Topic: Chess on Sports/eSports betting - page 4. (Read 2301 times)

Compare to other kind of game/s, chess requires the player to use his/her mind seriously in order to win. Mostly, the area where game is taken is so quiet unlike any other games. Due to that some who do not really appreaciate the game find the game boring. So instead of focusing in a boring game they just tend to bet on any other kind of game.

Agreed, in a standard match while there can always be a surprise the player that is on average better ranked should win more often than not, but in a blitz game this is not the case anymore as players keep the game confusing on purpose to try to catch their opponents off guard, so while in a  regular game a player may choose to simplify the position in a blitz game they know their best chance is to keep the game open to all kind of possibilities so the chances your opponent makes a mistake go higher and you can score a win.

I don't really get your last sentence... It is not because it is a match between 2 players that you have a winning chance of 50 %. The players maybe have a chance of winning of 50 %, not your bets.

But, you are right that the Blitz games are very exciting to watch, but are in my eyes, not the best matches to place bets on. Results of this kind of matches are quite unpredictable.

Chess Betting would be kind of crazy since you are not specifically betting on the chess , you are actually Betting on the player .

The chances of both players winning is 50-50 .

At the same time the probability of winning the bet is also higher as compared to other events since it's just 1-1 , therefore you can very easily try and bet on it .

When we are talking about the sports platforms they don't usually include chess since not many people seem interested in this , people go for things like football , cricket , basketball and stuff , chess is mostly forgotten.

But when I searched online on Google I did find a lot of companies which have this service. It's fair to say it's a less played betting but not forgotten .

I did not really knew about chess online being streamed on twitch, until I read it here.
Chess is a sport, and through technological adaptation people were able to play it online.
Because of that people should recognized it also as an e-sport.  

I guess, it will be good to have gambling sites that is mostly dedicated on chess betting, or even to play chess and battle other online gamblers to win cryptos or fiat.
I know that it will only have small market, but some gamblers might also turn into it because chess is purely not based on luck.
It will gain more market in the long run.

I barely see a popular sports betting platform that includes chess on it. Most of the adults are playing chess so I wonder why there are few sports betting that has it.
Chess is a great game and there are plenty of players on it in lichess.org, chess24.com and chess.com.

Actually, there's a lot of tournament in chess that was implemented during the quarantine and those events are being participated by Grand Masters which has a rating of greater than 2500.

• Clutch Chess Showdown 2
• Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge
• Clutch Chess Champions
• FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup
• Chess24 MCI Finals

On the side of streaming.

There's a bunch of streamers on twitch that's playing chess right now and you can't believe that it has a lot of viewers. One of those popular streamers is GM Hikaru, he also played on those tournaments that I've mentioned. Even the top 1 overall rating, GM Magnus Carlsen, is also streaming in twitch.

We all knew that most popular games are LoL, CS:GO, Dota 2, and Fornite but recently, a medieval game which is chess, climbed to the top of the most played games in twitch. This game is a sport and can even be considered in eSports since it can be done electronically so I hope there are gambling sites that consider this game on their platform.

GM Hikaru also have a chess battle with popular streamers in other games like @xQc @BoxBox @voyboy @Papaplatte @Yassuo @nymnion and there's a possibility that Twitch will be organized a twitch rival on chess! IMO, it'll be better to have this kind of category since there are many fans of chess all over the world.

https://www.theverge.com/21292747/chess-twitch-games-viewership-stream-hikaru-nakamura

Yes luck does not seems to be part of this game . It’s how quickly you can anticipate what could the next move or how it can change the game by one move and play it accordingly will help you to win the game . It’s strategy which decides the result of this game. Only you can wish is that the opponent makes some mistakes so that it can become an advantage for you to win the game .

There isnt even a slight bit of luck in Chess, not sure where that idea comes from.    Maybe if we talk about about who gets to play white or black and take the first move otherwise its an all skill game, more then most can claim with physical elements.       Chess has become a bit more popular maybe because of this lockdown thing, so if it was ever going to work then maybe its now.

There's a bunch of streamers on twitch that's playing chess right now and you can't believe that it has a lot of viewers. One of those popular streamers is GM Hikaru, he also played on those tournaments that I've mentioned. Even the top 1 overall rating, GM Magnus Carlsen, is also streaming in twitch.

We all knew that most popular games are LoL, CS:GO, Dota 2, and Fornite but recently, a medieval game which is chess, climbed to the top of the most played games in twitch. This game is a sport and can even be considered in eSports since it can be done electronically so I hope there are gambling sites that consider this game on their platform.

Watching chess matches can be boring for those people who are not really into playing chess. Of course they will not enjoy it like most of the players that are watching the game because they do not fully understand the game. Actually chess is a thrilling game specially if they reached the middle game and the end game. Chess is actually included on sport books dude.

But with casual games in about 1-2hrs, I don't think it would be good for betting. But with 2 players each game, betting in chess really fits as your chance of winning is 50%

This doesn't matter how chess is popular among gamblers. Important, how chess is popular among wide majority of people. Much more than dice or even poker (about poker i'm not sure) but not too much for e sport. This is the problem. Not so popular as football, baseball or even Heartstone.

This doesn't matter how chess is popular among gamblers. Important, how chess is popular among wide majority of people. Much more than dice or even poker (about poker i'm not sure) but not too much for e sport. This is the problem. Not so popular as football, baseball or even Heartstone.

Maybe not, probably the structure of the game as a mind game without too much action is the reason why it isn't a thing for gamblers. But believe it or not, there are some games of chess that are exciting. Betting in chess game is good when the game is Blitz, meaning, a 5-10 minutes game will drive the audience at excitement especially if the players are moving too fast, and their reaction to time pressure is visible.

But with casual games in about 1-2hrs, I don't think it would be good for betting. But with 2 players each game, betting in chess really fits as your chance of winning is 50%

I think that one of the things that detracts from the popularity of chess among gamblers is that simply many do not see it as a game in which you could bet, the nature of many of the games in which you can bet includes a very important random factor or at least is not heavily reduced, but in the case of chess this factor has been reduced to the absolute minimum, so many do not consider very exciting the idea of betting on a chess match compared to the way they would do so for a soccer match.

This doesn't matter how chess is popular among gamblers. Important, how chess is popular among wide majority of people. Much more than dice or even poker (about poker i'm not sure) but not too much for e sport. This is the problem. Not so popular as football, baseball or even Heartstone.

Maybe that's one way of thinking, but there are people who are skilled and are much interested in spending time playing Chess. If I'm not wrong, the popularity for Chess among gamblers is low because of the time it takes and the luck factors. With dice you get lucky to win, but here it is pure skills. When played between two players the skilled one wins, this is the reason why Chess isn't getting popularity.

Watching chess matches can be boring for those people who are not really into playing chess. Of course they will not enjoy it like most of the players that are watching the game because they do not fully understand the game. Actually chess is a thrilling game specially if they reached the middle game and the end game. Chess is actually included on sport books dude.