Chess for Beginners (Recommendations please)

Hello,

I am a beginner in Chess, and I would like to know what books do you recommend me in order to be able to perform good during tournamnest, moslty books regarding strategies and tactics. Of course, i would as well like to point out that I am most grateful for your answers.

I pretty much plagiarized myself from another post, but here it is...

• Drill tactics daily on the computer; and
• Incorporate the appropriate sections of Silman's Complete Endgame Course.

My preferred beginner books (In case you didn't know, absurd comment I realize, I am considered the greatest provisionally-rated-1014-USCF-player of all time):

1. Susan Polgar's World Champion's Guide to Chess;
2. Lev Alburt's Comprehensive Chess Course vol I & II;
3. Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess;
4. Ward Farnsworth's Predator at the Chessboard I & II;
5. Susan Polgar's Chess Tactics for Champions; 
6. Dan Heisman's Back to Basics: Tactics.
7. Patrick Wolffe's Idiot's Guide to Chess (some very hard problems for the "idiot", but his "verbal" explanations are good)
8. Bruce Pandolfini's Weapons of Chess (beginner strategy/pawn play)
9. Jeremy Silman's Complete Book of Chess Strategy (<1400-level strategy).
10. Dan Heisman's Best of Novice Nook (good practical stuff but I believe is better after the above books have been read/digested).

Bold-face = best

See you when we play for the world championship in 2026, my new bitter frenemy part deux.

Oh, thank you gentleman.

I am most grateful for your help. I hope (in time) we can see each other face to face, as you say, and play. 

Merci beaucoup, j'espère sincèrement que nous nous retrouvons, éventuellement afin de parvenir à accomplir ce que vous voulez, ou bien, désirez chevalier.

Mais d'abord je dois améliorer ma façon de jouer ce noble sport historique.

I am just one man, but you are welcome.

@ Dannyhume  gentle---

Man = singular. Men = plural

I suggest you buy Winning Chess Strategy by Seirawan, Chess Tactics for Champion by Polgar and Winning Chess Endgame by Seirawan. To improve at chess you need to study endgames, tactics and strategy, these  books are appropriate for your level, and these books will improve your game.