Matthias Blübaum prize money
$47,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 4 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2025, where Matthias Blübaum went out in round 4, for $17,000.
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 Matthias Blübaum reached.
Matthias Blübaum at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Matthias Blübaum's draw, in order
season running total
Matthias Blübaum was not in the draw for 2013, 2015, 2019.
Every World Cup Matthias Blübaum was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2025 | Goa | Round 4 | $17,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2023 | Baku | Round 3 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2021 | Sochi | Round 3 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2017 | Tbilisi | Round 2 | $10,000 |
Where Matthias Blübaum sits on the money list
Ranked 69 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Parham Maghsoodloo | Iran | 5 | $55,000 |
| 60 | Alexey Sarana | Serbia | 4 | $54,000 |
| 61 | Ivan Cheparinov | Bulgaria | 6 | $53,000 |
| 62 | Gukesh Dommaraju | India | 3 | $52,000 |
| 63 | Maxim Rodshtein | Israel | 4 | $52,000 |
| 64 | Richárd Rapport | Hungary | 2 | $52,000 |
| 65 | Anna Muzychuk | Ukraine | 3 | $51,750 |
| 66 | Alexander Areshchenko | Ukraine | 4 | $48,000 |
| 67 | Baadur Jobava | Georgia | 4 | $48,000 |
| 68 | Kacper Piorun | Poland | 5 | $47,000 |
| 70 | Alexander Donchenko | Germany | 2 | $45,000 |
| 71 | Nurgyul Salimova | Bulgaria | 3 | $45,000 |
| 72 | Koneru Humpy | India | 2 | $44,500 |
| 73 | Aryan Tari | Norway | 5 | $43,000 |
| 74 | Nihal Sarin | India | 4 | $43,000 |
| 75 | Peter Leko | Hungary | 3 | $43,000 |
| 76 | Vasif Durarbayli | Azerbaijan | 4 | $43,000 |
| 77 | Alexander Onischuk | United States | 4 | $42,000 |
| 78 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | Spain | 4 | $42,000 |
| 79 | Kirill Alekseenko | Austria | 3 | $42,000 |
Germany's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for Germany, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Matthias Blübaum | $47,000 |
| 02 | Alexander Donchenko | $45,000 |
| 03 | Rasmus Svane | $33,000 |
| 04 | Vincent Keymer | $33,000 |
| 05 | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu | $32,000 |
| 06 | Frederik Svane | $31,000 |
| 07 | Elisabeth Pähtz | $23,500 |
| 08 | Niclas Huschenbeth | $23,000 |
| 09 | Dmitrij Kollars | $13,000 |
| 10 | Daniel Fridman | $12,000 |
| 11 | Arik Braun | $6,000 |
| 12 | Vitaly Kunin | $6,000 |
| 13 | Jana Schneider | $3,750 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Matthias Blübaum won at the Chess World Cup?
$47,000 across 4 World Cups. That is 69th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Matthias Blübaum's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2025 in Goa, where Matthias Blübaum went out in round 4 and was paid $17,000.
How much did Matthias Blübaum win at the Chess World Cup 2025?
$17,000. Matthias Blübaum went out in round 4 in Goa.
How much did Matthias Blübaum win at the Chess World Cup 2023?
$10,000. Matthias Blübaum went out in round 3 in Baku.
How much did Matthias Blübaum win at the Chess World Cup 2021?
$10,000. Matthias Blübaum went out in round 3 in Sochi.
How much did Matthias Blübaum win at the Chess World Cup 2017?
$10,000. Matthias Blübaum went out in round 2 in Tbilisi.
How does Matthias Blübaum compare with the rest of Germany?
Matthias Blübaum won 15.2% of the $308,250 paid to Germany's players at World Cups since 2013, 1st of the 13.
Where to next
The World Cups Matthias Blübaum played, and the players around them
World Cups Matthias Blübaum played
Around this rank
- Parham Maghsoodloo
- Alexey Sarana
- Ivan Cheparinov
- Gukesh Dommaraju
- Maxim Rodshtein
- Richárd Rapport
- Anna Muzychuk
- Alexander Areshchenko
- Baadur Jobava
- Kacper Piorun
- Alexander Donchenko
- Nurgyul Salimova
- Koneru Humpy
- Aryan Tari
- Nihal Sarin
- Peter Leko
- Vasif Durarbayli
- Alexander Onischuk
- Francisco Vallejo Pons
- Kirill Alekseenko