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What variation should i play against the french?

#20
That depends on the point of view. To some players the Greek gift sacrifice Bxh7+ may look like a plendid combination, to some a move like Nf6-d7 that enabled it constitutes a blunder.
I go along with your line #17 for an example
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 e5 c5 4 c3 Nc6 5 Nf3 Qb6 6 a3 c4 7 Nbd2 Nge7? 8 Bxc4
To some 8 Bxc4 will be a tactic or a combination, to some 7...Nge7 will be a basic mistake neglecting the dark squares
The tactic or combination does not lead to a better position out of the blue, it exploits the basic mistake that precedes.
#23
Yes, analysing your lost games is the key to improvement.
AlphaZero got to 3000 rating just by input of the Laws of Chess and then playing many games against itself and learning from its mistakes.
@tpr
actually i was black
and the other thing is to analyze all you games , even the won ones
#25
No, do not analyse won games, only lost games.
You will not remember the mistakes you made in the won game, you will only remember that you won.
The pain of the loss helps you to remember the mistakes in a lost game.
If you do not analyse, then you will remember wins and forget losses.
Analysing won games is fun: relive the triumph, but the lessons from the mistakes will not stick in your memory.
All is well that ends well.
If you analyse both wins and losses, then the natural tendency is to analyse the wins for a long time and the losses for a short time.
The natural tendency is to analyse a loss only briefly: "I was short on time", "just a stupid blunder", "I dislike this opening"...
Instead you should analyse a loss thoroughly. How much time did you have when you made the mistake? If you were short of time, then how did that happen? What previous moves did you spend most time on? How much time did you think about the mistake? What candidate moves did you consider? Did you blunder check before you moved? Why did you prefer the mistake over the other candidate moves? Was the good move even part of your candidate moves?
#27
you should analyze a won game not only from your side but actually from the opponents side so you can find the best moves for their lost games
of course i might be wrong , but this is my take on it
to answer the original question , play the advanced french
If you analyse with the correct mindset, analysing won games along with lost ones is not harmful
But getting into that mindset is hard
So unless you are super determined to improve, analysing won games is not an option

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