Hrant Melkumyan prize money
$22,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 3 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2015, where Hrant Melkumyan went out in round 2, for $10,000.
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 Hrant Melkumyan reached.
Hrant Melkumyan at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Hrant Melkumyan's draw, in order
season running total
Hrant Melkumyan was not in the draw for 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025.
Every World Cup Hrant Melkumyan was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2017 | Tbilisi | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2015 | Baku | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2013 | Tromsø | Round 1 | $6,000 |
Where Hrant Melkumyan sits on the money list
Ranked 159 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | Robert Hovhannisyan | Armenia | 3 | $23,000 |
| 150 | Shant Sargsyan | Armenia | 2 | $23,000 |
| 151 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Czechia | 3 | $23,000 |
| 152 | Vladislav Kovalev | FIDE flag | 2 | $23,000 |
| 153 | Alexander Moiseenko | Ukraine | 2 | $22,000 |
| 154 | Alexandr Predke | Serbia | 3 | $22,000 |
| 155 | Alireza Firouzja | France | 2 | $22,000 |
| 156 | Benjamin Bok | Netherlands | 3 | $22,000 |
| 157 | Daniele Vocaturo | Italy | 2 | $22,000 |
| 158 | Gawain Maroroa Jones | England | 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 |
| 166 | Essam El-Gindy | Egypt | 4 | $21,750 |
| 167 | Diego Flores | Argentina | 4 | $21,500 |
| 168 | Emre Can | Turkey | 4 | $21,500 |
| 169 | Mateusz Bartel | Poland | 4 | $21,500 |
Armenia's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for Armenia, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Levon Aronian | $187,000 |
| 02 | Gabriel Sargissian | $41,000 |
| 03 | Haik M. Martirosyan | $32,000 |
| 04 | Robert Hovhannisyan | $23,000 |
| 05 | Shant Sargsyan | $23,000 |
| 06 | Hrant Melkumyan | $22,000 |
| 07 | Sergei Movsesian | $16,000 |
| 08 | Elina Danielian | $11,750 |
| 09 | Arman Pashikian | $6,000 |
| 10 | Hovhannes Gabuzyan | $6,000 |
| 11 | Samvel Ter-Sahakyan | $6,000 |
| 12 | Vladimir Akopian | $6,000 |
| 13 | Lilit Mkrtchian | $5,000 |
| 14 | Karen H. Grigoryan | $3,500 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Hrant Melkumyan won at the Chess World Cup?
$22,000 across 3 World Cups. That is 159th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Hrant Melkumyan's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2015 in Baku, where Hrant Melkumyan went out in round 2 and was paid $10,000.
How much did Hrant Melkumyan win at the Chess World Cup 2017?
$6,000. Hrant Melkumyan went out in round 1 in Tbilisi.
How much did Hrant Melkumyan win at the Chess World Cup 2015?
$10,000. Hrant Melkumyan went out in round 2 in Baku.
How much did Hrant Melkumyan win at the Chess World Cup 2013?
$6,000. Hrant Melkumyan went out in round 1 in Tromsø.
How does Hrant Melkumyan compare with the rest of Armenia?
Hrant Melkumyan won 5.7% of the $388,250 paid to Armenia's players at World Cups since 2013, 6th of the 14.
Where to next
The World Cups Hrant Melkumyan played, and the players around them