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Hi! My name is Lauren Goodkind and I’m a respected  chess coach and chess YouTuber who helps beginners out : 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP5SPSG_sWSYPjqJYMNwL_Q

Here’s some ideas to help you get better.  

-I’ll be happy to analyze one of your chess games for free for my YouTube channel, since I love to help beginners out.  Share one of your games with me!  This is a great way to get better!  

-I recommend two books for you: “50 Poison Pieces”   and “Queen For A Day: The Girl’s Guide To Chess Mastery.”  Both books are available on Amazon.com.  Both books are endorsed by chess masters!  

-If you are serious about chess, I highly recommend you hiring a chess coach to help you.  

-Also consider all checks and captures on your side and also your opponent’s side. Always as, “If I move here, where is my opponent going to move?”. Do this for every single move!  

-Play with a slow time control, such as G/30 so you have plenty of time to think before every move. 

I also offer 500 two-choice puzzles on my website: https://www.chessbylauren.com/two-choice-puzzles.php

I hope this helps!  

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

How do you get one of those IM titles that some people have beside their name? Do you have to pay? It could be a good psychological advantage. I only want the IM title - I don't want to be too ostentatious.

you have like a rating of 2200 I think (otb)

Here is a puzzle for beginners

FEN: rnb1k1b1/pp3p1N/2p3p1/8/3Q4/5B2/PPPB1PPP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1

How beginners play games

lessons, puzzles & daily games.

Solve tactics puzzles
Play rapid games 15|10 and analyse your lost games
Study annotated grandmaster games

When you want to share a position and/or the game, just go to the top left of your chat box and click the chessboard. Then it gives you options to insert a FEN or a pgn or make the moves as you go. This makes it easier for the reader to understand what you are trying to show

When you post, it may not show the board so "edit" the post and repost it and it should appear

But how to show the solution for the puzzle

Qd8+/Bg5+ mates.

You post your FEN or PGN and go to them and click on puzzle

STOP IT NOW