Hainan Danzhou GrandMaster Chess Tournament 2018 Round 1 Betting Odds

–Chess is a surprisingly popular game among bettors–particularly in Europe and Asia.

–This is the 9th Hainan Danzhou GrandMaster Chess Tournament

–19 year old Wei Yi is the defending champion.

There’s almost a ridiculous abundance of chess competition going on around the world this Summer and this time we’ll head to Asia for another tournament. The 9th Hainan Danzhou GrandMaster Chess Tournament will begin on July 26 and run through August 4. The tournament will be held at the China Chess Association’s Training Base in Danzhou, a western city in China’s Hainan province. The prize pool is $60,000 (USD) with the winner claiming 140,000 CNY or approximately $20,869 USD. The tournament is the centerpiece of a variety of activities intended to promote chess in the Hainan provence including the national youth tournament and a chess themed summer camp.

The tournament will have a strong international flavor with only three Chinese nationals among the eight competitors. Yu Yangyi, Wei Yi and Bu Xiangzhi will represent the host country with Russia’s Vladimir Fedoseev, Vietnam’s Quang Liem Le, Poland’s Jan-Krzysztof Duda , India’s Gujrathi Vidit Santosh and Samuel Shankland of the United States comprising the rest of the field.

Here’s the odds to win and to finish top two in the 9th Hainan Danzhou GrandMaster Chess Tournament along with the odds on all four first round matchups:

2018 HAINAN DANZHOU GRANDMASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT BETTING ODDS

TO WIN 2018 HAINAN DANZHOU GRANDMASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT

Vladimir Fedoseev: +350
Gujrathi Vidit Santosh: +375
Wei Yi: +375
Yu Yangyi: +600
Samuel Shankland: +600
Jan-Krzysztof Duda: +750
Quang Liem Le: +750
Bu Xiangzhi: +950

TO FINISH TOP TWO 2018 HAINAN DANZHOU GRANDMASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT

Vladimir Fedoseev: +150
Gujrathi Vidit Santosh: +250
Wei Yi: +250
Yu Yangyi: +350
Samuel Shankland: +350
Jan-Krzysztof Duda: +450
Quang Liem Le: +450
Bu Xiangzhi: +600

2018 HAINAN DANZHOU GRANDMASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT ROUND 1 BETTING ODDS

GUJRATHI VIDIT SANTOSH VS. JAN-KRZYSZTOF DUDA

Gujrathi Vidit Santosh: -150
Jan-Krzysztof Duda: +130

Gujrathi Vidit Santosh: +400
DRAW: -250
Jan-Krzysztof Duda: +550

Gujrathi Vidit Santosh/DRAW: -1050
Gujrathi Vidit Santosh/Jan-Krzysztof Duda: +175
Jan-Krzysztof Duda/DRAW: -700

WEI YI VS. VLADIMIR FEDOSEEV

Wei Yi: -270
Vladimir Fedoseev: +240

Wei Yi: +225
DRAW: -175
Vladimir Fedoseev: +650

Wei Yi/DRAW: -1500
Wei Yi/Vladimir Fedoseev: +125
Vladimir Fedoseev/DRAW: -350

BU XIANGZHI VS. SAMUEL SHANKLAND

Bu Xiangzhi: -170
Samuel Shankland: +150

Bu Xiangzhi: +375
DRAW: -250
Samuel Shankland: +600

Bu Xiangzhi/DRAW: -1200
Bu Xiangzhi/Samuel Shankland: +175
Samuel Shankland/DRAW: -625

YU YANGYI VS. QUANG LIEM LE

Yu Yangyi: -275
Quang Liem Le: +245

Yu Yangyi: +225
DRAW: -250
Quang Liem Le: +700

Yu Yangyi/DRAW: -1750
Yu Yangyi/Quang Liem Le: +135
Quang Liem Le/DRAW: -325

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