Can I improve?

Hello,

I'm 31, I love chess (basically I love to create ideas & attack => But always very slow haha). I started last year. I practice tactics when I have time. Do you think based on some of my games that I can improve to something +1500? 

Basically, in very rapid chess, I do a lot of errors if I don't find ideas I just don't want to move the pieces when I don't see tactical opportunities... In 30 minutes or longer, I think I have time to find some ideas (& understand future dangers).

If you have some points to share that can let me improve you are welcome

Of course you can improve! Get a book for beginner and read it from cover to cover. Study and Practice, play slow games to train your thought process. Solve basic tactics daily, and master the basic checkmates/endgame.

https://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-directory
"... 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
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

thanks for your reply. I think I will never play fast games.

Fast games are for fun. Slow games are for improvement.

Of course 1500 is attainable.  IF you put the time and effort in. 

Opening Principles:

1. Control the center squares – d4-e4-d5-e5
2. Develop your minor pieces toward the center – piece activity is the key
3. Castle
4. Connect your rooks

Tactics...tactics...tactics...

The objective of development is about improving the value of your pieces by increasing the importance of their roles. Well-developed pieces have more fire-power than undeveloped pieces and they do more in helping you gain control.

Now we will look at 5 practical things you can do to help you achieve your development objective.

They are:

1. Give priority to your least active pieces.

• Which piece needs to be developed (which piece is the least active)
• Where should it go (where can its role be maximized)

2. Exchange your least active pieces for your opponent’s active pieces.
3. Restrict the development of your opponent’s pieces.
4. Neutralize your opponent’s best piece.
5. Secure strong squares for your pieces.

Don’t help your opponent develop.

There are 2 common mistakes whereby you will simply be helping your opponent to develop:

1. Making a weak threat that can easily be blocked
2. Making an exchange that helps your opponent to develop a piece

Pre Move Checklist:

1. Make sure all your pieces are safe.
2. Look for forcing moves: Checks, captures, threats. You want to look at ALL forcing moves (even the bad ones) as this will force you look at, and see the entire board.
3. If there are no forcing moves, you then want to remove any of your opponent’s pieces from your side of the board.
4. If your opponent doesn’t have any of his pieces on your side of the board, then you want to improve the position of your least active piece.
5. After each move by your opponent, ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"

Yeah, I think you can be 1500 (and higher) but there's going to have to be a period of time, lets say at least 1 year, where the main work you do is on tactics. Some people find this work to be too tedious, and so they can't improve beyond a certain level.

I know chess.com's tactic trainer is timed, but mainly the work involves ignoring the timer and focusing all your effort on accuracy. Calculate, calculate, and then calculate some more to find the most accurate answer you can (including the best defense for the opponent). After that check your answer. Ideally you can get puzzles from a book but online isn't so bad.

Other than that play through 1 grandmaster game every day. You can make it simple by picking a world champion and just play over one of their games a day. You can find 100s of thousands of games online so this is easy. The point isn't to understand every move, but just get a feeling for what good games look like. A few times per game pause and think for a minute about which side you think is better and what you would play, then keep going over the moves. The whole game shouldn't take more than 10-15 minutes.

If you give a lot of energy to accurate puzzle solving every day, and play over 1 GM game every day, then you'll definitely improve. Playing is important (and fun!) too, but I'd say even go through this for 1 month without playing any games, just to build some new habits.

Let me second DeirdreSkye's recommendation of the book "Logical Chess Move by Move" by Chernev. One of the better books to study with.

@IMBacon: a appreciate your answer it will be my quick checklist :) thanks also the others noted the books (even i don't like very long reading). I would love if you can comment some of my games. :)