Lê Quang Liêm prize money
$111,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 6 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2013, where Lê Quang Liêm 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 Lê Quang Liêm reached.
Lê Quang Liêm at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Lê Quang Liêm's draw, in order
season running total
Lê Quang Liêm was not in the draw for 2021.
Every World Cup Lê Quang Liêm was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2025 | Goa | Round 5 | $25,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2023 | Baku | Round 3 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2019 | Khanty-Mansiysk | Round 4 | $25,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2017 | Tbilisi | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2015 | Baku | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2013 | Tromsø | Round 4 | $25,000 |
Where Lê Quang Liêm sits on the money list
Ranked 23 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fabiano Caruana | United States | 5 | $146,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 31 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | FIDE flag | 6 | $95,000 |
| 32 | Sam Shankland | United States | 5 | $92,000 |
| 33 | Aleksandra Goryachkina | FIDE flag | 3 | $90,000 |
Vietnam's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for Vietnam, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lê Quang Liêm | $111,000 |
| 02 | Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn | $32,000 |
| 03 | Nguyễn Thị Mai Hưng | $3,750 |
| 04 | Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên | $3,750 |
| 05 | Võ Thị Kim Phụng | $3,750 |
| 06 | Bành Gia Huy | $3,500 |
| 07 | Lê Tuấn Minh | $3,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Lê Quang Liêm won at the Chess World Cup?
$111,000 across 6 World Cups. That is 23rd of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Lê Quang Liêm's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2013 in Tromsø, where Lê Quang Liêm went out in round 4 and was paid $25,000.
How much did Lê Quang Liêm win at the Chess World Cup 2025?
$25,000. Lê Quang Liêm went out in round 5 in Goa.
How much did Lê Quang Liêm win at the Chess World Cup 2023?
$10,000. Lê Quang Liêm went out in round 3 in Baku.
How much did Lê Quang Liêm win at the Chess World Cup 2019?
$25,000. Lê Quang Liêm went out in round 4 in Khanty-Mansiysk.
How much did Lê Quang Liêm win at the Chess World Cup 2017?
$10,000. Lê Quang Liêm went out in round 2 in Tbilisi.
How does Lê Quang Liêm compare with the rest of Vietnam?
Lê Quang Liêm won 69.1% of the $160,750 paid to Vietnam's players at World Cups since 2013, 1st of the 7.
Where to next
The World Cups Lê Quang Liêm played, and the players around them
World Cups Lê Quang Liêm played
Around this rank
- Fabiano Caruana
- Anish Giri
- Wesley So
- Vladimir Fedoseev
- Alexander Grischuk
- Yu Yangyi
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
- Vidit Gujrathi
- R Praggnanandhaa
- Andrey Esipenko
- Vasyl Ivanchuk
- Nikita Vitiugov
- Daniil Dubov
- Evgeny Tomashevsky
- Hikaru Nakamura
- Leinier Domínguez
- Radosław Wojtaszek
- Ian Nepomniachtchi
- Sam Shankland
- Aleksandra Goryachkina