Dang, I just love a great game of chess, the MOVE of it. In fact, as long as I have ever played I have double queened only twice, as I find it so NOT a game of chess, rather annihilation.

I watch videos on Youtube.com.

Stay on topic please.

Thanks. :)

Don't forget to do tactics puzzles.

Even GMs do them.

Study tactics.  Then study tactics some more.  Learn to play "open" games like a champ by losing a thousand of them in 5-10min time control.  Don't be afraid to push pawns two squares!  Develop your your pieces to control the center: ALL your pieces.  Even when you see a "great" attack- unless it absolutely leads to checkmate, castle and complete your development.  Development can last deep into the middle game.  Play for complications.  Try openings like the Albin Counter Gambit (1.d4, d5  2.c4, e5) and the Marshall Attack  (1.e4, e5  2.Nc3, Nf6  3.Bb5, a6  4.Ba4, Nf6  5.0-0, Be7  6.Re1, b5 7.Bb3, 0-0  8.c3, d5)  In fact, learn all about gambits... Learn to use a gambit to grab the initiative and NEVER let it go. Remember to play for checkmate all over the board, not just up close to the enemy king.  Don't be afraid to lose and go down swinging EVERY time! ROAAARRRRR!!!

"Stay on topic please."

Was that directed at me?

Not sure, but if it was, I was on topic.

Go to youtube.com and type in "chess".  You'll see many videos on how to play.

They have tactics videos, opening vedeos, even game analysis videos.

Anytime I want to learn about an opening or whatever in Chess, I go to youtube.com and type it in the search.

It's been pretty helpful to me.

In fact the first post is off-topic.

Arg, blissturd, my apologies.  Thanks for clarifying.

Im 1500 or there about. Get a book, Ive just bought Better chess for average players  buy Tim Harding. I havent read it all but its has openings middle game and finishes and few little tricks traps pawn advantages in it .

The absolutely most certain way to develop that necessary killer instinct is to start running up the stairs of the town hall in the city centre every morning.

By the end, uplifting, slightly funky music will be playing and children will be running with you and cheering for you as you crest the summit!

One thing I certainly catch myself doing is rushing to attack, then it falters (read anything online by Dan Hiesman and he will talk about counting errors) then I am stuck with a mess.  Often in my haste to attack I get blindsided by that 'knight in the corner not doing anything' and I am looking for the resign button.

If I had it to do over again I would have been a defender first, learn to prevent attacks and you will understand how to launch them.

Everything anybody has said about tactics is true.  For anybody under 2000, tactics rule.  Knowing the Ruy Lopez is not going to help you if you hang your bishop to a pawn fork.  The greatest player ever (IMHO) never learned book openings until he was in his 20's.  He was never known as an aggressive attacker, he won mostly by being a pawn up in an endgame.  Capablanca's secret was that he never missed anything that was happening on the board and he put his pieces on great squares. 

If you WANT to be an attacking player, by all means go for it - BUT you don't HAVE to be an attacking player to be a good player.  Judit and Tal played exciting games, but Capa, Fischer, and Karpov spent a lot more time at the top . . .