I have Chess master too and there is enough info in there to make you a master I think. When I first got it I spent as much time learning as I did playing. I think that is the mistake most people make is they spend hours playing and 10 minutes learning.  I bet Michael Jordan spent more time practicing than playing and same with Tiger woods. That is my advice to you..Spend time in chessmaster and go over and over and over the tutorials in there till you know them by heart and them take it to the chessboard Bro..

well if you will take advice from a novice like myself...i see chess like cooking you learn the basics like the sauce then you move on...pizza,sphagetti  then lasagna and so on chicken' cachitore'[spelled wrong but taste great]....next thing you know your a master chef,well you get bthe idea anyway,with white you chose something that black has to play your game like k.i.a,which is good for black as k.i defense get a book learn the moves and most important know why you play them,from their you learn what and how to  play your middle and end game....in a nutshell..didnot get your home  page.check you later