Boris Gelfand prize money
$67,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 6 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2013, where Boris Gelfand went out in round 4, for $25,000.
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 Boris Gelfand reached.
Boris Gelfand at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Boris Gelfand's draw, in order
season running total
Boris Gelfand was not in the draw for 2025.
Every World Cup Boris Gelfand was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2023 | Baku | Round 2 | $6,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2021 | Sochi | Round 3 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2019 | Khanty-Mansiysk | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2017 | Tbilisi | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2015 | Baku | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2013 | Tromsø | Round 4 | $25,000 |
Where Boris Gelfand sits on the money list
Ranked 45 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Anton Korobov | Ukraine | 5 | $81,000 |
| 36 | Étienne Bacrot | France | 5 | $78,000 |
| 37 | Nijat Abasov | Azerbaijan | 4 | $77,000 |
| 38 | Pentala Harikrishna | India | 5 | $77,000 |
| 39 | Pavel Eljanov | Ukraine | 3 | $72,000 |
| 40 | Arjun Erigaisi | India | 2 | $70,000 |
| 41 | Tan Zhongyi | China | 3 | $70,000 |
| 42 | David Navara | Czechia | 7 | $69,000 |
| 43 | Vladislav Artemiev | FIDE flag | 5 | $69,000 |
| 44 | Jeffery Xiong | United States | 4 | $68,000 |
| 46 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | Switzerland | 3 | $66,250 |
| 47 | Michael Adams | England | 5 | $62,000 |
| 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 |
Israel's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for Israel, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Boris Gelfand | $67,000 |
| 02 | Maxim Rodshtein | $52,000 |
| 03 | Ilya Smirin | $16,000 |
| 04 | Tamir Nabaty | $16,000 |
| 05 | Evgeny Postny | $6,000 |
| 06 | Victor Mikhalevski | $6,000 |
| 07 | Marsel Efroimski | $5,000 |
| 08 | Ori Kobo | $3,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Boris Gelfand won at the Chess World Cup?
$67,000 across 6 World Cups. That is 45th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Boris Gelfand's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2013 in Tromsø, where Boris Gelfand went out in round 4 and was paid $25,000.
How much did Boris Gelfand win at the Chess World Cup 2023?
$6,000. Boris Gelfand went out in round 2 in Baku.
How much did Boris Gelfand win at the Chess World Cup 2021?
$10,000. Boris Gelfand went out in round 3 in Sochi.
How much did Boris Gelfand win at the Chess World Cup 2019?
$10,000. Boris Gelfand went out in round 2 in Khanty-Mansiysk.
How much did Boris Gelfand win at the Chess World Cup 2017?
$10,000. Boris Gelfand went out in round 2 in Tbilisi.
How does Boris Gelfand compare with the rest of Israel?
Boris Gelfand won 39.2% of the $171,000 paid to Israel's players at World Cups since 2013, 1st of the 8.
Where to next
The World Cups Boris Gelfand played, and the players around them