Thai Dai Van Nguyen prize money
$23,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 3 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2025, where Thai Dai Van Nguyen went out in round 3, for $11,000.
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 Thai Dai Van Nguyen reached.
Thai Dai Van Nguyen at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Thai Dai Van Nguyen's draw, in order
season running total
Thai Dai Van Nguyen was not in the draw for 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019.
Every World Cup Thai Dai Van Nguyen 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 2023 | Baku | Round 2 | $6,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2021 | Sochi | Round 2 | $6,000 |
Where Thai Dai Van Nguyen sits on the money list
Ranked 151 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | Elisabeth Pähtz | Germany | 2 | $23,500 |
| 142 | Anton Demchenko | Slovenia | 3 | $23,000 |
| 143 | Aravindh Chithambaram | India | 3 | $23,000 |
| 144 | Awonder Liang | United States | 2 | $23,000 |
| 145 | Daniil Yuffa | Spain | 2 | $23,000 |
| 146 | Grigoriy Oparin | United States | 3 | $23,000 |
| 147 | Karthik Venkataraman | India | 2 | $23,000 |
| 148 | Niclas Huschenbeth | Germany | 3 | $23,000 |
| 149 | Robert Hovhannisyan | Armenia | 3 | $23,000 |
| 150 | Shant Sargsyan | Armenia | 2 | $23,000 |
| 152 | Vladislav Kovalev | FIDE flag | 2 | $23,000 |
| 153 | Alexander Moiseenko | Ukraine | 2 | $22,000 |
| 154 | Alexandr Predke | Serbia | 3 | $22,000 |
| 155 | Alireza Firouzja | France | 2 | $22,000 |
| 156 | Benjamin Bok | Netherlands | 3 | $22,000 |
| 157 | Daniele Vocaturo | Italy | 2 | $22,000 |
| 158 | Gawain Maroroa Jones | England | 3 | $22,000 |
| 159 | Hrant Melkumyan | Armenia | 3 | $22,000 |
| 160 | Igor Kovalenko | Latvia | 3 | $22,000 |
| 161 | Lu Shanglei | China | 2 | $22,000 |
Czechia's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for Czechia, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | David Navara | $69,000 |
| 02 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | $23,000 |
| 03 | Viktor Láznička | $10,000 |
| 04 | Vojtěch Plát | $6,000 |
| 05 | Zbyněk Hráček | $6,000 |
| 06 | Peter Michalik | $3,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Thai Dai Van Nguyen won at the Chess World Cup?
$23,000 across 3 World Cups. That is 151st of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Thai Dai Van Nguyen's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2025 in Goa, where Thai Dai Van Nguyen went out in round 3 and was paid $11,000.
How much did Thai Dai Van Nguyen win at the Chess World Cup 2025?
$11,000. Thai Dai Van Nguyen went out in round 3 in Goa.
How much did Thai Dai Van Nguyen win at the Chess World Cup 2023?
$6,000. Thai Dai Van Nguyen went out in round 2 in Baku.
How much did Thai Dai Van Nguyen win at the Chess World Cup 2021?
$6,000. Thai Dai Van Nguyen went out in round 2 in Sochi.
How does Thai Dai Van Nguyen compare with the rest of Czechia?
Thai Dai Van Nguyen won 19.7% of the $117,000 paid to Czechia's players at World Cups since 2013, 2nd of the 6.
Where to next
The World Cups Thai Dai Van Nguyen played, and the players around them
World Cups Thai Dai Van Nguyen played
Around this rank
- Elisabeth Pähtz
- Anton Demchenko
- Aravindh Chithambaram
- Awonder Liang
- Daniil Yuffa
- Grigoriy Oparin
- Karthik Venkataraman
- Niclas Huschenbeth
- Robert Hovhannisyan
- Shant Sargsyan
- Vladislav Kovalev
- Alexander Moiseenko
- Alexandr Predke
- Alireza Firouzja
- Benjamin Bok
- Daniele Vocaturo
- Gawain Maroroa Jones
- Hrant Melkumyan
- Igor Kovalenko
- Lu Shanglei