need mentor

I mostly play well too, but I badly misplay the opening, the middlegame and the endgame at times.

Unfortunately nobody ever cared to teach me (what for- they have better things to do), so I learned on my own. No secrets, just work... hard work.

I agree with Pfren. Lots of play is good but really, study is important as I'm finding out. Some of the work just can't be skipped. One time when I was young (and stupid) I lost my driver's license for a while and stayed in and with nothing else to do I read Keres and Kotov's book The Art of the Middlegame. I played through all the positions and lessons they had in the book. Amazingly, my rating went up by 150 points after I read that book. It's one of the classics I recommend, although pfren may have other books he'd recommend and actually I'd listen to anything he has to say.

thanks both of you, I do watch some video lessons but i havent been reading anything I keep playing and working that way but i would like to have someone to work with and see how it works. If u have ideas like books i will take a look.

Hi!

Try this  http://pbchess.vlasovsoft.net/en/index.html (version for Windows). I have an excellent mid game schools. The program costs only $6 but all the training materials are free. You can try it before buy. Contact me if any questions!

thanks ill go check it out and ill ask if needed

at your level, i'd recommend getting into nimzo's "my system".  it's a great book with a wide variety of information, from beginner all the way up to very strong. 

http://www.amazon.com/My-System-Totally-Principles-Classics/dp/9197600539/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334331089&sr=8-1