Alexander Onischuk prize money
$42,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 4 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2017, where Alexander Onischuk went out in round 3, for $16,000.
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 Onischuk reached.
Alexander Onischuk at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Alexander Onischuk's draw, in order
season running total
Alexander Onischuk was not in the draw for 2019, 2023, 2025.
Every World Cup Alexander Onischuk was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2021 | Sochi | Round 2 | $6,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2017 | Tbilisi | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2015 | Baku | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2013 | Tromsø | Round 2 | $10,000 |
Where Alexander Onischuk sits on the money list
Ranked 77 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Baadur Jobava | Georgia | 4 | $48,000 |
| 68 | Kacper Piorun | Poland | 5 | $47,000 |
| 69 | Matthias Blübaum | Germany | 4 | $47,000 |
| 70 | Alexander Donchenko | Germany | 2 | $45,000 |
| 71 | Nurgyul Salimova | Bulgaria | 3 | $45,000 |
| 72 | Koneru Humpy | India | 2 | $44,500 |
| 73 | Aryan Tari | Norway | 5 | $43,000 |
| 74 | Nihal Sarin | India | 4 | $43,000 |
| 75 | Peter Leko | Hungary | 3 | $43,000 |
| 76 | Vasif Durarbayli | Azerbaijan | 4 | $43,000 |
| 78 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | Spain | 4 | $42,000 |
| 79 | Kirill Alekseenko | Austria | 3 | $42,000 |
| 80 | Alexandr Fier | Brazil | 6 | $41,000 |
| 81 | David Antón Guijarro | Spain | 6 | $41,000 |
| 82 | Gabriel Sargissian | Armenia | 3 | $41,000 |
| 83 | Gata Kamsky | United States | 2 | $41,000 |
| 84 | José Martínez Alcántara | Mexico | 2 | $41,000 |
| 85 | Julio Granda | Peru | 2 | $41,000 |
| 86 | Jorge Cori | Peru | 5 | $39,000 |
| 87 | Nana Dzagnidze | Georgia | 4 | $39,000 |
United States's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for United States, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Wesley So | $123,000 |
| 02 | Fabiano Caruana | $111,000 |
| 03 | Hikaru Nakamura | $102,000 |
| 04 | Sam Shankland | $92,000 |
| 05 | Jeffery Xiong | $68,000 |
| 06 | Leinier Domínguez | $66,000 |
| 07 | Samuel Sevian | $61,000 |
| 08 | Alexander Onischuk | $42,000 |
| 09 | Gata Kamsky | $41,000 |
| 10 | Ray Robson | $39,000 |
| 11 | Levon Aronian | $25,000 |
| 12 | Awonder Liang | $23,000 |
| 13 | Carissa Yip | $18,500 |
| 14 | Varuzhan Akobian | $18,000 |
| 15 | Aleksandr Lenderman | $16,000 |
| 16 | Timur Gareyev | $13,000 |
| 17 | Yaroslav Zherebukh | $12,000 |
| 18 | Irina Krush | $11,750 |
| 19 | Abhimanyu Mishra | $10,750 |
| 20 | Gregory Kaidanov | $9,000 |
| 21 | Jennifer Yu | $8,750 |
| 22 | Andy Woodward | $7,000 |
| 23 | Grigoriy Oparin | $7,000 |
| 24 | Hans Niemann | $7,000 |
| 25 | Alejandro Ramírez | $6,000 |
| 26 | Alexander Shabalov | $6,000 |
| 27 | Conrad Holt | $6,000 |
| 28 | Elshan Moradi | $6,000 |
| 29 | Larry Christiansen | $6,000 |
| 30 | Alice Lee | $5,000 |
| 31 | Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova | $5,000 |
| 32 | Tatev Abrahamyan | $5,000 |
| 33 | Thalia Cervantes Landeiro | $5,000 |
| 34 | Andrew Tang | $3,750 |
| 35 | Robert Hungaski | $3,750 |
| 36 | Kirk Ghazarian | $3,500 |
| 37 | Christopher Yoo | $3,000 |
| 38 | Josiah Stearman | $3,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Alexander Onischuk won at the Chess World Cup?
$42,000 across 4 World Cups. That is 77th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Alexander Onischuk's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2017 in Tbilisi, where Alexander Onischuk went out in round 3 and was paid $16,000.
How much did Alexander Onischuk win at the Chess World Cup 2021?
$6,000. Alexander Onischuk went out in round 2 in Sochi.
How much did Alexander Onischuk win at the Chess World Cup 2017?
$16,000. Alexander Onischuk went out in round 3 in Tbilisi.
How much did Alexander Onischuk win at the Chess World Cup 2015?
$10,000. Alexander Onischuk went out in round 2 in Baku.
How much did Alexander Onischuk win at the Chess World Cup 2013?
$10,000. Alexander Onischuk went out in round 2 in Tromsø.
How does Alexander Onischuk compare with the rest of United States?
Alexander Onischuk won 4.2% of the $998,750 paid to United States's players at World Cups since 2013, 8th of the 38.
Where to next
The World Cups Alexander Onischuk played, and the players around them