Ian Nepomniachtchi prize money
$95,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 6 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2019, where Ian Nepomniachtchi went out in round 4, for $25,000.
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 Ian Nepomniachtchi reached.
Ian Nepomniachtchi at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Ian Nepomniachtchi's draw, in order
season running total
Ian Nepomniachtchi was not in the draw for 2021.
Every World Cup Ian Nepomniachtchi was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2025 for FIDE flag | Goa | Round 2 | $7,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2023 for FIDE flag | Baku | Round 5 | $25,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2019 for Russia | Khanty-Mansiysk | Round 4 | $25,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2017 for Russia | Tbilisi | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2015 for Russia | Baku | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2013 for Russia | Tromsø | Round 1 | $6,000 |
Ian Nepomniachtchi has played World Cups for Russia and then FIDE flag. Each edition's money is counted to the federation Ian Nepomniachtchi played for that year.
Where Ian Nepomniachtchi sits on the money list
Ranked 31 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 28 | Hikaru Nakamura | United States | 5 | $102,000 |
| 29 | Leinier Domínguez | United States | 5 | $98,000 |
| 30 | Radosław Wojtaszek | Poland | 7 | $96,000 |
| 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 |
| 39 | Pavel Eljanov | Ukraine | 3 | $72,000 |
| 40 | Arjun Erigaisi | India | 2 | $70,000 |
| 41 | Tan Zhongyi | China | 3 | $70,000 |
Players under the FIDE flag
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for FIDE flag, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Andrey Esipenko | $76,000 |
| 02 | Aleksandra Goryachkina | $55,000 |
| 03 | Daniil Dubov | $35,000 |
| 04 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | $32,000 |
| 05 | Aleksey Grebnev | $25,000 |
| 06 | Vladislav Kovalev | $23,000 |
| 07 | Polina Shuvalova | $20,750 |
| 08 | Peter Svidler | $16,000 |
| 09 | Kateryna Lagno | $14,500 |
| 10 | Arseniy Nesterov | $13,000 |
| 11 | Evgeniy Najer | $11,000 |
| 12 | Ivan Zemlyanskii | $11,000 |
| 13 | Vladislav Artemiev | $11,000 |
| 14 | Nikita Vitiugov | $10,000 |
| 15 | Volodar Murzin | $7,000 |
| 16 | Alina Bivol | $6,750 |
| 17 | Anna Shukhman | $6,750 |
| 18 | Olga Badelka | $6,750 |
| 19 | Valentina Gunina | $6,750 |
| 20 | Alexander Grischuk | $6,000 |
| 21 | David Paravyan | $6,000 |
| 22 | Mikhail Antipov | $6,000 |
| 23 | Sergei Azarov | $6,000 |
| 24 | Daria Charochkina | $5,000 |
| 25 | Leya Garifullina | $5,000 |
| 26 | Sergei Lobanov | $3,500 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Ian Nepomniachtchi won at the Chess World Cup?
$95,000 across 6 World Cups. That is 31st of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Ian Nepomniachtchi's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2019 in Khanty-Mansiysk, where Ian Nepomniachtchi went out in round 4 and was paid $25,000.
How much did Ian Nepomniachtchi win at the Chess World Cup 2025?
$7,000. Ian Nepomniachtchi went out in round 2 in Goa.
How much did Ian Nepomniachtchi win at the Chess World Cup 2023?
$25,000. Ian Nepomniachtchi went out in round 5 in Baku.
How much did Ian Nepomniachtchi win at the Chess World Cup 2019?
$25,000. Ian Nepomniachtchi went out in round 4 in Khanty-Mansiysk.
How much did Ian Nepomniachtchi win at the Chess World Cup 2017?
$16,000. Ian Nepomniachtchi went out in round 3 in Tbilisi.
How does Ian Nepomniachtchi compare with the rest of FIDE flag?
Ian Nepomniachtchi won 7.5% of the $424,750 paid to players under the FIDE flag at World Cups since 2013, 4th of the 26.
Where to next
The World Cups Ian Nepomniachtchi played, and the players around them
World Cups Ian Nepomniachtchi played
Around this rank
Other FIDE flag players
- Andrey Esipenko
- Aleksandra Goryachkina
- Daniil Dubov
- Aleksey Grebnev
- Vladislav Kovalev
- Polina Shuvalova
- Peter Svidler
- Kateryna Lagno
- Arseniy Nesterov
- Evgeniy Najer
- Ivan Zemlyanskii
- Vladislav Artemiev
- Nikita Vitiugov
- Volodar Murzin
- Olga Badelka
- Valentina Gunina
- Alexander Grischuk
- David Paravyan
- Mikhail Antipov
- Sergei Azarov