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- Indian Chess grandmaster Gukesh D now 1/2 to win the 2024 Chess World Championship
- Reigning champion Ding Liren is 29/20 in the latest betting odds
- Magnus Carlsen won the Speed Chess World Championship earlier this month
Indian Chess grandmaster Gukesh D now 1/2 to win the 2024 Chess World Championship
Betting odds are still being offered on the 2024 Chess World Championship with Indian Chess Grandmaster Gukesh D remaining the favourite with betting sites.
Gukesh qualified for the event this year by winning the 2024 Candidates Tournament in Toronto back in April.
Bwin’s latest odds make Gukesh 1/2 to win the World Championship this year with reigning champion Ding Liren going into the final as the outsider.
Liren currently sits as the outsider in the betting market with the latest odds giving him a 40.8% chance of being crowned winner for the second year in-a-row.
| 2024 World Chess Championship | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Gukesh D | 1/2 | 66.7% |
| Ding Liren | 29/20 | 40.8% |
What the expert says...
Reigning champion Ding Liren is 29/20 in the latest betting odds
Ding Liren won last year’s World Championship against Ian Nepomniachtchi after a 7–7 score tie in the classical time format led to a rapid game tiebreak.
That tiebreak saw Liren eventually run out as winner to become the 17th World Chess Champion and the Chinese Chess Grandmaster will be looking to win back-to-back championships here.
Last year’s event was big news due to defending champion Magnus Carlsen pulling out of the event saying he was "not motivated to play another match", but he looks to have his motivation back this year.
Magnus Carlsen won the Speed Chess World Championship earlier this month
Carlsen won the latest Chess championship in Paris earlier this month with the Norwegian Chess Grandmaster winning the World Speed Championship.
The World #1 put in a dominant performance in the final of the Chess.com Speed Chess Championship, winning 23.5-7.5 against Alireza Firouzja.
Carlsen remains the best player in the world rankings but he did not enter the Candidates Tournament to qualify for the World Championship after withdrawing,
