I never really played chess before. I always thought it seemed pretty boring, if I'm honest. But lately I've been having a lot of fun playing it, way more than I expected. That said, I'm definitely not the most talented, and **I really struggle to stay focused** on the whole board during games, especially when I'm missing caffeine, usually blundering some pieces because of it. Most of the time, I get focused on an active part of the board and totally forget about some pieces that could've really come in use or pieces that I've left unprotected. Any tips you'd find useful for beginners?
"I'm definitely not the most talented"
* Talent does not exist, it is only hard work.
"blundering some pieces"
* Always check your intended move is no blunder before you play it.
"Any tips you'd find useful for beginners?"
* ''When you see a good move, look for a better one' - Lasker
Turn off the green circles.
Blunder checking, playing longer time controls amd playing OTB
Just play I was like that too but your rating goes down and up but just playing makes you better 
Just play I was like that too but your rating goes down and up but just playing makes you better 
"... The level at which one plays is governed by a number of vague and poorly understood factors. The first is what one might term 'natural talent'. ... It is my belief that ... considerable improvement is possible [(for most players)] with appropriate education, training and practice. ..." - GM John Nunn (2006)
Maybe, you can find something useful at https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/how-to-improve-18 or https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/i-need-advice?page=2.
Maybe, beggin at the beggining. Anybody know when the next beggining is scheduled?
I think it's good idea to narrow down your focus when you are asking questions.
I mean you are asking useful tips for the beginners and there are zillions answers and you probably know most of them.
You are not getting much from your question. The question is more important than the answer, the question is the answer itself.
Question determines where goes your focus, energy, effort. So train yourself to ask better questions, narrow down focus.
Don't look at WHERE your opponent's piece is. Watch where she GOES next.
Think one move ahead.
Don't look at WHERE your opponent's piece is. Watch where she GOES next.
Think one move ahead.
Premove feature - I hate it!! I am a beginner here. I had been playing on chess.com and switched over to try Lichess. I really like the speed of play here. There are no delays or freezes as there are on the other site which is very clunky. Something I have never seen before though is the premove function where no time comes off the clock. A player losing on time uses rapid fire premoves and no time comes off the clock. It's awful. Is there a format where that is feature eliminated? Lost 3 games tonight because of it then I realized it happens all game. That really is a dealbreaker for me when playing chess so I hope I can play on Lichess without it.
Right way!
Right way!