They used to have draw odds for the champion, but removed it for some reason a couple of years ago...
World Chess Championship format sucks!

It is not just any 2 players. One of them is a Champion (who DEFEATED the previous Champion). The Challenger must be SIGNIFICANTLY better than the Champion to become World Chess Champion. That is the idea.


That’s how it is with boxing - the champ is still the champ if it’s a draw.
The downside in chess is that the champion is more likely to be happy with draws I suppose. Another downside is we don’t get the excitement of rapid games to decide it if the score is tied.
I agree though- the challenger should have to beat the champ at proper time controls. Being the world champion should mean something.

Champion already proved himself once. It is the Challenger who must DEFEAT Champion. Draw does not mean current Champion is not worthy, it means Challenger is not ready yet.


It is like you need to break a record to become the new record holder. It is not enough to tie it...
Simply because he/she did not DEFEAT the current champion.
Show some respect for the Champion.

That is the reason why I wrote "show respect for the Champion". Champion is NOT EQUAL to the challenger, one cannot just "change the words". Challenger is the person who is challenging, hence he/she must prove.
World Chess Championship's current format encourages the feeling that a draw is OK. Tournament rules should put pressure on Champion or Challenger to score a win.
I propose a simple rule (basically creating an imbalance):
Challenger must "defeat" Champion to become World Chess Champion. Champion retains in case of a tie! To make it more fun: Champion must "defeat" Challenger if they fight again for the title!
It will push players to go for WIN, take risks.