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Bu Xiangzhi prize money

$38,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 3 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2017, where Bu Xiangzhi 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 Bu Xiangzhi reached.

PRIZE MONEY $38k
BEST PAYDAY $25k
WORLD CUPS 3
ON THE MONEY LIST 90 of 743

Bu Xiangzhi at each World Cup

Every edition since 2013 in Bu Xiangzhi's draw, in order

3 of 7 played

season running total

Bu Xiangzhi was not in the draw for 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023.

Every World Cup Bu Xiangzhi 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 2019 Khanty-Mansiysk Round 1 $6,000
Chess World Cup 2017 Tbilisi Round 4 $25,000

Where Bu Xiangzhi sits on the money list

Ranked 90 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013

# Player Federation World Cups Prize money
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
88 Nodirbek Abdusattorov Uzbekistan 4 $39,000
89 Ray Robson United States 4 $39,000
91 Eltaj Safarli Azerbaijan 4 $38,000
92 Rinat Jumabayev Kazakhstan 4 $38,000
93 Ruslan Ponomariov Ukraine 4 $38,000
94 S. P. Sethuraman India 3 $38,000
95 Velimir Ivić Serbia 3 $38,000
96 Ferenc Berkes Hungary 3 $37,000
97 Ernesto Inarkiev Russia 4 $36,000
98 Cristóbal Henríquez Villagra Chile 5 $35,000
99 Ivan Šarić Croatia 5 $35,000
100 Ahmed Adly Egypt 6 $34,750

China's players

Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for China, by what they won for it

$954,500 between them

# Player Prize money
01 Ding Liren $185,000
02 Wei Yi $172,000
03 Yu Yangyi $123,000
04 Wang Hao $86,000
05 Tan Zhongyi $70,000
06 Bu Xiangzhi $38,000
07 Hou Yifan $26,000
08 Li Chao $26,000
09 Lu Shanglei $22,000
10 Lei Tingjie $20,000
11 Zhu Jiner $19,000
12 Xu Xiangyu $16,000
13 Song Yuxin $14,000
14 Wen Yang $10,000
15 Ju Wenjun $9,500
16 Bai Jinshi $7,000
17 Wang Shixu $7,000
18 Lu Miaoyi $6,750
19 Zhao Xue $6,750
20 Dai Changren $6,000
21 Huang Renjie $6,000
22 Liu Guanchu $6,000
23 Liu Qingnan $6,000
24 Lou Yiping $6,000
25 Ni Hua $6,000
26 Wan Yunguo $6,000
27 Zhao Jun $6,000
28 Zhou Jianchao $6,000
29 Wang Chuqiao $5,000
30 Yan Tianqi $5,000
31 Zhai Mo $5,000
32 Gao Muziyan $3,750
33 Xiao Yiyi $3,750
34 Yuan Ye $3,750
35 Zhang Lanlin $3,750
36 Peng Xiongjian $3,500
37 Xu Yinglun $3,000

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Bu Xiangzhi won at the Chess World Cup?

$38,000 across 3 World Cups. That is 90th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.

What was Bu Xiangzhi's best World Cup?

The Chess World Cup 2017 in Tbilisi, where Bu Xiangzhi went out in round 4 and was paid $25,000.

How much did Bu Xiangzhi win at the Chess World Cup 2025?

$7,000. Bu Xiangzhi went out in round 2 in Goa.

How much did Bu Xiangzhi win at the Chess World Cup 2019?

$6,000. Bu Xiangzhi went out in round 1 in Khanty-Mansiysk.

How much did Bu Xiangzhi win at the Chess World Cup 2017?

$25,000. Bu Xiangzhi went out in round 4 in Tbilisi.

How does Bu Xiangzhi compare with the rest of China?

Bu Xiangzhi won 4% of the $954,500 paid to China's players at World Cups since 2013, 6th of the 37.

Where to next

The World Cups Bu Xiangzhi played, and the players around them

World Cups Bu Xiangzhi played

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