Reviewing your games

I was confident. I trained with problems. I won against bots. Now was time to play real opponents ! And ... What ? Did I just ? Wait what ? Now a fork ? COME OOOOON ! 

And all the sudden, this situation... 

Some move are insignificant, just basic change of configuration. Some moves are critical. Had I moved the pawn a7 to a6, nothing would be the same. This is why reviewing games matter. To find THE move that could have changed the game. The move that you should know to avoid a catastrophy. 

Playing game after game makes no sense as a beginner, if you want to get better I mean. I review because I feel bad after losing some games (not all). Sometimes, opponent is just better, it makes sense to lose. Sometimes, it is just preventing bad situations fast. As simple as that. If you feel the situation was bad and there was a simple move to fix it, do not hesitate: review your games !