Bobby Cheng prize money
$20,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 3 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2021, where Bobby Cheng went out in round 3, 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 Bobby Cheng reached.
Bobby Cheng at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Bobby Cheng's draw, in order
season running total
Bobby Cheng was not in the draw for 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019.
Every World Cup Bobby Cheng 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 1 | $3,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2021 | Sochi | Round 3 | $10,000 |
Where Bobby Cheng sits on the money list
Ranked 176 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 175 | Alexei Shirov | Spain | 2 | $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 |
| 186 | Andrei Volokitin | Ukraine | 3 | $18,000 |
Australia's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for Australia, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bobby Cheng | $20,000 |
| 02 | Temur Kuybokarov | $13,000 |
| 03 | Julia Ryjanova | $12,500 |
| 04 | Jilin Zhang | $7,500 |
| 05 | Anton Smirnov | $6,000 |
| 06 | Igor Bjelobrk | $6,000 |
| 07 | Max Illingworth | $6,000 |
| 08 | Penelope Drastik | $3,750 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Bobby Cheng won at the Chess World Cup?
$20,000 across 3 World Cups. That is 176th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Bobby Cheng's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2021 in Sochi, where Bobby Cheng went out in round 3 and was paid $10,000.
How much did Bobby Cheng win at the Chess World Cup 2025?
$7,000. Bobby Cheng went out in round 2 in Goa.
How much did Bobby Cheng win at the Chess World Cup 2023?
$3,000. Bobby Cheng went out in round 1 in Baku.
How much did Bobby Cheng win at the Chess World Cup 2021?
$10,000. Bobby Cheng went out in round 3 in Sochi.
How does Bobby Cheng compare with the rest of Australia?
Bobby Cheng won 26.8% of the $74,750 paid to Australia's players at World Cups since 2013, 1st of the 8.
Where to next
The World Cups Bobby Cheng played, and the players around them