Useful concept for beginners: "Dark/Light Square Queen" !

OK first off I consider myself a beginner too I'm just a beginner that knows a bit of stuff

So I noticed I was making very beginner like blunders quite often:

Queens just take everything from me all the time... Especially rooks.

Wouldn't it be great if Queens were a bit more predictalbe? Why do we miss their threats often?

Part of learning from mistakes is understanding why you don't see the losing blunder / tactical idea. Easier said than done. "I missed Qxf8 from a few moves in advance" dosen't explain why... So here's my why:

This is going to sound incredibly childish and basic but bare with me;

The queen moves like a rook and bishop right? So what makes the queen make you feel nervous when she's around your king and rooks on an open or semi open board is that she basically changes constantly from Dark Square to Light Square diagonal moves. 

This seems obvious but my concept is simple and I think it can help beginners;

When the queen moves just re-assure yourself; "The Queen is a Dark Square Queen now", or something more advanced: "After I kick the queen away," or "After this trade, the queen will become a Light Square Queen". Then you will automatically scan better and more efficiently for potential targets and tactics. 

the concept is especially useful for "quiet" queen moves that don't seem to attack anything immediately, but pressure something that's currently defended or something like that...

Also in endgames with queens and rooks...

Of course bishops can be tricky too so you will blunder tactics every now and then regardless but I think this concept will really help me and other beginners. 

Here's the game that made me think of this;

I didn't even blunder a tactics, just straight up undefended my rook for no reason (time pressure) and then disconnected my rooks. I was reckless because I felt in control at that point and thought my opponent was just playing for time... (Blitz 3+0, under 1 minute)

 

and of course don't tunnel vision on this concept either because they also move like rooks, of course...  

 

Hope this helps 

cheers

uh yeah you know it's relative... people have been playing their whole lives so someone who started 3 years ago like me is a beginner... Just a beginner who knows some theory and tactics and stuff... My actual calculation, awareness and also endgame play is that of a beginner, for sure.