Leinier Domínguez prize money
$98,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 5 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2023, where Leinier Domínguez 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 Leinier Domínguez reached.
Leinier Domínguez at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Leinier Domínguez's draw, in order
season running total
Leinier Domínguez was not in the draw for 2017, 2025.
Every World Cup Leinier Domínguez was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2023 for United States | Baku | Quarter-finals | $35,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2021 for United States | Sochi | Round 2 | $6,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2019 for United States | Khanty-Mansiysk | Round 4 | $25,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2015 for Cuba | Baku | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2013 for Cuba | Tromsø | Round 3 | $16,000 |
Leinier Domínguez has played World Cups for Cuba and then United States. Each edition's money is counted to the federation Leinier Domínguez played for that year.
Where Leinier Domínguez sits on the money list
Ranked 29 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 28 | Hikaru Nakamura | United States | 5 | $102,000 |
| 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 |
| 39 | Pavel Eljanov | Ukraine | 3 | $72,000 |
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 Leinier Domínguez won at the Chess World Cup?
$98,000 across 5 World Cups. That is 29th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Leinier Domínguez's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2023 in Baku, where Leinier Domínguez reached the quarter-finals and was paid $35,000.
How much did Leinier Domínguez win at the Chess World Cup 2023?
$35,000. Leinier Domínguez reached the quarter-finals in Baku.
How much did Leinier Domínguez win at the Chess World Cup 2021?
$6,000. Leinier Domínguez went out in round 2 in Sochi.
How much did Leinier Domínguez win at the Chess World Cup 2019?
$25,000. Leinier Domínguez went out in round 4 in Khanty-Mansiysk.
How much did Leinier Domínguez win at the Chess World Cup 2015?
$16,000. Leinier Domínguez went out in round 3 in Baku.
How does Leinier Domínguez compare with the rest of United States?
Leinier Domínguez won 6.6% of the $998,750 paid to United States's players at World Cups since 2013, 6th of the 38.
Where to next
The World Cups Leinier Domínguez played, and the players around them
World Cups Leinier Domínguez played
Around this rank
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
- Vidit Gujrathi
- R Praggnanandhaa
- Andrey Esipenko
- Lê Quang Liêm
- Vasyl Ivanchuk
- Nikita Vitiugov
- Daniil Dubov
- Evgeny Tomashevsky
- Hikaru Nakamura
- Radosław Wojtaszek
- Ian Nepomniachtchi
- Sam Shankland
- Aleksandra Goryachkina
- Wang Hao
- Anton Korobov
- Étienne Bacrot
- Nijat Abasov
- Pentala Harikrishna
- Pavel Eljanov