Trader consensus heavily favors a draw at 69.5% in the FIDE Candidates 2026 Open Round 4 clash between Andrey Esipenko (white, 2698 Elo, 1 point) and Anish Giri (2753 Elo, 1 point), reflecting the classical chess format's draw-prone nature at elite levels amid deep opening preparation. Both trail co-leaders Fabiano Caruana and Javokhir Sindarov (2.5 points) by 1.5, heightening caution after solid Round 3 draws—Esipenko held Matthias Bluebaum in a Queen's Gambit Declined by trading his isolated pawn, while Giri matched Hikaru Nakamura's 97.5% accuracy in an English Opening. Esipenko's slight 14% win probability edges Giri's 12% due to white's minor initiative, despite Giri's 55-Elo edge and steadier recent resilience following an opening-round loss.
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If Andrey Esipenko 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: Mar 31, 2026, 11:56 AM ET
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If Andrey Esipenko 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: Mar 31, 2026, 11:56 AM ET
Resolution Source
https://lichess.org/Resolver
0x69c47De9D...Trader consensus heavily favors a draw at 69.5% in the FIDE Candidates 2026 Open Round 4 clash between Andrey Esipenko (white, 2698 Elo, 1 point) and Anish Giri (2753 Elo, 1 point), reflecting the classical chess format's draw-prone nature at elite levels amid deep opening preparation. Both trail co-leaders Fabiano Caruana and Javokhir Sindarov (2.5 points) by 1.5, heightening caution after solid Round 3 draws—Esipenko held Matthias Bluebaum in a Queen's Gambit Declined by trading his isolated pawn, while Giri matched Hikaru Nakamura's 97.5% accuracy in an English Opening. Esipenko's slight 14% win probability edges Giri's 12% due to white's minor initiative, despite Giri's 55-Elo edge and steadier recent resilience following an opening-round loss.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated
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