Tan Zhongyi prize money
$70,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 3 World Cups. The best of them was the Women's Chess World Cup 2021, where Tan Zhongyi finished third, for $25,000.
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 Tan Zhongyi reached.
Tan Zhongyi at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 open to Tan Zhongyi's draw, in order
season running total
Every World Cup Tan Zhongyi was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Chess World Cup 2025 | Batumi | Third place | $25,000 |
| Women's Chess World Cup 2023 | Baku | Fourth place | $20,000 |
| Women's Chess World Cup 2021 | Sochi | Third place | $25,000 |
Where Tan Zhongyi sits on the money list
Ranked 41 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 37 | Nijat Abasov | Azerbaijan | 4 | $77,000 |
| 38 | Pentala Harikrishna | India | 5 | $77,000 |
| 39 | Pavel Eljanov | Ukraine | 3 | $72,000 |
| 40 | Arjun Erigaisi | India | 2 | $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 |
| 48 | Nodirbek Yakubboev | Uzbekistan | 3 | $62,000 |
| 49 | Samuel Sevian | United States | 5 | $61,000 |
| 50 | Divya Deshmukh | India | 3 | $60,250 |
| 51 | Adhiban Baskaran | India | 6 | $58,000 |
China's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for China, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ding Liren | $185,000 |
| 02 | Wei Yi | $172,000 |
| 03 | Yu Yangyi | $123,000 |
| 04 | Wang Hao | $86,000 |
| 05 | Tan Zhongyi | $70,000 |
| 06 | Bu Xiangzhi | $38,000 |
| 07 | Hou Yifan | $26,000 |
| 08 | Li Chao | $26,000 |
| 09 | Lu Shanglei | $22,000 |
| 10 | Lei Tingjie | $20,000 |
| 11 | Zhu Jiner | $19,000 |
| 12 | Xu Xiangyu | $16,000 |
| 13 | Song Yuxin | $14,000 |
| 14 | Wen Yang | $10,000 |
| 15 | Ju Wenjun | $9,500 |
| 16 | Bai Jinshi | $7,000 |
| 17 | Wang Shixu | $7,000 |
| 18 | Lu Miaoyi | $6,750 |
| 19 | Zhao Xue | $6,750 |
| 20 | Dai Changren | $6,000 |
| 21 | Huang Renjie | $6,000 |
| 22 | Liu Guanchu | $6,000 |
| 23 | Liu Qingnan | $6,000 |
| 24 | Lou Yiping | $6,000 |
| 25 | Ni Hua | $6,000 |
| 26 | Wan Yunguo | $6,000 |
| 27 | Zhao Jun | $6,000 |
| 28 | Zhou Jianchao | $6,000 |
| 29 | Wang Chuqiao | $5,000 |
| 30 | Yan Tianqi | $5,000 |
| 31 | Zhai Mo | $5,000 |
| 32 | Gao Muziyan | $3,750 |
| 33 | Xiao Yiyi | $3,750 |
| 34 | Yuan Ye | $3,750 |
| 35 | Zhang Lanlin | $3,750 |
| 36 | Peng Xiongjian | $3,500 |
| 37 | Xu Yinglun | $3,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Tan Zhongyi won at the Chess World Cup?
$70,000 across 3 World Cups. That is 41st of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013, and 2nd on the Women's World Cup money list.
What was Tan Zhongyi's best World Cup?
The Women's Chess World Cup 2021 in Sochi, where Tan Zhongyi finished third and was paid $25,000.
How much did Tan Zhongyi win at the Women's Chess World Cup 2025?
$25,000. Tan Zhongyi finished third in Batumi.
How much did Tan Zhongyi win at the Women's Chess World Cup 2023?
$20,000. Tan Zhongyi finished fourth in Baku.
How much did Tan Zhongyi win at the Women's Chess World Cup 2021?
$25,000. Tan Zhongyi finished third in Sochi.
How does Tan Zhongyi compare with the rest of China?
Tan Zhongyi won 7.3% of the $954,500 paid to China's players at World Cups since 2013, 5th of the 37.
Where to next
The World Cups Tan Zhongyi played, and the players around them