00:00While being a professional player, I had a habit that you have to glance at your game almost
00:18instantly. When it's over, you have to analyze it while it's all fresh in your mind. You try
00:23to understand what's happening in the game, and then you can set it aside because you have another
00:28game, probably next day, and then you have to go back. And you have to find out what did
00:35go wrong. But also, you have to find out what did go wrong with your opponent, because if
00:42you won the game, it doesn't mean that you haven't made a mistake. Most likely, it's because
00:47your opponent made the last mistake. And it's very important that you find these mistakes,
00:52opponent's mistakes and your mistakes. The greatest danger, it's what I call gravity of
01:01your past success. If we win, we're always tempted to consider it as a result of our greatness.
01:11We made great moves, we crushed our opponent, let's move on. But I bet you there is a mistake,
01:21mistake. And if you don't find these mistakes, if you didn't find what went wrong in your game
01:29before they did, they will be ahead of you next time. So to be out of a curve, you always
01:37have to analyze your own games, even if you win. And that's what I did all the time.
01:42Studying classical games always helps. Because at the end of the day, it's about patterns
01:57and where can you find the best place for learning?
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