Guide for Beginner?

Click on "Articles" then click on "For Beginners." There's a lot of content on this website for every level. Usually improvement involves playing often, analyzing your games without a computer engine, studying endgames, and solving puzzles.
"... 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/news/view/a-new-years-resolution-improve-your-chess-with-new-lessons
"... 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/
http://store.doverpublications.com/0486273024.html
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.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
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-endings
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092617/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review560.pdf
I started leaning about a year ago. The most important thing I've found for improvement... is simply spending time with the game. But I don't mean playing tons of games with too fast tie controls, mostly I mean studying.
I can't speak for other people's advice, but I will say I attribute most of the improvement I've made to 2 main things... 1. learning openings, and 2 solving tactics.
With openings, I figure if I can't get set up into a good position, I'm often behind right from the start. I need an idea from the beginning, and starting to figure out what's strong and whats weak early on has at least gotten me into each game feeling comfortable, and in many cases has helped me get into the middle game about even - though I find it pretty easy to fall apart from there =).
The second one - solving tactics - has helped me to see what's possible in different positions - both what I can do, and what my opponent can do. That doesn't mean I don't lose all the time in the middle game to things I missed, or make dumb moves I wish I could take back instantly, but I have definitely improved in those areas though tactics.
Hope some of that helps
-Cheers

1. Solve at least 5 chess puzzles everyday.
2. Study the general opening principles.
3. Always look at the whole board
4. Always study your opponent's last move
You need to improve your tactical pattern knowledge. You can do that by solving the same problem that you try solving before. If you can't find the answer after trying hard, solve the same problem again the next day. Solve again the puzzles that you have solved correctly. Having a beginner's puzzle book will be useful for this process.
Try getting World Champion's Guide to Chess by Polgar. This book contains tactics puzzles. This book also teaches basic endgames and general chess ideas.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708084430/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review488.pdf
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/appying-logic-in-chess/
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Applying_Logic_in_Chess.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092945/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review269.pdf
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Understanding_Chess_Move_by_Move.pdf

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5. To defend you might want to try 4.d5 (4.Bc5 works, but if it was a beginner vs beginner game there would be a lot of blunders!).

Free, well selected and explained problems suitable for beginners:
Who needs a book?
Those who study seriously!
No site can replace a good book.It's a pity a 2000 rated player doesn't know that.
For a beginner, that site is absolutely sufficient.

Free, well selected and explained problems suitable for beginners:
Who needs a book?
Those who study seriously!
No site can replace a good book.It's a pity a 2000 rated player doesn't know that.
This is a weird elitist attitude about books. The fact that they are rated 2000 is a counter-point to your argument, not "a pity."

He sells the printed out version of the website, bound into a book so no doubt you’ll learn more from that!

My best advice to you is to play a LOT of chess. Analyze your losses and your wins. When you play a great game analyze it see what you did well and when you loose find out where you went wrong. Also try playing 30 to 45 minute games so you can triple check every move. Play people who are better than you! By playing people who are 300 to 400 rating points higher you can see how they use tactics or take advantage of your bad position. Watch GM's play chess. Despite the fact that they are 2000 points above you, you can still learn a lot from how they play. That is all the advice I have for you, and keep plugging away!