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Pouya Idani prize money

$33,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 3 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2021, where Pouya Idani 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 Pouya Idani reached.

PRIZE MONEY $33k
BEST PAYDAY $16k
WORLD CUPS 3
ON THE MONEY LIST 105 of 743

Pouya Idani at each World Cup

Every edition since 2013 in Pouya Idani's draw, in order

3 of 7 played

season running total

Pouya Idani was not in the draw for 2013, 2017, 2019, 2023.

Every World Cup Pouya Idani was paid at

Newest first, with the round reached

World Cup Host Went out Prize
Chess World Cup 2025 Goa Round 3 $11,000
Chess World Cup 2021 Sochi Round 4 $16,000
Chess World Cup 2015 Baku Round 1 $6,000

Where Pouya Idani sits on the money list

Ranked 105 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013

# Player Federation World Cups Prize money
95 Velimir Ivić Serbia 3 $38,000
96 Ferenc Berkes Hungary 3 $37,000
97 Ernesto Inarkiev Russia 4 $36,000
98 Cristóbal Henríquez Villagra Chile 5 $35,000
99 Ivan Šarić Croatia 5 $35,000
100 Ahmed Adly Egypt 6 $34,750
101 Harika Dronavalli India 3 $34,750
102 Mariya Muzychuk Ukraine 4 $34,500
103 Sandro Mareco Argentina 5 $34,000
104 Alexander Motylev Romania 4 $33,000
106 Rasmus Svane Germany 3 $33,000
107 Vincent Keymer Germany 2 $33,000
108 Anton Kovalyov Canada 2 $32,000
109 Haik M. Martirosyan Armenia 2 $32,000
110 Laurent Fressinet France 4 $32,000
111 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu Germany 3 $32,000
112 Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn Vietnam 4 $32,000
113 Ante Brkić Croatia 4 $31,500
114 Constantin Lupulescu Romania 5 $31,500
115 Frederik Svane Germany 2 $31,000

Iran's players

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

$231,500 between them

# Player Prize money
01 Amin Tabatabaei $55,000
02 Parham Maghsoodloo $55,000
03 Pouya Idani $33,000
04 Bardiya Daneshvar $17,000
05 Alireza Firouzja $16,000
06 Mobina Alinasab $12,500
07 Ehsan Ghaem Maghami $9,750
08 Sarasadat Khademalsharieh $9,500
09 Pouria Darini $9,000
10 Amir Reza Pourramezanali $6,000
11 Anahita Zahedifar $5,000
12 Mitra Asgharzadeh $3,750

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Pouya Idani won at the Chess World Cup?

$33,000 across 3 World Cups. That is 105th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.

What was Pouya Idani's best World Cup?

The Chess World Cup 2021 in Sochi, where Pouya Idani went out in round 4 and was paid $16,000.

How much did Pouya Idani win at the Chess World Cup 2025?

$11,000. Pouya Idani went out in round 3 in Goa.

How much did Pouya Idani win at the Chess World Cup 2021?

$16,000. Pouya Idani went out in round 4 in Sochi.

How much did Pouya Idani win at the Chess World Cup 2015?

$6,000. Pouya Idani went out in round 1 in Baku.

How does Pouya Idani compare with the rest of Iran?

Pouya Idani won 14.3% of the $231,500 paid to Iran's players at World Cups since 2013, 3rd of the 12.

Where to next

The World Cups Pouya Idani played, and the players around them