New to Chess - Absolute beginner - advice appreciated

I've always found Chess intriguing and recently decided to give it a try.

I've only played against bots so far and one human,a friend who is not very good either and wasn't able to offer any insight or feedback. I beat my friend however it was done without any real skill or proper knowledge just kind of instinctual.

I am able to beat some bots on here, albeit whilst making numerous mistakes and in a very messy and haphazard manner. I'm really keen to try and learn and improve if possible and know there is plenty that I can read or watch however, for me I learn best when I have an opportunity to discuss and ask questions which you can't with a bot or a book.

Does anyone have any useful tips, suggestions or is perhaps willing to play a game and provide feedback? I just want to gauge whether it would be worth me getting a coach as I would hate to waste anyones time if I am completely inept.

Everyone has completely different meanings of complete beginner. People play chess as a kid then return as an adult or teen "complete beginner" playing at 1100/1200. So if you're a complete beginner this means your elo is basically below 500. And you're just finished learning the rules/how pieces can move. I'm not a GM and have never had a coach so I can't tell you it's definitely worth it or not obviously quite expensive compared to buying a few books. But anyways I have been 1900~ rapid when I was playing decent. I started at like 400 elo a few years ago. When I decided to take it more serious (less of an ambitious goal more of a challenge for myself). I decided to analyze the games I played against people my elo or better who I lost to and felt I was never in the game/he always had advantage and I couldn't find moves. People will tell you puzzles/tactics/puzzles/tactics. They help, but I learned in reality that doesn't come into play unless you develop with a purpose and have at least a minimum understanding of the large amount of ideas that can come into play in your chess games. Also none of this works if you still blunder all day and play what if chess, if you really want to improve you have to calculate.

TL;DR you can basically get to 1300-1400 if you understand how to develop your pieces in the opening better than your opponent because at a low elo you'll almost always either win games in the opening or have a nice advantage/finding your moves will be easier and it will be harder for him to find his

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell

Thanks both, these insights and links are really going to help me (hopefully). I'll do some study and practice! I've definitely noticed some huge flaws in my current approach, and not fully calculating my moves before making them is definitely a glaring one.

Improving at chess is usually not easy. If you can afford few lessons, I would advise getting a coach. I can teach you how to think during the chess game. After that, your progress is inevitable.

If you can't afford any lessons, here is the excerpt from very good article on how to improve:

Play a lot, analyze your games, and primarily study tactics. Your knowledge of openings, endgame, middlegame, etc. will come from analyzing your games and going over grandmaster games. Only study one of those specific topics if it is clear you are specifically losing because of that topic.

Source: https://www.gautamnarula.com/how-to-get-good-at-chess-fast/

Good luck either way!

Improving in chess takes a long time. Don't expect it to be an easy ride. Of course, if you have a high IQ, you would usually have an upper advantage than others. However, memorising patterns are crucial too. Always take note of your games so when you face a similar situation, you can counter it or play better against it.

Best of luck to your chess journey. I started playing only in 2018. I have lost a lot of sanity and broken a lot of my mouses.

Yeah I'm definitely not expecting an easy ride haha. My primary achievement today is recognising a move a bot did before and avoiding it haha. It seems to be easier to remember things if they had a bad impact.

You could try practicing with a bit at your range. Bots give a better way on how you can change your playstyle and you could even use the playstyle.

I'm up for a game!

Ok so I looked up your games. Your moves seem reasonable but sometimes you just forget how pieces move/their worth. Protecting the queen against the knight, putting the bishop under pawn fire... Try to always look which pieces does your opponent attack, is it better to defend or move away

Haha yeah I do have a tendency to leave my pieces in the lurch or put them in bad situations...or forget about them entirely. Well I have just been thoroughly beaten however, I am up for another game  . Playing against people is so different from the bots haha

I can by no means advise you on how to improve. I would simply offer that you continue to enjoy the game and the journey. All the best!

Thankyou

First you have to buy a decent beginners book and go throgh it with a physical board. That is chess lesson one. You study a chapter and then you play some games 15 min. And so on until the book is finished. You can challenge me if you want to between chapters and I will give you feedback.

Are there any books you would recomend?

Honestly Just a loro of patience and a good mentor

As I'm sure you already know, the queen is the most powerful piece you and your opponent have on the board; therefore, it is extremely dangerous for both parties to deal with, so one thing you can do is voluntarily sacrifice her early, and they will acknowledge that and do the same. Hope this helps!

It gives u an upper advantage.

However, I did say hardwork is more important.