Hikaru Nakamura prize money
$102,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 5 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2015, where Hikaru Nakamura reached the quarter-finals, for $35,000.
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 Hikaru Nakamura reached.
Hikaru Nakamura at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Hikaru Nakamura's draw, in order
season running total
Hikaru Nakamura was not in the draw for 2021, 2025.
Every World Cup Hikaru Nakamura was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2023 | Baku | Round 4 | $16,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2019 | Khanty-Mansiysk | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2017 | Tbilisi | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2015 | Baku | Quarter-finals | $35,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2013 | Tromsø | Round 4 | $25,000 |
Where Hikaru Nakamura sits on the money list
Ranked 28 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 24 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | Ukraine | 5 | $108,000 |
| 25 | Nikita Vitiugov | England | 7 | $104,000 |
| 26 | Daniil Dubov | FIDE flag | 6 | $102,000 |
| 27 | Evgeny Tomashevsky | Russia | 5 | $102,000 |
| 29 | Leinier Domínguez | United States | 5 | $98,000 |
| 30 | Radosław Wojtaszek | Poland | 7 | $96,000 |
| 31 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | FIDE flag | 6 | $95,000 |
| 32 | Sam Shankland | United States | 5 | $92,000 |
| 33 | Aleksandra Goryachkina | FIDE flag | 3 | $90,000 |
| 34 | Wang Hao | China | 5 | $86,000 |
| 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 |
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 Hikaru Nakamura won at the Chess World Cup?
$102,000 across 5 World Cups. That is 28th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Hikaru Nakamura's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2015 in Baku, where Hikaru Nakamura reached the quarter-finals and was paid $35,000.
How much did Hikaru Nakamura win at the Chess World Cup 2023?
$16,000. Hikaru Nakamura went out in round 4 in Baku.
How much did Hikaru Nakamura win at the Chess World Cup 2019?
$10,000. Hikaru Nakamura went out in round 2 in Khanty-Mansiysk.
How much did Hikaru Nakamura win at the Chess World Cup 2017?
$16,000. Hikaru Nakamura went out in round 3 in Tbilisi.
How much did Hikaru Nakamura win at the Chess World Cup 2015?
$35,000. Hikaru Nakamura reached the quarter-finals in Baku.
How does Hikaru Nakamura compare with the rest of United States?
Hikaru Nakamura won 10.2% of the $998,750 paid to United States's players at World Cups since 2013, 3rd of the 38.
Where to next
The World Cups Hikaru Nakamura played, and the players around them
World Cups Hikaru Nakamura played
Around this rank
- Yu Yangyi
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
- Vidit Gujrathi
- R Praggnanandhaa
- Andrey Esipenko
- Lê Quang Liêm
- Vasyl Ivanchuk
- Nikita Vitiugov
- Daniil Dubov
- Evgeny Tomashevsky
- Leinier Domínguez
- Radosław Wojtaszek
- Ian Nepomniachtchi
- Sam Shankland
- Aleksandra Goryachkina
- Wang Hao
- Anton Korobov
- Étienne Bacrot
- Nijat Abasov
- Pentala Harikrishna