Alexei Shirov prize money
$20,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 2 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2013, where Alexei Shirov 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 Alexei Shirov reached.
Alexei Shirov at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Alexei Shirov's draw, in order
season running total
Alexei Shirov was not in the draw for 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025.
Every World Cup Alexei Shirov was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2021 for Spain | Sochi | Round 3 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2013 for Latvia | Tromsø | Round 2 | $10,000 |
Alexei Shirov has played World Cups for Latvia and then Spain. Each edition's money is counted to the federation Alexei Shirov played for that year.
Where Alexei Shirov sits on the money list
Ranked 175 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165 | Yuriy Kryvoruchko | Ukraine | 2 | $22,000 |
| 166 | Essam El-Gindy | Egypt | 4 | $21,750 |
| 167 | Diego Flores | Argentina | 4 | $21,500 |
| 168 | Emre Can | Turkey | 4 | $21,500 |
| 169 | Mateusz Bartel | Poland | 4 | $21,500 |
| 170 | Lela Javakhishvili | Georgia | 3 | $21,250 |
| 171 | Teodora Injac | Serbia | 3 | $21,250 |
| 172 | Yuliia Osmak | Ukraine | 3 | $21,250 |
| 173 | Tin Jingyao | Singapore | 3 | $20,750 |
| 174 | Valentina Gunina | FIDE flag | 2 | $20,750 |
| 176 | Bobby Cheng | Australia | 3 | $20,000 |
| 177 | Lei Tingjie | China | 1 | $20,000 |
| 178 | Shamsiddin Vokhidov | Uzbekistan | 3 | $20,000 |
| 179 | Vahap Şanal | Turkey | 2 | $19,750 |
| 180 | Levan Pantsulaia | Georgia | 4 | $19,250 |
| 181 | Aleksandar Inđić | Serbia | 3 | $19,000 |
| 182 | Karthikeyan Murali | India | 3 | $19,000 |
| 183 | Surya Shekhar Ganguly | India | 3 | $19,000 |
| 184 | Zhu Jiner | China | 2 | $19,000 |
| 185 | Carissa Yip | United States | 3 | $18,500 |
Spain's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for Spain, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | $42,000 |
| 02 | David Antón Guijarro | $41,000 |
| 03 | Jaime Santos Latasa | $16,000 |
| 04 | Alexei Shirov | $10,000 |
| 05 | Ana Matnadze | $8,750 |
| 06 | Daniil Yuffa | $7,000 |
| 07 | Maksim Chigaev | $7,000 |
| 08 | Eduardo Iturrizaga | $6,000 |
| 09 | Iván Salgado López | $6,000 |
| 10 | Miguel Santos Ruiz | $6,000 |
| 11 | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh | $5,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Alexei Shirov won at the Chess World Cup?
$20,000 across 2 World Cups. That is 175th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Alexei Shirov's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2013 in Tromsø, where Alexei Shirov went out in round 2 and was paid $10,000.
How much did Alexei Shirov win at the Chess World Cup 2021?
$10,000. Alexei Shirov went out in round 3 in Sochi.
How much did Alexei Shirov win at the Chess World Cup 2013?
$10,000. Alexei Shirov went out in round 2 in Tromsø.
How does Alexei Shirov compare with the rest of Spain?
Alexei Shirov won 6.5% of the $154,750 paid to Spain's players at World Cups since 2013, 4th of the 11.
Where to next
The World Cups Alexei Shirov played, and the players around them