Here at NetBet, we’ve got a whole load of great markets for sports betting, and we offer some of the best chess odds around. We don’t just take bets on individual matches; we offer online betting on plenty of deeper markets on our UK betting site. If you want to place any sports bet, here’s a quick guide on how exactly you should go about it.
Biggest Betting Events in Chess
Chess could be best described as a game that everyone knows but very few know how to play. Even fewer know how to play the game well. Whether chess classifies as a sport is open to interpretation but one thing that can’t be denied is that the best players in the world possess a large amount of skill. Chess is nowhere near as accessible in terms of betting opportunities compared to other mainstream sports but that doesn’t mean by any means it should be avoided.
Most Popular Bets in Chess
The Grand Tour, the Olympiad and The World Championships are some of the biggest chess championships in the world. With chess, the matches that get the biggest attraction are matchups. For example, Magnus Carlsen is generally regarded to be the best player in the world so if someone comes along and looks like he could give him a match, this could lead to a game that has a lot of hype. If there is also a little bit of edge between the two or the match could be viewed as a grudge match, that is even better for all involved.
Best Bets in Chess
There isn’t a huge range of bets available for chess. In fact, most people would be surprised to learn that it is possible to bet on the outcome of a chess match. Therefore we will just focus on the most popular bets you will see available on the chess market.
Most Popular Bets in Chess
Match Winner
This bet should be pretty self-explanatory. When you place a bet on the match winner of a chess match you are backing them to win the match. You can therefore decide if you want to place a bet on the favourite or if you would prefer to place a bet on the underdog.
Tournament Winner
With this bet, you will be backing a player to win an entire tournament outright. The odds for these tournaments can vary drastically so once again you could decide to bet on the favourite or the underdog.
Prop Bets
In chess, if someone is a far superior player it can be fun to place a prop bet. This would involve placing a bet on an outcome such as how quickly will the game be over or will the opponent surrender the match.
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