{"product_id":"chess-960-yearbook-2026-arno-nickel","title":"Chess 960 Yearbook 2026 - Arno Nickel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChess 960 Yearbook 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Arno Nickel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second volume in the Chess 960 Yearbook series provides an in-depth look at the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, featuring its five top-class, prestigious tournaments in Weissenhaus, Paris, Karlsruhe, Las Vegas and Grootbos\/Cape Town, as well as the subsequent FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship in February 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing over 150 games, some with detailed commentary, 50 ‘chess puzzles’, key documents, numerous photographs and tables, the Chess 960 Yearbook 2026 is a modern tournament book that documents a unique highlight in recent chess history and is a must-have for any chess library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRussian grandmaster and chess journalist Andrey Deviatkin, who himself took part in the Grenke Freestyle Open in Karlsruhe in 2025, made a significant contribution to the Yearbook. Alongside his game analyses, he offers a rare insight into Chess960 tournaments in modern-day Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEssays on various other topics, such as ‘Non-Human Chess 960 Openings’ (Santago Beltrán) and ‘Stockfish and Practical Play – Two Different Worlds in Chess 960’ (Arno Nickel), as well as extracts from a conversation between Thorsten Cmiel and Peter Heine Nielsen entitled ‘Playing Chess: Human against Human Again’, round off the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0478\/2876\/2775\/files\/chess960-2026-sample.pdf?v=1789034000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eVIEW PDF SAMPLE-\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Arno Nickel\u003cbr\u003e288 pages, paperback\u003cbr\u003eEdition Marco, Berlin (Germany), 1st edition 2026\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 17 x 24 cm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: approx. 550 g\u003cbr\u003eNumerous illustrations, photographs, tables and chess diagrams\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-3-924833-90-9\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edition Marco Berlin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57448480178551,"sku":"9783924833909","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0478\/2876\/2775\/files\/U1_Chess960_YB_2026_mini.jpg?v=1789036294","url":"https:\/\/chess.co.uk\/products\/chess-960-yearbook-2026-arno-nickel","provider":"The Chess Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}