How to improve

 I started playing chess , but i lose almost all games . Every opponent seems to be one step ahead of me , and i only win the games where they screw up bigtime.

I don't get on what should i focus , or how can i improve at this game. I feel i don't learn anything just by playing. Maybe i'm too old for this (25)?

Start doing the tactics exercises, you can do 3 each day on here even if you're not a paying member. I would recommend turning the tactics clock OFF for you. Its very important you take your time on them and try to get them right instead of worrying about how fast you do them or your rating. Learn some basic, very simple endgame positions. Play SLOW games with players under 1000 for now and try hard to analyse your games afterwards. Maybe post them on here so everyone can comment on them. Good luck.

your never too old to get better. What study material do you have? books/software.

how are your tactics?

Do you play mostly online? Is there a local club/group of good players close to you?

DONT study openings very much right now (maybe very tiny bit, 5-10% of your study time) and DONT play fast games. Learn to think correctly first by playing SLOW games while you study.

This site has great learning tools and videos and and and... well worth to buy one of the premium options.

However, if you really want to get into it, I strongly recommend you consider joining a chess club or a group of players with whom you can regularly play live and face-to-face on a real chessboard.

Play slow games and afterwards discuss the game with your opponent. This after game review is mostly absent here on chess.com as people are mostly just playing and leaving. But this is maybe the most interesting and educational facet of the whole game... 

Chess is easily learned but difficult (impossible?) to master   so you need not get discouraged. Every player once had - or still has  - these growing pains. Even the GM's did not learn their art overnight. Quite the contrary actually...

Yes. At first I suggested no opening study, but maybe a very tiny bit is needed just to stay in the game long enough to play some middle and endgames. But very heavy study in ENDGAMES, TACTICS, ANALYSE SLOW GAMES WHEN FINISHED WITH STRONG PLAYERS.

To play slow games online here on chess.com there is a group called "Dan Heisman Learning Center". They regularly organize slow games, usually with 45-45 time control. I think it's a good group to join.

But again, in my opinion, nothing can substitute face-to-face live play.

First, review your own games. I do when I get beat here. What were my mistakes? Always helpful. Chesstempo.com for tactics training. Chessopenings.com for opening study. Maybe find a coach. Find some books. But, most importantly, have fun

You Can be a good player if your take hanging pieces and dont loss your own.

Have more confidence in your abilities. :-)

Hah...but in order to do that, you must improve your abilities.

I have Chessmaster Grandmaster edition installed , it has lots of tutorials you know. I didn't learn any tactics yet, i just try to get out my pieces , and try to react to what he does.

I don't know if i want to spend money on chess training. I started playing sunday , and maybe after a while i will realise this game isn't for me. Besides , i don't have too much time and energy to invest in learning - maybe 40mins -1h almost every day.

I play only online.

Play real life chess too. It's more fun, you meet people and learn more.

quite a few people will knock chessmaster, but there really are some great tutorials in that program. keep going with that. I would say taht 1hr a day is enough time to get started with it. if you enjoy it you will decide how much to put into it. I would keep going with that type of studying, dont worry about getting a trainer yet, wait until you hit a wall, you will know when it happends.

chessmaster is awesome; also the tactics trainer on chess.com; also try to keep playing people with a somewhat higher rating than you; 

Focus more on 'Online Chess', i.e. correspondence chess, to start. That way you can take your time with your moves and won't need to worry about time pressure. Plus you can also use the 'Game Explorer' on here to help you learn some opening theory while you're playing your games! You can start playing more games with time controls later, after your thought process/candidate move selection process becomes more efficient.

In addition...tactics, tactics, tactics. Which includes practicing not hanging pieces/pawns or just blundering in your games.
Be patient...it'll likely take at least a hundred or so games, possibly more, before you really start noticing some improvement. But keep at it long enough and you will.

Hello... After you play a game...Play through it and  analyze it with the help of a chess engine... Its important to see what was the mistakes that you made...

Play through Grandmaster games to see what they do in a similar situation

Try the basic rules... keep pressure in the center squares.. dont play the queen to soon in the game... king safety (castle)

Sound fundamentals the right way:

http://www.houseofstaunton.com/chess-books-1/browse-chess-books-by/browse-chess-books-by-author-name/authors-r-z/tarrasch-siegbert/the-game-of-chess.html

For improving your tactical game solve puzzles but go over alot of games (with a real chess board) feed your beast with patterns go over them many times again and again fast.

Recommended:

1000 Best Games by Irving Chernev

http://www.amazon.com/1000-Best-Short-Games-Chess/dp/4871875741/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371310409&sr=8-1&keywords=ishi+press+chernev+chess

Morphy's Games of Chess by Sergeant

http://www.amazon.com/Morphys-Games-Chess-Philip-Sergeant/dp/0486203867/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371310543&sr=8-1&keywords=morphy+chess

Spassky's 100 Best Chess Games by Bernard Cafferty

http://www.amazon.com/Spassky-Hardinge-Simpole-Chess-Classics/dp/1843820005/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371310811&sr=1-3

The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal

http://www.amazon.com/Life-Games-Mikhail-Tal/dp/1857442024/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371310882&sr=1-1&keywords=Tal+Chess

Fire on Board Shirov's best games by Alexi Shirov

http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Board-Shirovs-Best-Games/dp/1857441508/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371311014&sr=1-1&keywords=fire+on+board

Practice is a must to develop your intuition and sense always seek out opponents at a chess club or cafe who fight hard from the first to the last move if a game feels like world war 3 and he or she is really resisting and fighting back you`ve found the right opponent don`t waste your time on people you can beat too easy or play a weak game!

Even if they beat you it`s a lesson for the future and the next game don`t give up.