JackRoach wrote:
Probably don't learn traps like scholars mate... but if you do then you need to know when to stop because at level 1000 you'll be lost and they know how to defend by then. I never attemped those traps and I'm doing ok.
If you want to get well very fast then DON'T LEARN OPENINGS!!
(I'm kinda a hypocrite because that is usually what I learn a lot, but I know I won't be a grandmaster and I just want to have fun with the game.)
Learn the basic endgames, tactics, and the most basic openings. Just stick with a e4-d4 opening and don't go beyond that. After that, analyze your games and learn from your mistakes. After that do puzzles and work even more on tactics and you should improve quickly!
At your level not resigning is a good virtue to have.