where do I start in my quest to get better?

Ok. So I'm an inexperienced chess player. In fact, I'm still trying to interpret the ratings system. I learned to play about 20 years ago while studying abroad one summer. I haven't played much since--until my 3 year old wanted to learn. He's really into any and all board games. So I taught him the basics (about all I know) and now I need to brush up on my game--else get beat by a 5 year old in a couple of years!!!! But my question is, where do I start? I'm looking for something pretty structured, but that I can do at my own pace? It would be nice to have some type of workbook curriculum, but there seems to be a million books out there. Any suggestions are welcomed!

Hi!

My advice:

play as many games as you can ( correspondence or 15minute+) and try out the tactics trainer

Pm me if you have more questions but this should be plenty

Read Bobby Fischer's book on chess. That's all you need :) easy to find. Cause he only wrote one book

Possibly helpful:

Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf

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

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

Chess Endgames for Kids by Karsten Müller (2015)

https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-endgames-for-kids/

A Guide to Chess Improvement by Dan Heisman (2010)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105628/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review781.pdf