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Should I analyze games I won?

I usually only analyze my losses, but lately I've had a few chess games where I won and still felt like I played pretty badly. My opponent missed a tactic or blundered later, so the result doesn't really tell me whether the moves I made earlier were actually good. I'd like to run some of those wins through an analyzer and see what mistakes were there even though they never cost me the game. What online chess analyzer would be good for checking wins as well as losses?
Posted in La méthode meilleur entraîneure on August 27 at 06:40 PM

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  • Andrade
    Andrade The other way to look at it is to ignore the result completely and let the whole game get judged from move one. That catches the quiet mistakes you may not even remember making, including ones your opponent never took advantage of. You can use this online chess analyzer https://chessgrader.com/ . It reviews the finished game, grades the moves, and explains the bigger problems along the way. A win can still come back with plenty to look at, which is exactly what you need in this case.
    on August 27 at 06:55 PM thumb_up 0 thumb_down 0
  • Upamekan
    Upamekan  Wins are the games where I’d be more selective about what I check, because sometimes you already know the finish was just your opponent collapsing. For the moves that felt questionable earlier, DecodeChess is worth trying. You can drop the position in and get an explanation of what the engine prefers and what your move changed, which is more useful when you’re trying to understand one specific decision rather than grade the whole game.
    on August 27 at 06:49 PM thumb_up 0 thumb_down 0
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