be a better chess player

I really like playing chess but I’m not good at it. I would play chess online but I would only win probably 3 out of 10 games. I’d like to learn how to be a better player so that I can beat my dad at chess when I play him.

Steps I’ve taken to achieve this goal:
Play at least one game a day
Read materials on chess
I try not to get dismayed when I lose a game
I try to review/analyze the games I lose and win

Was working on loaction the other day and the house had a chess board set up… played two games with a co-worker… I won both :)

Not going well… I have no one to play with :( I can’t get any of my friends to play… And I’m not so into it where I would go join a chess club or something… Oh well…

I would like to be able to see two or three moves into the game without overlooking some dumb move… I bought the Chess-master 9000 and I’ve practiced a little… It’s a great learning tool… I’ve tried going on-line to play but the two demential board sucks and I can’t get used to it…