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Alexander Motylev prize money

$33,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 4 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2015, where Alexander Motylev went out in round 2, for $10,000.

FIDE pays every player at a World Cup a fixed sum for the round they go out in. Each figure on this page is that sum, for the round Alexander Motylev reached.

PRIZE MONEY $33k
BEST PAYDAY $10k
WORLD CUPS 4
ON THE MONEY LIST 104 of 743

Alexander Motylev at each World Cup

Every edition since 2013 in Alexander Motylev's draw, in order

4 of 7 played

season running total

Alexander Motylev was not in the draw for 2013, 2019, 2023.

Every World Cup Alexander Motylev was paid at

Newest first, with the round reached

World Cup Host Went out Prize
Chess World Cup 2025 for Romania Goa Round 2 $7,000
Chess World Cup 2021 for Russia Sochi Round 2 $6,000
Chess World Cup 2017 for Russia Tbilisi Round 2 $10,000
Chess World Cup 2015 for Russia Baku Round 2 $10,000

Alexander Motylev has played World Cups for Russia and then Romania. Each edition's money is counted to the federation Alexander Motylev played for that year.

Where Alexander Motylev sits on the money list

Ranked 104 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013

# Player Federation World Cups Prize money
94 S. P. Sethuraman India 3 $38,000
95 Velimir Ivić Serbia 3 $38,000
96 Ferenc Berkes Hungary 3 $37,000
97 Ernesto Inarkiev Russia 4 $36,000
98 Cristóbal Henríquez Villagra Chile 5 $35,000
99 Ivan Šarić Croatia 5 $35,000
100 Ahmed Adly Egypt 6 $34,750
101 Harika Dronavalli India 3 $34,750
102 Mariya Muzychuk Ukraine 4 $34,500
103 Sandro Mareco Argentina 5 $34,000
105 Pouya Idani Iran 3 $33,000
106 Rasmus Svane Germany 3 $33,000
107 Vincent Keymer Germany 2 $33,000
108 Anton Kovalyov Canada 2 $32,000
109 Haik M. Martirosyan Armenia 2 $32,000
110 Laurent Fressinet France 4 $32,000
111 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu Germany 3 $32,000
112 Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn Vietnam 4 $32,000
113 Ante Brkić Croatia 4 $31,500
114 Constantin Lupulescu Romania 5 $31,500

Romania's players

Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for Romania, by what they won for it

$105,500 between them

# Player Prize money
01 Constantin Lupulescu $31,500
02 Bogdan-Daniel Deac $27,000
03 Irina Bulmaga $16,750
04 Mircea Pârligras $13,250
05 Kirill Shevchenko $10,000
06 Alexander Motylev $7,000

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Alexander Motylev won at the Chess World Cup?

$33,000 across 4 World Cups. That is 104th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.

What was Alexander Motylev's best World Cup?

The Chess World Cup 2015 in Baku, where Alexander Motylev went out in round 2 and was paid $10,000.

How much did Alexander Motylev win at the Chess World Cup 2025?

$7,000. Alexander Motylev went out in round 2 in Goa.

How much did Alexander Motylev win at the Chess World Cup 2021?

$6,000. Alexander Motylev went out in round 2 in Sochi.

How much did Alexander Motylev win at the Chess World Cup 2017?

$10,000. Alexander Motylev went out in round 2 in Tbilisi.

How much did Alexander Motylev win at the Chess World Cup 2015?

$10,000. Alexander Motylev went out in round 2 in Baku.

How does Alexander Motylev compare with the rest of Romania?

Alexander Motylev won 6.6% of the $105,500 paid to Romania's players at World Cups since 2013, 6th of the 6.

Where to next

The World Cups Alexander Motylev played, and the players around them

World Cups Alexander Motylev played

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