Sure, I'm not a pro but I've played for a bit so maybe this will help. 1. Choose a chess opening and stick to it. That means you'll always know how to react at

Sure, I'm not a pro but I've played for a bit so maybe this will help. 1. Choose a chess opening and stick to it. That means you'll always know how to react at the beginning of the game. 2. Counting. If your piece has more defenders than attackers, it's safe. If you're attacking your opponent's piece more times than it's defended, you can control that square. One of the biggest issues I had when starting out was literally just miscounting attackers and defenders. 3. Basic tactics. There are three fundamental tactics in chess: pins, forks, and skewers. Other than that, watching chess Youtubers is pretty helpful. Some good examples are Aman Hambleton's beginner videos[1], and Daniel Naroditsky's "speedruns"[2]. The latter can be slightly more advanced but still very understandable imo. There are other good channels like Hikaru Nakamura's, Gotham Chess, chessbrah, and Eric Rosen but I think the two I suggested are the best. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axRvksIZpGc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axRvksIZpGc [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfjI4jEY58s&list=PLT1F2nOxLHOeyyw85utYJpWtSmxvA-2WR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfjI4jEY58s&list=PLT1F2nOxLH...