general consensus resources for beginnner

that accidently got posted before I finished. I wanted to ask for a good fundamental basis of recommendation that most people use or does that even matter

When I was a plain newbie, I was just shuffling around my pieces for fun and learned the basic ideas the hard way.

I am not so sure what resources are generally used by the majority of the players here (or whether they even do), but in general, you can expect the following general ideas in a chess game.

1. Know how the pieces move from their positions, including the starting positions, and what squares they are targeting.

2. Be able to anticipate coming attacks.

3. Try not to hang pieces (eg move a piece to an attacked square without a good, alternative compensation in return) because every piece removed from the board may well result in an even more difficult game to play.

4. Centre square controls are often crucial to games at many different levels of play,

5. Lastly, enjoy the game, and review your wins and losses to see how the past games can refine yout future play.

I have taken a look at some of your games and apparently you are able to recognise how pieces move, and in some cases, even deliver checkmate. So you are not a complete newbie, but rather, a fairly capable player.

Then, my recommendations are

1. Centre control in the opening

2. Try to stick to only several opening choices for White and Black, but train them hard to avoid potential opening traps.

3. Endgame practice, to deliver the final blow for the full point.

4. Lots and lots of tactics training. Do not expect immediate results from this training, but over the time, you will eventually be able to deliver good tactics of your own in a game.

5. Continue reviewing past games and consulting others for their opinions.

General consensus would most everyone agrees . . .

Here are the top classic chess books that every fan should know.
Don't just read them, play them! . . .

1. Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby Fischer
2. My 60 Memorable Games by Bobby Fischer
3. Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner to Master
4. Lev Alburt. Chess course . . .

A decent place to start could be the "learn" tab on chess.com. "Puzzles" (used to be called "tactics"), and the "daily puzzle" are favorites of mine. I also occasionally play "vision" training to get better at learning notation. The chess.com "lessons" are also nice, but I think that at a certain level they are locked unless you purchase a higher membership.

On your own time, basic checkmates and basic theoretical endgames can go a long way too. 

"... for those that want to be as good as they can be, they'll have to work hard.
Play opponents who are better than you … . Learn basic endgames. Create a simple opening repertoire (understanding the moves are far more important than memorizing them). Study tactics. And pick up tons of patterns. That’s the drumbeat of success. ..." - IM Jeremy Silman (December 27, 2018)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/little-things-that-help-your-game
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-start-out-in-chess

https://www.chess.com/blog/michechess89/8-tips-to-increase-your-online-rating

https://www.chess.com/news/view/rapid-chess-improvement
https://www.chess.com/news/view/a-new-years-resolution-improve-your-chess-with-new-lessons

https://www.chess.com/article/view/mastery-chess-lessons-are-here
"... In order to maximize the benefits of [theory and practice], these two should be approached in a balanced manner. ... Play as many slow games (60 5 or preferably slower) as possible, ... The other side of improvement is theory. ... This can be reading books, taking lessons, watching videos, doing problems on software, etc. ..." - NM Dan Heisman (2002)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627084053/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman19.pdf
"... If it’s instruction, you look for an author that addresses players at your level (buying something that’s too advanced won’t help you at all). This means that a classic book that is revered by many people might not be useful for you. ..." - IM Jeremy Silman (2015)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-best-chess-books-ever
Here are some reading possibilities that I often mention:
Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf
http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Simple-Attacking-Plans-77p3731.htm
Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev (1957)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104437/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/logichess.pdf
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Irving Chernev (1965)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/most-instructive-games-of-chess-ever-played/
Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld (1948)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf
Back to Basics: Tactics by Dan Heisman (2007)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233537/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review585.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-back-to-basics-tactics
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5856bd64ff7c50433c3803db/t/5895fc0ca5790af7895297e4/1486224396755/btbtactics2excerpt.pdf
Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014)
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/openings-for-amateurs/

https://www.chess.com/blog/ForwardChess/book-of-the-week-openings-for-amateurs
https://www.mongoosepress.com/catalog/excerpts/openings_amateurs.pdf
Chess Endgames for Kids by Karsten Müller (2015)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-endgames-for-kids/
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Chess_Endgames_for_Kids.pdf
A Guide to Chess Improvement by Dan Heisman (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105628/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review781.pdf
Studying Chess Made Easy by Andrew Soltis (2009)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090448/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review750.pdf
Seirawan stuff:
http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_beginner/ev_winning_chess.asp?KATID=BO&ID=BO-Beginner

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090229/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review492.pdf
http://www.nystar.com/tamarkin/review1.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf

https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-openings

https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-endings
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092617/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review560.pdf

Sure, I would. I can't play any games for about the next two weeks (on vacation right now), but I would be willing to play after that (I still check my messages though).

thank you all for your input. it was very useful and I'm sure many other people will also benefit from it.

Optical6 I'm happy to give you a game and give any feedback that i can, although your in great hands with KeSetoKaiba. I have found that learning the basics concepts highlighted by eric0022 really helped me improve so far. before that i was just making random moves with no idea of any tactics or strategy, rather just hoping that i can luckily trade off better pieces then i lose (geez was that a rude awakening).

off course everyone else's comments and recommendations I'm sure are great and I'll be trying most of them.

If anyone else has any more recommendations or suggestions then please comment, I wanted to start a thread for not just myself but for others to also get advice as they start their chess journey. Hopefully many more people will benefit from your collective wisdom and appreciate and love this great game.