Levon Aronian prize money
$212,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 6 World Cups, including 1 title. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2017, where Levon Aronian won the title, for $120,000.
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 Levon Aronian reached.
Levon Aronian at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Levon Aronian's draw, in order
season running total
Levon Aronian was not in the draw for 2023.
Every World Cup Levon Aronian was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2025 for United States | Goa | Round 5 | $25,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2021 for Armenia | Sochi | Round 2 | $6,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2019 for Armenia | Khanty-Mansiysk | Quarter-finals | $35,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2017 for Armenia | Tbilisi | WINNER | $120,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2015 for Armenia | Baku | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2013 for Armenia | Tromsø | Round 3 | $16,000 |
Levon Aronian has played World Cups for Armenia and then United States. Each edition's money is counted to the federation Levon Aronian played for that year.
Where Levon Aronian sits on the money list
Ranked 4 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sergey Karjakin | Russia | 5 | $251,000 |
| 02 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | France | 7 | $247,000 |
| 03 | Peter Svidler | FIDE flag | 6 | $216,000 |
| 05 | Magnus Carlsen | Norway | 3 | $186,000 |
| 06 | Ding Liren | China | 3 | $185,000 |
| 07 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | Poland | 5 | $176,000 |
| 08 | Wei Yi | China | 6 | $172,000 |
| 09 | Teimour Radjabov | Azerbaijan | 5 | $162,000 |
| 10 | Javokhir Sindarov | Uzbekistan | 3 | $152,000 |
| 11 | Vladimir Kramnik | Russia | 3 | $152,000 |
| 12 | Dmitry Andreikin | Russia | 5 | $147,000 |
| 13 | Fabiano Caruana | United States | 5 | $146,000 |
| 14 | Anish Giri | Netherlands | 7 | $138,000 |
| 322 | Rubén Felgaer | Argentina | 1 | $10,000 |
| 323 | Törmönkhiin Mönkhzul | Mongolia | 2 | $10,000 |
| 324 | Victor Bologan | Moldova | 1 | $10,000 |
| 325 | Viktor Láznička | Czechia | 1 | $10,000 |
| 326 | Viswanathan Anand | India | 1 | $10,000 |
| 327 | Wen Yang | China | 1 | $10,000 |
| 328 | Yuri Vovk | Ukraine | 1 | $10,000 |
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 Levon Aronian won at the Chess World Cup?
$212,000 across 6 World Cups. That is 4th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Levon Aronian's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2017 in Tbilisi, where Levon Aronian won the title and was paid $120,000.
How much did Levon Aronian win at the Chess World Cup 2025?
$25,000. Levon Aronian went out in round 5 in Goa.
How much did Levon Aronian win at the Chess World Cup 2021?
$6,000. Levon Aronian went out in round 2 in Sochi.
How much did Levon Aronian win at the Chess World Cup 2019?
$35,000. Levon Aronian reached the quarter-finals in Khanty-Mansiysk.
How much did Levon Aronian win at the Chess World Cup 2017?
$120,000. Levon Aronian won the title in Tbilisi.
How does Levon Aronian compare with the rest of United States?
Levon Aronian won 2.5% of the $998,750 paid to United States's players at World Cups since 2013, 11th of the 38.
Where to next
The World Cups Levon Aronian played, and the players around them