Igor Kovalenko prize money
$22,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 3 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2019, where Igor Kovalenko 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 Igor Kovalenko reached.
Igor Kovalenko at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Igor Kovalenko's draw, in order
season running total
Igor Kovalenko was not in the draw for 2013, 2021, 2023, 2025.
Every World Cup Igor Kovalenko was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2019 | Khanty-Mansiysk | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2017 | Tbilisi | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2015 | Baku | Round 1 | $6,000 |
Where Igor Kovalenko sits on the money list
Ranked 160 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 159 | Hrant Melkumyan | Armenia | 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 |
| 170 | Lela Javakhishvili | Georgia | 3 | $21,250 |
Latvia's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for Latvia, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Igor Kovalenko | $22,000 |
| 02 | Alexei Shirov | $10,000 |
| 03 | Nikita Meshkovs | $3,750 |
| 04 | Arturs Neikšāns | $3,500 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Igor Kovalenko won at the Chess World Cup?
$22,000 across 3 World Cups. That is 160th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Igor Kovalenko's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2019 in Khanty-Mansiysk, where Igor Kovalenko went out in round 2 and was paid $10,000.
How much did Igor Kovalenko win at the Chess World Cup 2019?
$10,000. Igor Kovalenko went out in round 2 in Khanty-Mansiysk.
How much did Igor Kovalenko win at the Chess World Cup 2017?
$6,000. Igor Kovalenko went out in round 1 in Tbilisi.
How much did Igor Kovalenko win at the Chess World Cup 2015?
$6,000. Igor Kovalenko went out in round 1 in Baku.
How does Igor Kovalenko compare with the rest of Latvia?
Igor Kovalenko won 56.1% of the $39,250 paid to Latvia's players at World Cups since 2013, 1st of the 4.
Where to next
The World Cups Igor Kovalenko played, and the players around them