Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond…
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond
Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond…
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
Watch chessbrah building habits. It will help a lot. Plus he builds on it as you advance. It feels like having lessons. Watch an episode, play for a few days with the habits, then watch the next one. Best way to learn through doing. Really engaging.
Learn exactly how to think in the opening, middlegame and endgame — this is what I teach.
Always blunder-check your moves.
Solve tactics in the right way.
Analyze your games.
Study games of strong players.
Learn how to be more psychologically resilient.
Work on your time management skills.
Get a coach if you can.
Hi @grubba4L
Everyone above is posting some good books or video series. But I'd also recommend that the biggest part of improvement is joining your local club, and being immersed in it. Going to tournaments, talking to stronger players at the clubs on what helped them improve as well. Studying and chess improvement is a long journey, so find ways to enjoy it!
@FinkeChess
I'm 14 and have been playing chess my whole life but started taking chess serious a week ago and I keep hearing if I want to get good I need to study. Im perfectly happy studying I just don't know what to study. I'm mostly looking for specific books/video series or anything helpful, or anything more specific then "openings."
Thanks
-Micah