First of all, welcome to the group. Here’s a bit of advice. Here’s what I wish someone had told me about improving at chess. I’m currently at 1300 Elo, but I started at the same level you’re at now. First, don’t worry about memorizing openings at your stage—just focus on learning the basic principles. Chessable has a free course called Smithy’s Opening Trainer (or something like that). Take notes, then download a free app called Opening Training to practice what you’ve learned. The app lets you play through the first 10 to 15 moves and gives you a score. Do this until you get better. Second, play Puzzle Rush Survival every day if you can; if you don’t have a Chess.com account, Lichess has Puzzle Streak. I also recommend chessity.com for learning tactics. Third, download an endgame trainer to practice basic endgames. Fourth, Play long time control games 30+ or 60. After each game, review it yourself once and find at least one blunder or mistake without using a computer or game review. Aimchess Annotate is a free tool that can help with this. Fifth, while not always perfectly accurate, you can use AI tools like Google’s Gemini or Microsoft Copilot—paste your game PGN and discuss it like a postmortem. Ask the AI to avoid giving direct answers and instead prompt you with open-ended questions so you can work things out yourself. You can also use this for your Puzzle Rush games (or Lichess Puzzle Streak). It can help you get a better idea—remember, the more information you give the AI, the better the advice will be. This would have been the best advice if I had started earlier. Remember, chess isn’t just about beating your opponent; it’s about how you think through your decisions. Don’t get caught up in Elo scores—every loss is a chance to learn and improve your positional play.

@Tyler Scott Thanks!

@Nevin Godin-Martin Yeah, I tried the free version, and it’s basically the complete opposite of Aimchess training.

My same goal!!

@Luciano Ivanovich Thanks

Awesome!!