Essam El-Gindy prize money
$21,750 in Chess World Cup prize money across 4 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2013, where Essam El-Gindy went out in round 1, for $6,000.
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 Essam El-Gindy reached.
Essam El-Gindy at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Essam El-Gindy's draw, in order
season running total
Essam El-Gindy was not in the draw for 2015, 2023, 2025.
Every World Cup Essam El-Gindy was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2021 | Sochi | Round 1 | $3,750 |
| Chess World Cup 2019 | Khanty-Mansiysk | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2017 | Tbilisi | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2013 | Tromsø | Round 1 | $6,000 |
Where Essam El-Gindy sits on the money list
Ranked 166 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | Benjamin Bok | Netherlands | 3 | $22,000 |
| 157 | Daniele Vocaturo | Italy | 2 | $22,000 |
| 158 | Gawain Maroroa Jones | England | 3 | $22,000 |
| 159 | Hrant Melkumyan | Armenia | 3 | $22,000 |
| 160 | Igor Kovalenko | Latvia | 3 | $22,000 |
| 161 | Lu Shanglei | China | 2 | $22,000 |
| 162 | Markus Ragger | Austria | 3 | $22,000 |
| 163 | Sanan Sjugirov | Russia | 3 | $22,000 |
| 164 | Viktor Erdős | Hungary | 3 | $22,000 |
| 165 | Yuriy Kryvoruchko | Ukraine | 2 | $22,000 |
| 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 |
| 176 | Bobby Cheng | Australia | 3 | $20,000 |
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 Essam El-Gindy won at the Chess World Cup?
$21,750 across 4 World Cups. That is 166th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Essam El-Gindy's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2013 in Tromsø, where Essam El-Gindy went out in round 1 and was paid $6,000.
How much did Essam El-Gindy win at the Chess World Cup 2021?
$3,750. Essam El-Gindy went out in round 1 in Sochi.
How much did Essam El-Gindy win at the Chess World Cup 2019?
$6,000. Essam El-Gindy went out in round 1 in Khanty-Mansiysk.
How much did Essam El-Gindy win at the Chess World Cup 2017?
$6,000. Essam El-Gindy went out in round 1 in Tbilisi.
How much did Essam El-Gindy win at the Chess World Cup 2013?
$6,000. Essam El-Gindy went out in round 1 in Tromsø.
How does Essam El-Gindy compare with the rest of Egypt?
Essam El-Gindy won 12.7% of the $171,000 paid to Egypt's players at World Cups since 2013, 3rd of the 12.
Where to next
The World Cups Essam El-Gindy played, and the players around them