Trader consensus favors a draw at 68.5% implied probability in Anish Giri vs. Wei Yi from Round 5 of the FIDE Candidates 2026 Open, reflecting the closely matched grandmasters' ratings—Giri at 2753 and Wei Yi at 2754—and Giri's reputation for solid, draw-heavy classical play. Giri enters with momentum from his first tournament win yesterday, defeating Andrey Esipenko as Black in a wild Najdorf Sicilian to reach 2/4 (one win, two draws, one loss after Round 1 defeat to Praggnanandhaa), while Wei Yi sits at 1.5/4 (three draws, one loss to Fabiano Caruana) following a hard-fought endgame draw against Hikaru Nakamura. Holding White gives Giri a slight 22% edge over Wei Yi's 11%, amid the event's high draw rate so far in Paphos, Cyprus.
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If Anish Giri wins, this market will resolve to "Yes".
Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
If the match is postponed, this market will remain open until the match has been completed.
If the match is canceled entirely, with no make-up match, this market will resolve "No".
The primary resolution source for this market is the official statistics of the event as recognized by the governing body or event organizers. However, if the governing body or event organizers have not published final match statistics within 2 hours after the event's conclusion, a consensus of credible reporting may be used instead.
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If Anish Giri wins, this market will resolve to "Yes".
Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
If the match is postponed, this market will remain open until the match has been completed.
If the match is canceled entirely, with no make-up match, this market will resolve "No".
The primary resolution source for this market is the official statistics of the event as recognized by the governing body or event organizers. However, if the governing body or event organizers have not published final match statistics within 2 hours after the event's conclusion, a consensus of credible reporting may be used instead.
Market Opened: Apr 1, 2026, 2:43 PM ET
Resolution Source
https://lichess.org/Resolver
0x69c47De9D...Trader consensus favors a draw at 68.5% implied probability in Anish Giri vs. Wei Yi from Round 5 of the FIDE Candidates 2026 Open, reflecting the closely matched grandmasters' ratings—Giri at 2753 and Wei Yi at 2754—and Giri's reputation for solid, draw-heavy classical play. Giri enters with momentum from his first tournament win yesterday, defeating Andrey Esipenko as Black in a wild Najdorf Sicilian to reach 2/4 (one win, two draws, one loss after Round 1 defeat to Praggnanandhaa), while Wei Yi sits at 1.5/4 (three draws, one loss to Fabiano Caruana) following a hard-fought endgame draw against Hikaru Nakamura. Holding White gives Giri a slight 22% edge over Wei Yi's 11%, amid the event's high draw rate so far in Paphos, Cyprus.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated
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