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Nurgyul Salimova prize money

$45,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 3 World Cups. The best of them was the Women's Chess World Cup 2023, where Nurgyul Salimova finished runner-up, for $35,000.

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 Nurgyul Salimova reached.

PRIZE MONEY $45k
BEST PAYDAY $35k
WORLD CUPS 3
ON THE MONEY LIST 71 of 743

Nurgyul Salimova at each World Cup

Every edition since 2013 open to Nurgyul Salimova's draw, in order

3 of 3 played

season running total

Every World Cup Nurgyul Salimova was paid at

Newest first, with the round reached

World Cup Host Went out Prize
Women's Chess World Cup 2025 Batumi Round 2 $5,000
Women's Chess World Cup 2023 Baku Runner-up $35,000
Women's Chess World Cup 2021 Sochi Round 2 $5,000

Where Nurgyul Salimova sits on the money list

Ranked 71 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013

# Player Federation World Cups Prize money
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
69 Matthias Blübaum Germany 4 $47,000
70 Alexander Donchenko Germany 2 $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
80 Alexandr Fier Brazil 6 $41,000
81 David Antón Guijarro Spain 6 $41,000

Bulgaria's players

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

$155,000 between them

# Player Prize money
01 Nurgyul Salimova $45,000
02 Ivan Cheparinov $43,000
03 Veselin Topalov $25,000
04 Antoaneta Stefanova $16,250
05 Nadya Toncheva $7,500
06 Viktoria Radeva $7,500
07 Martin Petrov $7,000
08 Momchil Nikolov $3,750

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Nurgyul Salimova won at the Chess World Cup?

$45,000 across 3 World Cups. That is 71st of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013, and 6th on the Women's World Cup money list.

What was Nurgyul Salimova's best World Cup?

The Women's Chess World Cup 2023 in Baku, where Nurgyul Salimova finished runner-up and was paid $35,000.

How much did Nurgyul Salimova win at the Women's Chess World Cup 2025?

$5,000. Nurgyul Salimova went out in round 2 in Batumi.

How much did Nurgyul Salimova win at the Women's Chess World Cup 2023?

$35,000. Nurgyul Salimova finished runner-up in Baku.

How much did Nurgyul Salimova win at the Women's Chess World Cup 2021?

$5,000. Nurgyul Salimova went out in round 2 in Sochi.

How does Nurgyul Salimova compare with the rest of Bulgaria?

Nurgyul Salimova won 29% of the $155,000 paid to Bulgaria's players at World Cups since 2013, 1st of the 8.

Where to next

The World Cups Nurgyul Salimova played, and the players around them