Topic: Chess on Sports/eSports betting - page 11. (Read 2301 times)

chess has a quick game called blitz that could last for only 10 min but the game could last longer if the match has a time increment(I included a link so if your interested how time increment works on chess you can just click it). but in the end, there is not enough tournament or popular enough that only focuses on blitz matches.

If there are no money to be made, I doubt that casino will immediately jump on the bandwagon and add it to their platform. Yes, there are a strong follower of this sport, but unlike poker, there is no fun playing with chess with two players sitting on opposite side. Unlike poker wherein, they can make fun of each other and reading each other. 5-10% commission is not that bad, but if there are no demand then they won't offer it.

If there is a surge of demand popular gambling platforms might add in their pool of games.
Although not anyone can join in because you need to have an opponent, how would they resolve that. They also need fast matches because people dont want long hard games just to earn little amount.

I have never thought about this before but this can be a great addition to casinos.Just like poker tables where they get a profit from the total amount of the hand played they can implement it on chess although not at this scale.They can make a p2p play and the winner also pay 5-10% commission to the casino which is offering this service.

The easiest way to play chess is to play it by installing it on the phone rather than on the computer Here we can play as we wish and there are many great places to learn I play with everyone in the ordinary house but now gambling is playing a very effective role. It's a great time to play chess and earn money from sitting at home in the lockdown It's easier and more fun than other games.

I guess another way to learn chess is to get one on your computer(they are normally pre-installed) and learn to play it by following the direction provided by the chess software creator... Or you could get a chess video tutorial on video sites like Youtube and follow the instructions while learning to play the game on your computer

Chess is really an interesting sports and I already played it since when I was young. Now that this Chess sports game is now in gambling platform, this will be a good feature as many people wants to play chess in gambling. All of us are only knowledgeable about the traditional chess where you will play in a certain table, but now, as our technology is advancing, they put it into a gambling platform where you can play with other people and it involves money.

This a great game as it will enhance your critical thinking skills and you will treat every game seriously because the fate of your bet and money depends on your performance. Chess adoption in online gambling platform is really good, it is a mental exercise as well as winning profits.

I like playing chess, but watching it is quite boring. One match can take several hours and sometimes it can take up to 1 hour before a player makes a move.
I know some betting platform where you can bet on chess (but they do not accept cryptos).

That's okay to misjudged this type of game, because most chess players will be the only one to appreciate this type of gambling if possible. Hopefully this brings good opportunities to those who loved to play chess. Most people I known only played this game for popularity and contests, and no money involved like betting.

Wow! Again sorry for underestimating this game, was just expressing my opinion that this game is not as popular compared to the games I'm betting,  didn't know it's very popular in Russia. Anyway, hopefully for the chess bettors they can bet in different gambling sites, also, I don't know if our popular sports book here are offering such kind of game and if they do, hopefully they will put a huge limit so they can accommodate gamblers especially from Russia.

Chess is a good sport, but it's slow paced. Way too slow paced. And by slow paced, that even if the game only lasted for 30 minutes, you'd still feel bored of the slowness of the movements of the board. You can even expect to see casters of chess tournames to run out of words to say, why? Simply because the board hasn't moved for quite some time. And imo, enough time for them to describe every advantageous move possible. It's fun to watch streamers play against pros on their free time (while waiting for queues), but that's about it. I mean, even viewers get bored when they only watch the streamer wait for the queue to pop up. But if you were to watch chess solely in its full essence? Only a select few would appreciate it imo.

There's also the issue of how they show the board on a 2d screen, like it lacks appeal. Of course, I'm not saying that making it 3d would make it look better, but you get my point.

It's the national sport of Russia they have a long line of world champion, they may not attract a lot of sites for betting, but their online chess platform has a good ranking hundreds of thousands of players meet here to play online

https://lichess.org/

https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/lichess.org#trafficstats This site ranks: #1,164 in global internet engagement

Don't know about that but it's good you bring such information here, personally I'm not from Russia so I really have no idea.
Anyway, I'm talking about the overall market of chess game, they are not popular in sportsbook because it's not a kind of game that would attract a crowd.

That's how it is. When there is some thing that is entertaining many people will also be interested in it. Let's just hope that there will be more and more people will get interested in playing chess. After all, chess game is a game of strategy on what you will do to beat your opponent.

Are you pertaining to Tyler1?? LOL that shoutcasting gamer is in fact popular due to his entertaining streams that's why some of his watchers /viewers started to be interested in playing chess and other streamer follows. Meanwhile, GMs are already famous in streaming live games and even on stage performances but mostly with no betting or gambling involved (some are tournaments). But overall, like betting in boxing, games could be fixed if one prefers to accept bribe over winning hence the bet takers wins in the end.

In my opinion, it still a good way to earn money by betting on the chess game. I myself also play board games like chess and checkers. I even have a book of checkers that you can study to become a good player. Even though not many people play chess but in my point of view watching a game of chess is also entertaining on what move will a player make.

It's actually an interesting game. It's good for helping or encouraging the mind to solve problems.  I also wondered why I don't see it discussed or listed here. 
I guess I remember reading in the past where chess pro compete with super computers or something. Those are part of what got me  interested in the game.

What the heck? It's a surprise that betting on a chess match is hell of a lot technical. Making bets on the number of moves, first position move and bets on every move a players does is a clear indication that not everyone will appreciate the aesthetic, engaging and mind-boggling nature of the game.

IMO, you need to have a far-reaching technical knowledge before you can feel an upperhand and joyful sensation while betting.

GM Hikaru started streaming on Twitch and seemed really committed to it. Magnus Carlsen also started streaming later than him.
The attention Hikaru was getting attracted a Chess.com sponsorship for a tournament and Chess was becoming the most viewed games any time a popular streamer or two would join a GM to start playing together.
You can see that Chess on Twitch.com has been peaking above 100k lately and gaining subscribers at an increasing rate, with a large uptick lately.

Gambling on chess surely has a bright future and I hope more bitcoin-focused bookmakers will feature it also. But it surely is something else.
The special secrets and tricks for betting on chess can take long to discuss and might be a whole other thread of their own. It would surely be interesting to get into such betting with some good advice to get started on.

Here's an opinion from a dummy who just have a very few knowledge on how to play the game. I tried it once but I didn't pursue maybe because we doesn't have it at home or doesn't play it with friends when I was young.  I agree that players have to really think, its hard too just like some esports today. Strategies, predictions and analysis etc.

I think this game will have its bettors too, specially who knows how to play it, there's a lot of players until today that I've seen playing it in my country. I'm not into it until now maybe because I doesn't feel the urge to learn it from the time being because it has its own type of entertainment. Maybe its just me, I'm into hype sports, loud one, exciting with every move. Imagine having a chess shoutcasted by a dota shoutcaster for example, every solid move, every solid chess move. I'm just into team players, those hype games, I want to be relaxed playing and not work my mind again after a long tiring work. In chess, you have to keep thinking, and obviously you need to focus and concentrate.

I watch streamers play different games that I didn't even know, I enjoy watching Valorant streams right now and nope I didn't play it, same with other console games.  I think when I watch chess stream it will be hard for me to stay with it or bet with it because of how silent it is. Its entertaining when you know how to play it but the appearance of it, the visual of someone playing it will not be that entertaining especially if you don't even know how to play it. However, I strongly agree that it will have its audience, its bettors, and those who will enjoy it.