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Armenia Chess World Cup prize money

$388,250 won by 14 players playing for Armenia at the Chess World Cup since 2013, 2.7% of everything FIDE paid. Levon Aronian won the most, $187,000.

PRIZE MONEY $388k
PLAYERS PAID 14
WORLD CUP TITLES 1
SHARE OF ALL MONEY 2.7%

Armenia's players by prize money

Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for Armenia

14 players

Levon Aronian $187k Gabriel Sargissian $41k Haik M. Martirosyan $32k Robert Hovhannisyan $23k Shant Sargsyan $23k Hrant Melkumyan $22k Sergei Movsesian $16k Elina Danielian $12k
Arman Pashikian $6,000
Hovhannes Gabuzyan $6,000
Samvel Ter-Sahakyan $6,000
Vladimir Akopian $6,000
Lilit Mkrtchian $5,000
Karen H. Grigoryan $3,500
# Player Overall Best finish Prize money
01 Levon Aronian 4th Winner, 2017 $187,000
02 Gabriel Sargissian 82nd Round 5, 2025 $41,000
03 Haik M. Martirosyan 109th Round 5, 2021 $32,000
04 Robert Hovhannisyan 149th Round 3, 2025 $23,000
05 Shant Sargsyan 150th Round 4, 2025 $23,000
06 Hrant Melkumyan 159th Round 2, 2015 $22,000
07 Sergei Movsesian 218th Round 2, 2019 $16,000
08 Elina Danielian 278th Round 3, Women's 2021 $11,750
09 Arman Pashikian 429th Round 1, 2019 $6,000
10 Hovhannes Gabuzyan 447th Round 2, 2021 $6,000
11 Samvel Ter-Sahakyan 487th Round 1, 2015 $6,000
12 Vladimir Akopian 502nd Round 1, 2013 $6,000
13 Lilit Mkrtchian 531st Round 2, Women's 2025 $5,000
14 Karen H. Grigoryan 672nd Round 1, 2025 $3,500

Armenia at each World Cup

All ten editions since 2013, open and women's, in order

World Cup Players Went furthest Prize money
Chess World Cup 2013 4 Levon Aronian Round 3 $34,000
Chess World Cup 2015 4 Gabriel Sargissian Round 2 $36,000
Chess World Cup 2017 3 Levon Aronian Winner $132,000
Chess World Cup 2019 4 Levon Aronian Quarter-finals $57,000
Chess World Cup 2021 5 Haik M. Martirosyan Round 5 $49,000
Women's Chess World Cup 2021 1 Elina Danielian Round 3 $6,750
Chess World Cup 2025 5 Gabriel Sargissian Round 5 $63,500
Women's Chess World Cup 2025 2 Elina Danielian Round 2 $10,000

$16,750 of the total came from the three Women's World Cups and $371,500 from the open event.

Armenia against the other federations

All 113 federations with a player paid at a World Cup since 2013

# Federation Players Prize money
01 Russia 67 $2,229,500$2.2m
02 India 45 $1,043,250
03 United States 38 $998,750
04 China 37 $954,500
05 Ukraine 21 $630,750
06 Azerbaijan 22 $613,000
07 Poland 21 $464,250
08 France 14 $447,500
09 FIDE flag 26 $424,750
10 Armenia 14 $388,250
11 Uzbekistan 12 $349,250
12 Germany 13 $308,250
13 Norway 8 $286,000
14 Georgia 13 $236,250
15 Iran 12 $231,500
16 Hungary 12 $224,500
17 Netherlands 7 $218,500
18 Egypt 12 $171,000
19 Israel 8 $171,000
20 Cuba 14 $161,250
21 Vietnam 7 $160,750
22 Bulgaria 8 $155,000
23 Spain 11 $154,750
24 Argentina 14 $151,500
25 Serbia 8 $148,000
26 Peru 9 $146,750
27 Kazakhstan 14 $134,000
28 England 6 $123,000
29 Turkey 9 $121,250
30 Czechia 6 $117,000
31 Brazil 10 $112,500
32 Canada 13 $109,750
33 Romania 6 $105,500
34 Italy 5 $87,500
35 Croatia 5 $81,500
36 Australia 8 $74,750
37 United Arab Emirates 4 $69,250
38 Sweden 2 $64,750
39 Greece 6 $62,500
40 Mongolia 10 $61,750
41 Bangladesh 10 $59,500
42 Mexico 8 $59,250
43 Chile 3 $58,000
44 Philippines 9 $57,000
45 Slovenia 8 $56,000
46 Belarus 5 $50,500
47 Indonesia 7 $49,250
48 Austria 4 $49,000
49 Paraguay 4 $45,750
50 Algeria 8 $44,500
51 Colombia 9 $44,000
52 Latvia 4 $39,250
53 Singapore 4 $36,000
54 South Africa 5 $33,500
55 Moldova 4 $33,250
56 Venezuela 3 $29,250
57 Nigeria 5 $28,250
58 Malaysia 5 $27,500
59 Uruguay 4 $27,250
60 Estonia 2 $25,250
61 Lithuania 4 $23,750
62 Switzerland 2 $23,500
63 Zambia 3 $22,250
64 Belgium 2 $20,750
65 Slovakia 3 $20,750
66 Turkmenistan 4 $20,750
67 Kyrgyzstan 4 $20,000
68 Tajikistan 4 $20,000
69 Sri Lanka 3 $17,000
70 Morocco 3 $16,250
71 Tunisia 2 $16,250
72 Faroe Islands 1 $15,750
73 New Zealand 4 $14,750
74 Montenegro 3 $13,750
75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 $13,000
76 Uganda 2 $12,750
77 Madagascar 1 $12,500
78 Iceland 2 $12,000
79 Angola 3 $11,000
80 Iraq 2 $11,000
81 Ecuador 2 $10,500
82 Libya 3 $10,250
83 Zimbabwe 2 $10,250
84 North Macedonia 1 $10,000
85 Costa Rica 2 $9,750
86 Denmark 2 $9,750
87 Barbados 2 $7,250
88 Lebanon 2 $6,750
89 Myanmar 2 $6,750
90 Syria 2 $6,750
91 Yemen 1 $6,750
92 Japan 1 $6,500
93 Namibia 2 $6,500
94 South Korea 2 $6,500
95 Thailand 1 $6,500
96 Luxembourg 1 $6,000
97 Papua New Guinea 1 $6,000
98 Finland 1 $3,750
99 Guam 1 $3,750
100 Jordan 1 $3,750
101 Malawi 1 $3,750
102 Portugal 1 $3,750
103 Hong Kong 1 $3,500
104 Monaco 1 $3,500
105 Palestine 1 $3,500
106 Saudi Arabia 1 $3,500
107 Andorra 1 $3,000
108 Botswana 1 $3,000
109 Chinese Taipei 1 $3,000
110 Ethiopia 1 $3,000
111 Nepal 1 $3,000
112 Panama 1 $3,000
113 South Sudan 1 $3,000

Frequently asked questions

How much Chess World Cup prize money have Armenia's players won?

$388,250 since 2013, shared by 14 players. That is 2.7% of everything FIDE paid at the World Cup, 10th of 113 federations.

Who has won the most for Armenia?

Levon Aronian, with $187,000, 48% of the total.

What was the best World Cup for Armenia's players?

The Chess World Cup 2017, where 3 players took $132,000 between them.

Has a player from Armenia won the Chess World Cup?

Yes, once: Levon Aronian in 2017.

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