To improve in chess one has to read a lot.

Calculation skill is very important and eye towards tactics, identifying them and
executing them matters.

That boils down to understanding chess tactics and also making sure you use them.

Best way is to go through classical chess games of great masters to understand

what to be done, when where how etc

Having a proper plan in chess will make it easier to win the games.

Make sure 100 or more games are studied and endgame in chess is very crucial to
win and it helps calculate like anything.

Stratergy book explains the concept of taking the game to next level.

Positional play talks a lot about moving, manuering etc