Chess Betting Odds: Bookies give a 9% chance that Hans Niemann will be caught cheating at next year's US Open!

Bookies are offering odds that Hans Niemann will be caught cheating at next year's US Open Championship

The world of chess betting is growing from strength to strength and bookies are now offering odds on potential cheating at the US Open next year.

This comes in the wake of the massive scandal that's all over the chess world currently with Hans Niemann facing cheating accusations constantly at the moment.

The 19 year old 'likely cheated' more than 100 times according to a recent report and this has caused widespread popularity and scandal for the chess scene.

It's 10/1 that Niemann is caught cheating at next year's US Open Championship with bookies saying there's a 9.1% chance it happens.

Niemann has been accused of cheating by World Champ Magnus Carlsen

Hans Niemann was accused of cheating by the World Champion Magnus Carlsen after the two played each other in early September.

Carlsen dropped out of that tournament straight after losing to Niemann with cheating accusations slowly building then.

Just two weeks later in an online game, Carlsen and Niemann met again with Carlsen playing one move before resigning therefore forfeiting the game.

There's a 99% chance that he won't be caught cheating according to the betting odds

The latest betting odds on wether or not Niemann will be caught cheating show two ends of the spectrum in terms of probability.

Bookies say it's a 100/1 shot that Niemann is caught cheating at the US Open next year which would be massive for chess.

It would be extremely hard to cheat in an over the board game though with metal detector scanners used on players before entering the building.