I'm working, so I've only got a minute, but I would suggest in future games you attempt to control the center of the board. Most players make pawn movies that give them control there. The center is where most of your pieces have maximum mobility, where you exert the most influence, where you can cramp your opponent's ability to move while expanding your own. Next game, fight for control of the center. In the real world you can outflank your opponent, but in chess, you have to contend with the edge of the board. Get the center. That's tip #1. Tip #2, think of what squares are now influenced by your opponent every time he moves. If he slides his bishop to a new square, he probably had in mind a subsequent attack. Look at what is now available. And look if he unleashed something else. For instance, sometimes moving one piece makes another piece capable of attack. Look at the position and what new attacks are available to him before you make your next move.