Using Accuracy % to Improve

The Game Review creates an accuracy number for each player.  Looking at my last 10 games (4 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw) I  see that my accuracy varied wildly, ranging from 69 to 93. How are we to use these numbers to analyze and improve our play?

For example, one thing that jumps out is that my accuracy tends to vary with how strongly my opponent plays.  When my opponent plays well, I tend to play well and vice versa. Maybe my play is too passive, mostly reacting to my opponent's moves ...

Don't believe you should take accuracy too seriously. Concentrate on the individual moves. Accuracy should depend more on complexity of the position than your actual performance. Why you and your opponent have similar accuracy.

Wow

That makes sense. Accuracy probably is more useful for players at an advanced level, where the standard of play is more consistent and less prone to erupting into chaos.

Accuracy really only tells you how close the game was. In fact, I've had a fair share of games where I won despite having the lower accuracy. I even had one where my accuracy was 12% lower than my opponent, who lost because he failed to see a mate in 1 trap I'd set up as a last attempt at saving the game.

93% accuracy doesn’t mean “perfect play” — it could mean few inaccuracies in a simple game.

69% accuracy could mean you faced much more complex or sharp positions and made a few blunders or inaccuracies.

There is no way to do that. Accuracy is just a toy, it doesn't mean much.

If you want to improve, solve puzzles, take lessons, and analyze your games (I mean analyze them, don't just push a button).