How do i improve my chess

Hello, all, I am a strategy consultant aged 40, I played chess when I was a kid, but that was all fun.

I recently played with my son who has been taking some coaching and he beat me.

That sparked my interest in the game and I started playing it again. Can someone with a bit of authority guide me on how I can improve my game? I can spend an hour on chess a day maximum, probably a bit more on the weekends.

I need some practical and actionable items to improve my game and some way to gauge my improvement.

I have already gone through how to improve my chess in the forum, so please don't direct me there.

Thanks a lot for all those who have read my post and double that for those that give me some good advice.

Possibly of interest:
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 (1949)
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
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
Seirawan stuff:
http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_beginner/ev_winning_chess.asp?KATID=BO&ID=BO-Beginner

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092617/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review560.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-endings
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
http://www.nystar.com/tamarkin/review1.htm

Play chess and watch videos.

Thanks a lot for the suggestions Timony, Kinda, Marian. will put what you have said into practice. Thanks for your time.

When you are starting out you want to try to learn just a little at a time....I had a similar experience....played as a kid, then very little again until 50. 1) Find 2 or 3 openings you like and study them each a little at a time (like 4 or 5 moves in, the common variations:  https://www.365chess.com/opening.php )...make sure to play just a few games of each to put what you learn into practice. 2) as mentioned above study some tactics, maybe 15 minutes a day....this will help with your mid-game and endgame)....3) study some endgame videos, know common mates, like King and rook, and King and Queen, know pawn structure, know when to give opponent the move (Zugzwang), know King and pawn endgames..... Do not just play....maybe do half and half (so it is still fun!).....play longer time controls at first 10 minutes each or more or Daily chess.

Also, if you have time join a local chess club....makes it even more fun, and you will learn faster from experienced players there, but be prepared to lose a lot at first!

Chess is fun and is a good bonding moment with your son. Together with your son join tournaments and chess clubs.

Now for improvement, study basic endgames and strategies. Follow the general opening principles. Solve chess tactics problems everyday. Get World's Champion Guide To Chess by Polgar. It contains basic endgames,strategies and abundances of tactical puzzles. Once you spend a lot of time with that book,probably 8 months, get Idiot's Guide To  Chess by GM Wolf. If you are well adept with the tactics puzzles in that Polgar book, you are now ready for the Chess Tactics for Champion book by Polgar.

i need to improve badly i am in 1900 rating,i need one or 2 months of premium.anyone out there to help a bro out?

superman0101

thanks anyway .

the best way to improve is

learn the openings

-sicilian,e4 or d4,the basic strong openings like ray lupez,italian game,english opening,london system,caro-cann defence etc.

-focus in the middle game,it is where materials is gained or lost and the fun part.

-endgame fundementals,i still struggle with this especially in advanced concepts so that is why i need 1 or 2 months of lessons in chess.com but i dont have credit card.so may be one day,one of my referrals goes premium and i get the opportunity to learn 1-2 months.

i really appreciate your help.

thanks bro geniusKJ