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Eltaj Safarli prize money

$38,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 4 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2019, where Eltaj Safarli went out in round 3, for $16,000.

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 Eltaj Safarli reached.

PRIZE MONEY $38k
BEST PAYDAY $16k
WORLD CUPS 4
ON THE MONEY LIST 91 of 743

Eltaj Safarli at each World Cup

Every edition since 2013 in Eltaj Safarli's draw, in order

4 of 7 played

season running total

Eltaj Safarli was not in the draw for 2017, 2021, 2025.

Every World Cup Eltaj Safarli 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 2019 Khanty-Mansiysk Round 3 $16,000
Chess World Cup 2015 Baku Round 1 $6,000
Chess World Cup 2013 Tromsø Round 2 $10,000

Where Eltaj Safarli sits on the money list

Ranked 91 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013

# Player Federation World Cups Prize money
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
90 Bu Xiangzhi China 3 $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
101 Harika Dronavalli India 3 $34,750

Azerbaijan's players

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

$613,000 between them

# Player Prize money
01 Teimour Radjabov $162,000
02 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov $122,000
03 Nijat Abasov $77,000
04 Vasif Durarbayli $43,000
05 Eltaj Safarli $38,000
06 Rauf Mamedov $27,000
07 Gadir Guseinov $26,000
08 Gulnar Mammadova $16,750
09 Ulviyya Fataliyeva $15,500
10 Aydin Suleymanli $13,000
11 Gunay Mammadzada $11,750
12 Abdulla Gadimbayli $10,000
13 Govhar Beydullayeva $8,750
14 Khanim Balajayeva $7,500
15 Arkadij Naiditsch $6,000
16 Misratdin Iskandarov $6,000
17 Vugar Asadli $6,000
18 Turkan Mamedyarova $3,750
19 Ahmad Ahmadzada $3,500
20 Read Samadov $3,500
21 Mahammad Muradli $3,000
22 Nidjat Mamedov $3,000

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Eltaj Safarli won at the Chess World Cup?

$38,000 across 4 World Cups. That is 91st of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.

What was Eltaj Safarli's best World Cup?

The Chess World Cup 2019 in Khanty-Mansiysk, where Eltaj Safarli went out in round 3 and was paid $16,000.

How much did Eltaj Safarli win at the Chess World Cup 2023?

$6,000. Eltaj Safarli went out in round 2 in Baku.

How much did Eltaj Safarli win at the Chess World Cup 2019?

$16,000. Eltaj Safarli went out in round 3 in Khanty-Mansiysk.

How much did Eltaj Safarli win at the Chess World Cup 2015?

$6,000. Eltaj Safarli went out in round 1 in Baku.

How much did Eltaj Safarli win at the Chess World Cup 2013?

$10,000. Eltaj Safarli went out in round 2 in Tromsø.

How does Eltaj Safarli compare with the rest of Azerbaijan?

Eltaj Safarli won 6.2% of the $613,000 paid to Azerbaijan's players at World Cups since 2013, 5th of the 22.

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The World Cups Eltaj Safarli played, and the players around them

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