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Game with a much stronger player

Hello guys,
Please here is another game from me against a stronger player--

http://en.lichess.org/J01uCQfuD1F1

much stronger--I just thought to play for fun, and I lost this game again. I computer analyzed it and I respectfully wanted to request help with the inaccuracies I made. I had trouble understanding some key points

i) On move 12, I made an inaccuracy. The computer said I should make move h5 instead of a6. I think this is to clamp down on the kingside attack, am I correct
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ii)On move 13, I completely missed that I could have captured with the knight for some reason--maybe nerves

iii)Move 17 is a mistake, and computer says e6 is the best move, but I don't know why

iv) Please correct any other areas where I am weak

Thanks so much!
In the sicilian Dragon white, if he plays it, plays Bc4 to prevent d5. If you play Bd7 before he played Bc4 you can not play d5 any more. So he can keep that bishop on f1 (instead of wasting two tempis to bring it to b3 like your opp did in the game) and immediately advance h and g pawn. Black will not survive long. The main line is therefore 8...Nc6 and if white plays 9.0-0-0 then the pawn sac variation: 9...d5 else if he plays 9.Bc4 then 9...Bd7. Then we have the main line of the Dragon.
i) Inaccuracy? After you failed to play 12... h5 you are simply lost.

ii) 13... Nxh5 wouldn't help. See the line Stockfish gives. It's losing for Black.

iii) 17... e6 just takes more moves to lose.

The Yugoslav Attack is a heavily analysed line and you cannot play it "by instinct" (not as a 1400 against a 2000 player). There are many "only moves".

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