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Nijat Abasov prize money

$77,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 4 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2023, where Nijat Abasov finished fourth, for $50,000.

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 Nijat Abasov reached.

PRIZE MONEY $77k
BEST PAYDAY $50k
WORLD CUPS 4
ON THE MONEY LIST 37 of 743

Nijat Abasov at each World Cup

Every edition since 2013 in Nijat Abasov's draw, in order

4 of 7 played

season running total

Nijat Abasov was not in the draw for 2013, 2015, 2017.

Every World Cup Nijat Abasov 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 Fourth place $50,000
Chess World Cup 2021 Sochi Round 3 $10,000
Chess World Cup 2019 Khanty-Mansiysk Round 2 $10,000

Where Nijat Abasov sits on the money list

Ranked 37 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013

# Player Federation World Cups Prize money
27 Evgeny Tomashevsky Russia 5 $102,000
28 Hikaru Nakamura United States 5 $102,000
29 Leinier Domínguez United States 5 $98,000
30 Radosław Wojtaszek Poland 7 $96,000
31 Ian Nepomniachtchi FIDE flag 6 $95,000
32 Sam Shankland United States 5 $92,000
33 Aleksandra Goryachkina FIDE flag 3 $90,000
34 Wang Hao China 5 $86,000
35 Anton Korobov Ukraine 5 $81,000
36 Étienne Bacrot France 5 $78,000
38 Pentala Harikrishna India 5 $77,000
39 Pavel Eljanov Ukraine 3 $72,000
40 Arjun Erigaisi India 2 $70,000
41 Tan Zhongyi China 3 $70,000
42 David Navara Czechia 7 $69,000
43 Vladislav Artemiev FIDE flag 5 $69,000
44 Jeffery Xiong United States 4 $68,000
45 Boris Gelfand Israel 6 $67,000
46 Alexandra Kosteniuk Switzerland 3 $66,250
47 Michael Adams England 5 $62,000

Azerbaijan's players

Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for Azerbaijan, by what they won for it

$613,000 between them

# Player Prize money
01 Teimour Radjabov $162,000
02 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov $122,000
03 Nijat Abasov $77,000
04 Vasif Durarbayli $43,000
05 Eltaj Safarli $38,000
06 Rauf Mamedov $27,000
07 Gadir Guseinov $26,000
08 Gulnar Mammadova $16,750
09 Ulviyya Fataliyeva $15,500
10 Aydin Suleymanli $13,000
11 Gunay Mammadzada $11,750
12 Abdulla Gadimbayli $10,000
13 Govhar Beydullayeva $8,750
14 Khanim Balajayeva $7,500
15 Arkadij Naiditsch $6,000
16 Misratdin Iskandarov $6,000
17 Vugar Asadli $6,000
18 Turkan Mamedyarova $3,750
19 Ahmad Ahmadzada $3,500
20 Read Samadov $3,500
21 Mahammad Muradli $3,000
22 Nidjat Mamedov $3,000

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Nijat Abasov won at the Chess World Cup?

$77,000 across 4 World Cups. That is 37th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.

What was Nijat Abasov's best World Cup?

The Chess World Cup 2023 in Baku, where Nijat Abasov finished fourth and was paid $50,000.

How much did Nijat Abasov win at the Chess World Cup 2025?

$7,000. Nijat Abasov went out in round 2 in Goa.

How much did Nijat Abasov win at the Chess World Cup 2023?

$50,000. Nijat Abasov finished fourth in Baku.

How much did Nijat Abasov win at the Chess World Cup 2021?

$10,000. Nijat Abasov went out in round 3 in Sochi.

How much did Nijat Abasov win at the Chess World Cup 2019?

$10,000. Nijat Abasov went out in round 2 in Khanty-Mansiysk.

How does Nijat Abasov compare with the rest of Azerbaijan?

Nijat Abasov won 12.6% of the $613,000 paid to Azerbaijan's players at World Cups since 2013, 3rd of the 22.

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The World Cups Nijat Abasov played, and the players around them

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