Hello I have a question

Hey there! That's a fair number of questions so let me get through each one of them.

1. Why do I fall into obvious traps so often?

By traps, it could refer to a couple things in chess. It could mean well-known traps in chess like the Legal's Trap though at your level where opening theory is a quite rare to find, I don't think you are talking about openings traps that happen after certain number of moves but instead, simple tactics. To answer how to get better at these, I recommend you just use the tactic trainers/tactic rush feature they have on chess.com or just go online and search up random tactic collections to go through. Do 100 a day and you will for sure see improvement in your play. You won't fall for simple forks, pins, and skewers, and perhaps you would be able to execute them yourself. Luckily for you, tactics are easy to improve on as you only need to grind thousands of them and you'll be an expert in no time.

2. Why do I give my pieces away so easily and how can I be blindsided so easily?

Well luckily for you my friend, this problem is also easily solved and requires less training the above problem that you have! If you keep blundering pieces, I have a two-step solution you need to do on every move and when I say "every move" I literally mean EVERY move. The two-step solution is just two questions to ask yourself.

a. After your opponent's move, ask yourself, "What is my opponent doing". If they're making a threat, parry it! If not, you can do whatever you want.

b. After you think of your move, ask yourself, "Is there any piece my opponent can use to capture the pieces I will be moving my piece to".

This two-step solution, if you ask yourself every move, will improve your chess in no-time. After some time.

In this video over here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jO8AcIP4c4), it explains this two-step process in more depth, as well as explain some other tips to get past that 1000ish rating.

3. Should I work on openings first and then the endgames?

Learn fundamentals of the openings, middlegame, and endgame. Only then learn specifics.

4. How can I avoid making the same mistakes twice.

Luckily for you, the process of making sure to never make the same mistake is simple, though it will take time and effort. The video here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfG6xQvx_38) explains the process of analyzing your own games for free and without the help of a coach. If you can apply the same process in every game you play, and carefully jot down the mistakes you made, I can assure you you will improve, slowly but surely.

If you have any other questions, make sure to ask! I am happy to help anyone who has any questions.

Your most likely not paying enough attention. Completely normal if you are new to the war

Thanks