Nihal Sarin prize money
$43,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 4 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2023, where Nihal Sarin went out in round 4, 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 Nihal Sarin reached.
Nihal Sarin at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Nihal Sarin's draw, in order
season running total
Nihal Sarin was not in the draw for 2013, 2015, 2017.
Every World Cup Nihal Sarin was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2025 | Goa | Round 2 | $7,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2023 | Baku | Round 4 | $16,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2021 | Sochi | Round 3 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2019 | Khanty-Mansiysk | Round 2 | $10,000 |
Where Nihal Sarin sits on the money list
Ranked 74 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 69 | Matthias Blübaum | Germany | 4 | $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 |
| 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 |
| 80 | Alexandr Fier | Brazil | 6 | $41,000 |
| 81 | David Antón Guijarro | Spain | 6 | $41,000 |
| 82 | Gabriel Sargissian | Armenia | 3 | $41,000 |
| 83 | Gata Kamsky | United States | 2 | $41,000 |
| 84 | José Martínez Alcántara | Mexico | 2 | $41,000 |
India's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for India, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Vidit Gujrathi | $119,000 |
| 02 | R Praggnanandhaa | $113,000 |
| 03 | Pentala Harikrishna | $77,000 |
| 04 | Arjun Erigaisi | $70,000 |
| 05 | Divya Deshmukh | $60,250 |
| 06 | Adhiban Baskaran | $58,000 |
| 07 | Gukesh Dommaraju | $52,000 |
| 08 | Koneru Humpy | $44,500 |
| 09 | Nihal Sarin | $43,000 |
| 10 | S. P. Sethuraman | $38,000 |
| 11 | Harika Dronavalli | $34,750 |
| 12 | S. L. Narayanan | $27,000 |
| 13 | Vaishali Rameshbabu | $25,750 |
| 14 | Aravindh Chithambaram | $23,000 |
| 15 | Karthik Venkataraman | $23,000 |
| 16 | Karthikeyan Murali | $19,000 |
| 17 | Surya Shekhar Ganguly | $19,000 |
| 18 | Pranav V | $17,000 |
| 19 | P. Iniyan | $13,000 |
| 20 | Diptayan Ghosh | $11,000 |
| 21 | Pranesh M | $11,000 |
| 22 | Krishnan Sasikiran | $10,000 |
| 23 | Padmini Rout | $10,000 |
| 24 | Viswanathan Anand | $10,000 |
| 25 | M. R. Lalith Babu | $9,500 |
| 26 | P. V. Nandhidhaa | $8,750 |
| 27 | Aronyak Ghosh | $7,000 |
| 28 | Raunak Sadhwani | $7,000 |
| 29 | Mary Ann Gomes | $6,750 |
| 30 | Vantika Agrawal | $6,750 |
| 31 | Abhijeet Gupta | $6,000 |
| 32 | Abhimanyu Puranik | $6,000 |
| 33 | Deep Sengupta | $6,000 |
| 34 | G. Akash | $6,000 |
| 35 | Parimarjan Negi | $6,000 |
| 36 | Bhakti Kulkarni | $5,000 |
| 37 | Nutakki Priyanka | $5,000 |
| 38 | Priyanka K | $5,000 |
| 39 | Kiran Manisha Mohanty | $3,750 |
| 40 | Harshavardhan G. B. | $3,500 |
The top 40 of 45. The rest are on the India page.
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Nihal Sarin won at the Chess World Cup?
$43,000 across 4 World Cups. That is 74th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Nihal Sarin's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2023 in Baku, where Nihal Sarin went out in round 4 and was paid $16,000.
How much did Nihal Sarin win at the Chess World Cup 2025?
$7,000. Nihal Sarin went out in round 2 in Goa.
How much did Nihal Sarin win at the Chess World Cup 2023?
$16,000. Nihal Sarin went out in round 4 in Baku.
How much did Nihal Sarin win at the Chess World Cup 2021?
$10,000. Nihal Sarin went out in round 3 in Sochi.
How much did Nihal Sarin win at the Chess World Cup 2019?
$10,000. Nihal Sarin went out in round 2 in Khanty-Mansiysk.
How does Nihal Sarin compare with the rest of India?
Nihal Sarin won 4.1% of the $1,043,250 paid to India's players at World Cups since 2013, 9th of the 45.
Where to next
The World Cups Nihal Sarin played, and the players around them
World Cups Nihal Sarin played
Around this rank
- Richárd Rapport
- Anna Muzychuk
- Alexander Areshchenko
- Baadur Jobava
- Kacper Piorun
- Matthias Blübaum
- Alexander Donchenko
- Nurgyul Salimova
- Koneru Humpy
- Aryan Tari
- Peter Leko
- Vasif Durarbayli
- Alexander Onischuk
- Francisco Vallejo Pons
- Kirill Alekseenko
- Alexandr Fier
- David Antón Guijarro
- Gabriel Sargissian
- Gata Kamsky
- José Martínez Alcántara
Other India players
- Vidit Gujrathi
- R Praggnanandhaa
- Pentala Harikrishna
- Arjun Erigaisi
- Divya Deshmukh
- Adhiban Baskaran
- Gukesh Dommaraju
- Koneru Humpy
- S. P. Sethuraman
- Harika Dronavalli
- S. L. Narayanan
- Vaishali Rameshbabu
- Aravindh Chithambaram
- Karthik Venkataraman
- Karthikeyan Murali
- Surya Shekhar Ganguly
- Pranav V
- P. Iniyan
- Diptayan Ghosh
- Pranesh M