Maksim Chigaev prize money
$13,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 2 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2025, where Maksim Chigaev went out in round 2, for $7,000.
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 Maksim Chigaev reached.
Maksim Chigaev at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Maksim Chigaev's draw, in order
season running total
Maksim Chigaev was not in the draw for 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023.
Every World Cup Maksim Chigaev was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2025 for Spain | Goa | Round 2 | $7,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2019 for Russia | Khanty-Mansiysk | Round 1 | $6,000 |
Maksim Chigaev has played World Cups for Russia and then Spain. Each edition's money is counted to the federation Maksim Chigaev played for that year.
Where Maksim Chigaev sits on the money list
Ranked 248 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | Maili-Jade Ouellet | Canada | 3 | $13,750 |
| 239 | Meri Arabidze | Georgia | 2 | $13,500 |
| 240 | Olga Badelka | FIDE flag | 2 | $13,500 |
| 241 | Bilel Bellahcene | Algeria | 3 | $13,250 |
| 242 | Mircea Pârligras | Romania | 3 | $13,250 |
| 243 | Umida Omonova | Uzbekistan | 2 | $13,250 |
| 244 | Arseniy Nesterov | FIDE flag | 2 | $13,000 |
| 245 | Aydin Suleymanli | Azerbaijan | 2 | $13,000 |
| 246 | Dmitrij Kollars | Germany | 2 | $13,000 |
| 247 | Luis Paulo Supi | Brazil | 2 | $13,000 |
| 249 | Maxime Lagarde | France | 2 | $13,000 |
| 250 | Nikita Petrov | Montenegro | 2 | $13,000 |
| 251 | P. Iniyan | India | 2 | $13,000 |
| 252 | Temur Kuybokarov | Australia | 2 | $13,000 |
| 253 | Timur Gareyev | United States | 2 | $13,000 |
| 254 | Volodar Murzin | FIDE flag | 2 | $13,000 |
| 255 | Amir Zaibi | Tunisia | 3 | $12,750 |
| 256 | Fy Antenaina Rakotomaharo | Madagascar | 3 | $12,500 |
| 257 | Julia Ryjanova | Australia | 3 | $12,500 |
| 258 | Mobina Alinasab | Iran | 3 | $12,500 |
Spain's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for Spain, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | $42,000 |
| 02 | David Antón Guijarro | $41,000 |
| 03 | Jaime Santos Latasa | $16,000 |
| 04 | Alexei Shirov | $10,000 |
| 05 | Ana Matnadze | $8,750 |
| 06 | Daniil Yuffa | $7,000 |
| 07 | Maksim Chigaev | $7,000 |
| 08 | Eduardo Iturrizaga | $6,000 |
| 09 | Iván Salgado López | $6,000 |
| 10 | Miguel Santos Ruiz | $6,000 |
| 11 | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh | $5,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Maksim Chigaev won at the Chess World Cup?
$13,000 across 2 World Cups. That is 248th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Maksim Chigaev's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2025 in Goa, where Maksim Chigaev went out in round 2 and was paid $7,000.
How much did Maksim Chigaev win at the Chess World Cup 2025?
$7,000. Maksim Chigaev went out in round 2 in Goa.
How much did Maksim Chigaev win at the Chess World Cup 2019?
$6,000. Maksim Chigaev went out in round 1 in Khanty-Mansiysk.
How does Maksim Chigaev compare with the rest of Spain?
Maksim Chigaev won 4.5% of the $154,750 paid to Spain's players at World Cups since 2013, 7th of the 11.
Where to next
The World Cups Maksim Chigaev played, and the players around them