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Why you should analyze your own games!

"Wins can hide as many errors as defeats." * Yes, but none of them decisive.

"Analyze your victories too" * No. If player A plays a game and then analyses it, and player B plays and analyses only if lost, then player B will progress more. In the same time player B will have more games, more wins and more losses than player A.

'You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win.' - Capablanca

"they might have gotten away with a risky move" * You will forget.

"missed a quicker win" * There is no bonus for a quicker win.

"This keeps your improvement balanced." * On the contrary: you will lose time analyzing wins and not spend enough time analyzing losses.

"Wins can hide as many errors as defeats." * Yes, but none of them decisive. "Analyze your victories too" * No. If player A plays a game and then analyses it, and player B plays and analyses only if lost, then player B will progress more. In the same time player B will have more games, more wins and more losses than player A. 'You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win.' - Capablanca "they might have gotten away with a risky move" * You will forget. "missed a quicker win" * There is no bonus for a quicker win. "This keeps your improvement balanced." * On the contrary: you will lose time analyzing wins and not spend enough time analyzing losses.