OptionVotes
YES
NO
140
103
OptionProbability
Will any game feature an opening move other than 1. e4 or 1. d4?
Will White win more games than Black?
Will there be a streak of 4 or more consecutive draws?
Will the match be tied (e.g., 1–1 or 2–2) after the first four games?
Will a player who loses a game eventually win the match?
Will the match be decided before Game 14?
Will any game exceed 100 moves?
Will the venue be in Europe?
Will there be 4 or more decisive (non-draw) games in the classical portion?
There will be more decisive games than the previous Championship (5)
Will the match be decided by a margin of 2 or more points in the classical portion?
Will Magnus Carlsen provide official commentary for at least one game? (Stays on any stream for >= 45 minutes)
Will Game 1 or Game 2 be a decisive result (not a draw)?
Will Gukesh win a game immediately following a loss?
Gukesh retains his WC title
Will it be decided by tiebreaks?
The "Home Field" Factor: Will the venue be in either India or Uzbekistan?
Will the match begin before November 1, 2026?
84
68
66
62
61
59
54
50
48
43
41
37
35
28
17
4
Australia Win
Whitewash
Series is played in Aussie Winter
Darwin gets a Test
Series is cancelled
Series is postponed to 2027
Drawn Series
79
South Africa win Series
Australia win series
Cummins is Captain
Cummins plays all the games
Rabada MoTS
Series Cancelled
Draw
34
27
24
England
New Zealand
France
Australia
Canada
United States
Ireland
Scotland
Italy
South Africa
Other
15
9
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