Fabiano Caruana prize money
$146,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 5 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2023, where Fabiano Caruana finished third, for $60,000.
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 Fabiano Caruana reached.
Fabiano Caruana at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Fabiano Caruana's draw, in order
season running total
Fabiano Caruana was not in the draw for 2019, 2025.
Every World Cup Fabiano Caruana was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2023 for United States | Baku | Third place | $60,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2021 for United States | Sochi | Round 3 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2017 for United States | Tbilisi | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2015 for United States | Baku | Round 4 | $25,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2013 for Italy | Tromsø | Quarter-finals | $35,000 |
Fabiano Caruana has played World Cups for Italy and then United States. Each edition's money is counted to the federation Fabiano Caruana played for that year.
Where Fabiano Caruana sits on the money list
Ranked 13 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Peter Svidler | FIDE flag | 6 | $216,000 |
| 04 | Levon Aronian | United States | 6 | $212,000 |
| 05 | Magnus Carlsen | Norway | 3 | $186,000 |
| 06 | Ding Liren | China | 3 | $185,000 |
| 07 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | Poland | 5 | $176,000 |
| 08 | Wei Yi | China | 6 | $172,000 |
| 09 | Teimour Radjabov | Azerbaijan | 5 | $162,000 |
| 10 | Javokhir Sindarov | Uzbekistan | 3 | $152,000 |
| 11 | Vladimir Kramnik | Russia | 3 | $152,000 |
| 12 | Dmitry Andreikin | Russia | 5 | $147,000 |
| 14 | Anish Giri | Netherlands | 7 | $138,000 |
| 15 | Wesley So | United States | 6 | $133,000 |
| 16 | Vladimir Fedoseev | Slovenia | 6 | $126,000 |
| 17 | Alexander Grischuk | FIDE flag | 6 | $123,000 |
| 18 | Yu Yangyi | China | 7 | $123,000 |
| 19 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | Azerbaijan | 7 | $122,000 |
| 20 | Vidit Gujrathi | India | 6 | $119,000 |
| 21 | R Praggnanandhaa | India | 3 | $113,000 |
| 22 | Andrey Esipenko | FIDE flag | 4 | $111,000 |
| 23 | Lê Quang Liêm | Vietnam | 6 | $111,000 |
United States's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for United States, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Wesley So | $123,000 |
| 02 | Fabiano Caruana | $111,000 |
| 03 | Hikaru Nakamura | $102,000 |
| 04 | Sam Shankland | $92,000 |
| 05 | Jeffery Xiong | $68,000 |
| 06 | Leinier Domínguez | $66,000 |
| 07 | Samuel Sevian | $61,000 |
| 08 | Alexander Onischuk | $42,000 |
| 09 | Gata Kamsky | $41,000 |
| 10 | Ray Robson | $39,000 |
| 11 | Levon Aronian | $25,000 |
| 12 | Awonder Liang | $23,000 |
| 13 | Carissa Yip | $18,500 |
| 14 | Varuzhan Akobian | $18,000 |
| 15 | Aleksandr Lenderman | $16,000 |
| 16 | Timur Gareyev | $13,000 |
| 17 | Yaroslav Zherebukh | $12,000 |
| 18 | Irina Krush | $11,750 |
| 19 | Abhimanyu Mishra | $10,750 |
| 20 | Gregory Kaidanov | $9,000 |
| 21 | Jennifer Yu | $8,750 |
| 22 | Andy Woodward | $7,000 |
| 23 | Grigoriy Oparin | $7,000 |
| 24 | Hans Niemann | $7,000 |
| 25 | Alejandro Ramírez | $6,000 |
| 26 | Alexander Shabalov | $6,000 |
| 27 | Conrad Holt | $6,000 |
| 28 | Elshan Moradi | $6,000 |
| 29 | Larry Christiansen | $6,000 |
| 30 | Alice Lee | $5,000 |
| 31 | Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova | $5,000 |
| 32 | Tatev Abrahamyan | $5,000 |
| 33 | Thalia Cervantes Landeiro | $5,000 |
| 34 | Andrew Tang | $3,750 |
| 35 | Robert Hungaski | $3,750 |
| 36 | Kirk Ghazarian | $3,500 |
| 37 | Christopher Yoo | $3,000 |
| 38 | Josiah Stearman | $3,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Fabiano Caruana won at the Chess World Cup?
$146,000 across 5 World Cups. That is 13th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Fabiano Caruana's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2023 in Baku, where Fabiano Caruana finished third and was paid $60,000.
How much did Fabiano Caruana win at the Chess World Cup 2023?
$60,000. Fabiano Caruana finished third in Baku.
How much did Fabiano Caruana win at the Chess World Cup 2021?
$10,000. Fabiano Caruana went out in round 3 in Sochi.
How much did Fabiano Caruana win at the Chess World Cup 2017?
$16,000. Fabiano Caruana went out in round 3 in Tbilisi.
How much did Fabiano Caruana win at the Chess World Cup 2015?
$25,000. Fabiano Caruana went out in round 4 in Baku.
How does Fabiano Caruana compare with the rest of United States?
Fabiano Caruana won 11.1% of the $998,750 paid to United States's players at World Cups since 2013, 2nd of the 38.
Where to next
The World Cups Fabiano Caruana played, and the players around them