Li Chao prize money
$26,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 2 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2017, where Li Chao went out in round 3, for $16,000.
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 Li Chao reached.
Li Chao at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Li Chao's draw, in order
season running total
Li Chao was not in the draw for 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025.
Every World Cup Li Chao was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2017 | Tbilisi | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2013 | Tromsø | Round 2 | $10,000 |
Where Li Chao sits on the money list
Ranked 131 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Bella Khotenashvili | Georgia | 3 | $27,500 |
| 122 | Benjámin Gledura | Hungary | 3 | $27,000 |
| 123 | Bogdan-Daniel Deac | Romania | 3 | $27,000 |
| 124 | Mustafa Yılmaz | Turkey | 3 | $27,000 |
| 125 | Rauf Mamedov | Azerbaijan | 3 | $27,000 |
| 126 | S. L. Narayanan | India | 3 | $27,000 |
| 127 | Alexey Dreev | Russia | 2 | $26,000 |
| 128 | Gadir Guseinov | Azerbaijan | 2 | $26,000 |
| 129 | Hou Yifan | China | 3 | $26,000 |
| 130 | Igor Lysyj | Russia | 3 | $26,000 |
| 132 | Vladimir Malakhov | Russia | 2 | $26,000 |
| 133 | Deysi Cori | Peru | 5 | $25,750 |
| 134 | Vaishali Rameshbabu | India | 3 | $25,750 |
| 135 | Aleksey Grebnev | FIDE flag | 1 | $25,000 |
| 136 | Alexander Morozevich | Russia | 1 | $25,000 |
| 137 | Veselin Topalov | Bulgaria | 1 | $25,000 |
| 138 | Anna Ushenina | Ukraine | 4 | $24,500 |
| 139 | Eduardo Iturrizaga | Spain | 4 | $24,000 |
| 140 | Nino Batsiashvili | Georgia | 3 | $24,000 |
| 141 | Elisabeth Pähtz | Germany | 2 | $23,500 |
China's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for China, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ding Liren | $185,000 |
| 02 | Wei Yi | $172,000 |
| 03 | Yu Yangyi | $123,000 |
| 04 | Wang Hao | $86,000 |
| 05 | Tan Zhongyi | $70,000 |
| 06 | Bu Xiangzhi | $38,000 |
| 07 | Hou Yifan | $26,000 |
| 08 | Li Chao | $26,000 |
| 09 | Lu Shanglei | $22,000 |
| 10 | Lei Tingjie | $20,000 |
| 11 | Zhu Jiner | $19,000 |
| 12 | Xu Xiangyu | $16,000 |
| 13 | Song Yuxin | $14,000 |
| 14 | Wen Yang | $10,000 |
| 15 | Ju Wenjun | $9,500 |
| 16 | Bai Jinshi | $7,000 |
| 17 | Wang Shixu | $7,000 |
| 18 | Lu Miaoyi | $6,750 |
| 19 | Zhao Xue | $6,750 |
| 20 | Dai Changren | $6,000 |
| 21 | Huang Renjie | $6,000 |
| 22 | Liu Guanchu | $6,000 |
| 23 | Liu Qingnan | $6,000 |
| 24 | Lou Yiping | $6,000 |
| 25 | Ni Hua | $6,000 |
| 26 | Wan Yunguo | $6,000 |
| 27 | Zhao Jun | $6,000 |
| 28 | Zhou Jianchao | $6,000 |
| 29 | Wang Chuqiao | $5,000 |
| 30 | Yan Tianqi | $5,000 |
| 31 | Zhai Mo | $5,000 |
| 32 | Gao Muziyan | $3,750 |
| 33 | Xiao Yiyi | $3,750 |
| 34 | Yuan Ye | $3,750 |
| 35 | Zhang Lanlin | $3,750 |
| 36 | Peng Xiongjian | $3,500 |
| 37 | Xu Yinglun | $3,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Li Chao won at the Chess World Cup?
$26,000 across 2 World Cups. That is 131st of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Li Chao's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2017 in Tbilisi, where Li Chao went out in round 3 and was paid $16,000.
How much did Li Chao win at the Chess World Cup 2017?
$16,000. Li Chao went out in round 3 in Tbilisi.
How much did Li Chao win at the Chess World Cup 2013?
$10,000. Li Chao went out in round 2 in Tromsø.
How does Li Chao compare with the rest of China?
Li Chao won 2.7% of the $954,500 paid to China's players at World Cups since 2013, 8th of the 37.
Where to next
The World Cups Li Chao played, and the players around them