E00 Catalan Bogo-Indian (3.g3 Bb4+) (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.a3 d5 4.e3)

I wonder if anyone truly enjoys chess if there is no real improvement in sight. I mean I have not really improved all that much in years or at all but whenever I get my highest rating in any given site, I feel maybe wrongly that there might be hope for me yet. I did manage to get to 2141 at the Queen Alice Internet Chess Club but then I had to lose like an idiot and drop my rating over 20 points. I did won the next game the same day even but it did not bring me all that closer to that peak as I only got couple of points for the win. I play too hastily even though there are long time controls and I should use at least some of it, well bigger amount of my time as I have done so far... This game I actually lost on time. The year 2009 was a time for timeouts for me, luckily I do not suffer those anymore in correspondence chess.

[Event "Corr game 1.1.2009-2.5.2009"] [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"] [Date "2009.01.01"] [Round "?"] [White "AccStanfc"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E00"] [WhiteElo "1501"] [BlackElo "1831"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s), TV"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1. d4 (1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e3 Nf6 {0-1 (23) Dos Reis,A (1952)-Limp,E (2377) Rio de Janeiro 2016}) 1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 {E00 Indian Game: East Indian Defense} 3. a3 d5 4. e3 {E00 Catalan Bogo-Indian (3.g3 Bb4+)} b6 5. b4 (5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nf3 Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Ne4 11. O-O f5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 c5 14. f4 Qe8 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Be2 Rd8 17. Qc2 d4 18. exd4 cxd4 19. Bc4+ Kh8 {Dos Reis,A (1952)-Limp,E (2377) Rio de Janeiro 2016 0-1}) (5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Be2 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 c5 10. Nb5 Bb8 11. Bb2 a6 12. Nc3 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Nc5 14. Rad1 Nxb3 15. Qh4 Qc7 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bd3 Ne4 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 {Vrona,M (1930)-Turkalj,Z (1870) Harkany 2018 1-0 (38)}) 5... dxc4 {0.11/21} (5... c5 $15 {-0.47/19}) 6. Bxc4 $11 Bb7 $146 (6... c5 7. Nf3 cxb4 8. axb4 Bxb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nbxd2 O-O 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Nc6 13. Nb3 Qe7 14. Bc2 Nb4 15. Re1 Rfc8 16. Re2 Ne4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Ne1 Rc7 19. f3 Bd5 20. Nd3 Rc3 21. Nbc1 {Riedel,W (1400)-Arndt,H (1765) Forchtenberg 2003 0-1 (36)}) 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bb2 {White is slightly better.} O-O {0.53/18} (8... Nbd7 $11 {0.09/22 is superior.}) 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Bd3 {-0.11/21} ({White should play } 10. O-O $14 {0.69/18}) 10... c5 11. Nc4 $2 {-1.91/20 [#]} (11. bxc5 $1 $11 { 0.05/24 and White is okay.} Nxc5 12. Bc4) 11... cxb4 $19 12. O-O {-2.21/19} ( 12. a4 $142 {-1.62/22}) 12... bxa3 {-0.82/23} (12... b5 $19 {-2.21/19 has better winning chances.} 13. Nce5 bxa3 14. Bxa3 b4) 13. Bxa3 $17 Bxa3 14. Rxa3 Qe7 {[#] And now ...b5 would win.} 15. Qa4 {-1.89/20} (15. Ra1 $1 $15 {-0.65/21 }) 15... a6 {White must now prevent ...b5.} 16. Qb3 Bd5 {-1.30/22} (16... b5 $19 {-1.91/20 Threatens to win with ...Bd5.} 17. Nce5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rfc8) 17. Qb2 b5 {-1.40/21} (17... Bxf3 $19 {-1.95/20} 18. gxf3 Nd5) 18. Ncd2 Rfc8 { -1.29/23} (18... Bb7 $19 {-1.80/20} 19. Rc1 Rfc8 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8) 19. Rc1 { -1.81/21} (19. Rfa1 $17 {-1.29/23 is a better defense.}) 19... Qd8 {-1.34/21} ( 19... Bb7 $19 {-1.81/21} 20. Rac3 Rxc3 21. Qxc3 Rc8) 20. e4 {-1.80/21} (20. Re1 $17 {-1.34/21 was worth a try.}) 20... Bb7 21. Ng5 {-2.50/23} (21. Rxc8 $17 { -1.47/23 was called for.} Rxc8 22. Rc3) 21... h6 $19 22. Ngf3 Qb6 23. Rac3 { Accuracy: White = 14%, Black = 38%. . Loss on time!?} 1-0