Hainan Danzhou GrandMaster Chess Tournament 2018 Round 2 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 updated odds to win and to finish top two in the 9th Hainan Danzhou GrandMaster Chess Tournament along with the odds on all four second round matchups:

2018 HAINAN DANZHOU GRANDMASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT BETTING ODDS

TO WIN 2018 HAINAN DANZHOU GRANDMASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT (UPDATED 7/28/18)

Jan-Krzysztof Duda: +300
Vladimir Fedoseev: +450
Wei Yi: +500
Yu Yangyi: +500
Samuel Shankland: +600
Gujrathi Vidit Santosh: +600
Quang Liem Le: +750
Bu Xiangzhi: +950

TO FINISH SECOND 2018 HAINAN DANZHOU GRANDMASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT (UPDATED 7/28/18)

Jan-Krzysztof Duda: +150
Vladimir Fedoseev: +200
Wei Yi: +250
Yu Yangyi: +250
Samuel Shankland: +350
Gujrathi Vidit Santosh: +350
Quang Liem Le: +500
Bu Xiangzhi: +600

2018 HAINAN DANZHOU GRANDMASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT ROUND 2 BETTING ODDS

QUANG LIEM LE VS. JAN-KRZYSZTOF DUDA

Quang Liem Le: -150
Jan-Krzysztof Duda: +130

Quang Liem Le: +275
DRAW: -150
Jan-Krzysztof Duda: +425

Quang Liem Le/DRAW: -750
Quang Liem Le/Jan-Krzysztof Duda: +125
Jan-Krzysztof Duda/DRAW: -450

SAMUEL SHANKLAND VS. WEI YI

Samuel Shankland: +240
Wei Yi: -270

Samuel Shankland: +650
DRAW: -175
Wei Yi: +225

Samuel Shankland/DRAW: -850
Samuel Shankland/Wei Yi: +125
Wei Yi/DRAW: -400

VLADIMIR FEDOSEEV VS. GUJRATHI VIDIT SANTOSH

Vladimir Fedoseev: -210
Gujrathi Vidit Santosh: +180

Vladimir Fedoseev: +650
DRAW: -175
Gujrathi Vidit Santosh: -150

Vladimir Fedoseev/DRAW: -350
Vladimir Fedoseev/Gujrathi Vidit Santosh/: -1500
Gujrathi Vidit Santosh/DRAW: +125

YU YANGYI VS. BU XIANGZHI

Yu Yangyi: -350
Bu Xiangzhi: +300

Yu Yangyi: +250
DRAW: -225
Bu Xiangzhi: +900

Yu Yangyi/DRAW: -3500
Yu Yangyi/Bu Xiangzhi: +150
Bu Xiangzhi/DRAW: -350

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