Comments on https://lichess.org/@/mike-shea/blog/placing-pressure-to-salvage-a-losing-position/EAMN7V55
As usual, I am looking for any feedback that might help me improve these posts in the future!
Excellent thumbnail!
yeah, the 4.b3 move is considered bad because the dark squares get weak, especially c3 and b4. You can usually get an advantage with piling up on the c-file, where white cannot have a solid structure with c3, like they were hoping for, because it is a backward pawn.