Magnus Carlsen prize money
$186,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 3 World Cups, including 1 title. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2023, where Magnus Carlsen won the title, for $110,000.
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 Magnus Carlsen reached.
Magnus Carlsen at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Magnus Carlsen's draw, in order
season running total
Magnus Carlsen was not in the draw for 2013, 2015, 2019, 2025.
Every World Cup Magnus Carlsen was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2023 | Baku | WINNER | $110,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2021 | Sochi | Third place | $60,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2017 | Tbilisi | Round 3 | $16,000 |
Where Magnus Carlsen sits on the money list
Ranked 5 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 |
| 04 | Levon Aronian | United States | 6 | $212,000 |
| 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 |
| 15 | Wesley So | United States | 6 | $133,000 |
| 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 |
Norway's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for Norway, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Magnus Carlsen | $186,000 |
| 02 | Aryan Tari | $43,000 |
| 03 | Johan-Sebastian Christiansen | $17,000 |
| 04 | Jon Ludvig Hammer | $16,000 |
| 05 | Frode Urkedal | $6,000 |
| 06 | Leif Erlend Johannessen | $6,000 |
| 07 | Simen Agdestein | $6,000 |
| 08 | Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen | $6,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Magnus Carlsen won at the Chess World Cup?
$186,000 across 3 World Cups. That is 5th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Magnus Carlsen's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2023 in Baku, where Magnus Carlsen won the title and was paid $110,000.
How much did Magnus Carlsen win at the Chess World Cup 2023?
$110,000. Magnus Carlsen won the title in Baku.
How much did Magnus Carlsen win at the Chess World Cup 2021?
$60,000. Magnus Carlsen finished third in Sochi.
How much did Magnus Carlsen win at the Chess World Cup 2017?
$16,000. Magnus Carlsen went out in round 3 in Tbilisi.
How does Magnus Carlsen compare with the rest of Norway?
Magnus Carlsen won 65% of the $286,000 paid to Norway's players at World Cups since 2013, 1st of the 8.
Where to next
The World Cups Magnus Carlsen played, and the players around them