3 Rae8 42. Kf1 Re3 43. Bc4 Rd8 44. Rd1 Rxh3 45. Rd2 Rh1+ 46. Ke2 Rh2 47. Kd3 Rxd2 48. Kxd2 Bd3 49. Re8 Be2 0-1

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