Bassem Amin prize money
$55,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 7 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2015, where Bassem Amin 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 Bassem Amin reached.
Bassem Amin at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Bassem Amin's draw, in order
season running total
Every World Cup Bassem Amin was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2025 | Goa | Round 2 | $7,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2023 | Baku | Round 3 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2021 | Sochi | Round 3 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2019 | Khanty-Mansiysk | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2017 | Tbilisi | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2015 | Baku | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2013 | Tromsø | Round 1 | $6,000 |
Where Bassem Amin sits on the money list
Ranked 58 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Nodirbek Yakubboev | Uzbekistan | 3 | $62,000 |
| 49 | Samuel Sevian | United States | 5 | $61,000 |
| 50 | Divya Deshmukh | India | 3 | $60,250 |
| 51 | Adhiban Baskaran | India | 6 | $58,000 |
| 52 | Evgeniy Najer | FIDE flag | 5 | $58,000 |
| 53 | Maxim Matlakov | Russia | 5 | $58,000 |
| 54 | Nils Grandelius | Sweden | 4 | $58,000 |
| 55 | Salem Saleh | United Arab Emirates | 5 | $58,000 |
| 56 | Dmitry Jakovenko | Russia | 4 | $57,000 |
| 57 | Amin Tabatabaei | Iran | 3 | $55,000 |
| 59 | Parham Maghsoodloo | Iran | 5 | $55,000 |
| 60 | Alexey Sarana | Serbia | 4 | $54,000 |
| 61 | Ivan Cheparinov | Bulgaria | 6 | $53,000 |
| 62 | Gukesh Dommaraju | India | 3 | $52,000 |
| 63 | Maxim Rodshtein | Israel | 4 | $52,000 |
| 64 | Richárd Rapport | Hungary | 2 | $52,000 |
| 65 | Anna Muzychuk | Ukraine | 3 | $51,750 |
| 66 | Alexander Areshchenko | Ukraine | 4 | $48,000 |
| 67 | Baadur Jobava | Georgia | 4 | $48,000 |
| 68 | Kacper Piorun | Poland | 5 | $47,000 |
Egypt's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for Egypt, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bassem Amin | $55,000 |
| 02 | Ahmed Adly | $34,750 |
| 03 | Essam El-Gindy | $21,750 |
| 04 | Shahenda Wafa | $11,250 |
| 05 | Adham Fawzy | $10,250 |
| 06 | Abdelrahman Hesham | $9,000 |
| 07 | Shrook Wafa | $7,500 |
| 08 | Samy Shoker | $6,000 |
| 09 | Mona Khaled | $5,000 |
| 10 | Ayah Moaataz | $3,750 |
| 11 | Jana Mohamed Zaki | $3,750 |
| 12 | Kareim Wageih | $3,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Bassem Amin won at the Chess World Cup?
$55,000 across 7 World Cups. That is 58th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Bassem Amin's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2015 in Baku, where Bassem Amin went out in round 2 and was paid $10,000.
How much did Bassem Amin win at the Chess World Cup 2025?
$7,000. Bassem Amin went out in round 2 in Goa.
How much did Bassem Amin win at the Chess World Cup 2023?
$10,000. Bassem Amin went out in round 3 in Baku.
How much did Bassem Amin win at the Chess World Cup 2021?
$10,000. Bassem Amin went out in round 3 in Sochi.
How much did Bassem Amin win at the Chess World Cup 2019?
$6,000. Bassem Amin went out in round 1 in Khanty-Mansiysk.
How does Bassem Amin compare with the rest of Egypt?
Bassem Amin won 32.2% of the $171,000 paid to Egypt's players at World Cups since 2013, 1st of the 12.
Where to next
The World Cups Bassem Amin played, and the players around them