[Grammar] present & perpect infinitive

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hitinvo

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I like to win that game.

I would like to have won that game.

What is difference in meaning meaning between them?
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I like to win that game.

The use of the present tense here suggests a habit. Perhaps you play poker and you always like to win.

You: I play poker every Saturday.
Me: Do you mind if you lose?
You: Yes! I like to win that game!

You're explaining to me that you enjoy/prefer to win when you play poker.
In this context, "game" = an enjoyable diversion (cards, sport etc)

I would like to have won that game.

This refers to a specific game that has taken place in the past, and which you lost. You're telling me that you wish you had won. In this context, "game" = a specific competitive interlude. A game of football. A game of tennis. A game of cards.

What is difference in meaning meaning between them?
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See above.
 
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Heterological

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Also, you can say "I would like to win that game," speaking about a specific competition in the future.

"Would like" means almost the same thing as "want," but as a conditional, it's more polite.

Waiter: What would you like to drink?
Customer: I'd like a glass of red wine, please.

Friend: Let's go out to eat tonight. Where would you like to go?
Friend 2: I don't care, but I'd like to see that new Tom Hanks movie.

Poster: Hello, I'm new to these boards, and I would like some help with my English.

You can follow "would like" with a noun you wish to receive, or the infinitive of a verb you wish to do. You can also follow it with "it if..." and then a past-tense clause describing a situation you find desirable.

"I would like it if everyone stopped blaming each other and started fixing the problem."
 
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