Varuzhan Akobian prize money
$18,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 3 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2015, where Varuzhan Akobian went out in round 1, for $6,000.
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 Varuzhan Akobian reached.
Varuzhan Akobian at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Varuzhan Akobian's draw, in order
season running total
Varuzhan Akobian was not in the draw for 2013, 2019, 2023, 2025.
Every World Cup Varuzhan Akobian was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2021 | Sochi | Round 2 | $6,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2017 | Tbilisi | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2015 | Baku | Round 1 | $6,000 |
Where Varuzhan Akobian sits on the money list
Ranked 190 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180 | Levan Pantsulaia | Georgia | 4 | $19,250 |
| 181 | Aleksandar Inđić | Serbia | 3 | $19,000 |
| 182 | Karthikeyan Murali | India | 3 | $19,000 |
| 183 | Surya Shekhar Ganguly | India | 3 | $19,000 |
| 184 | Zhu Jiner | China | 2 | $19,000 |
| 185 | Carissa Yip | United States | 3 | $18,500 |
| 186 | Andrei Volokitin | Ukraine | 3 | $18,000 |
| 187 | Axel Bachmann | Paraguay | 3 | $18,000 |
| 188 | Emilio Córdova | Peru | 3 | $18,000 |
| 189 | Neuris Delgado Ramírez | Paraguay | 3 | $18,000 |
| 191 | Klaudia Kulon | Poland | 3 | $17,250 |
| 192 | Bardiya Daneshvar | Iran | 2 | $17,000 |
| 193 | Daniel Dardha | Belgium | 2 | $17,000 |
| 194 | Georg Meier | Uruguay | 2 | $17,000 |
| 195 | Johan-Sebastian Christiansen | Norway | 2 | $17,000 |
| 196 | Lorenzo Lodici | Italy | 1 | $17,000 |
| 197 | Pranav V | India | 1 | $17,000 |
| 198 | Gulnar Mammadova | Azerbaijan | 3 | $16,750 |
| 199 | Irina Bulmaga | Romania | 3 | $16,750 |
| 200 | Stavroula Tsolakidou | Greece | 3 | $16,750 |
United States's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for United States, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Wesley So | $123,000 |
| 02 | Fabiano Caruana | $111,000 |
| 03 | Hikaru Nakamura | $102,000 |
| 04 | Sam Shankland | $92,000 |
| 05 | Jeffery Xiong | $68,000 |
| 06 | Leinier Domínguez | $66,000 |
| 07 | Samuel Sevian | $61,000 |
| 08 | Alexander Onischuk | $42,000 |
| 09 | Gata Kamsky | $41,000 |
| 10 | Ray Robson | $39,000 |
| 11 | Levon Aronian | $25,000 |
| 12 | Awonder Liang | $23,000 |
| 13 | Carissa Yip | $18,500 |
| 14 | Varuzhan Akobian | $18,000 |
| 15 | Aleksandr Lenderman | $16,000 |
| 16 | Timur Gareyev | $13,000 |
| 17 | Yaroslav Zherebukh | $12,000 |
| 18 | Irina Krush | $11,750 |
| 19 | Abhimanyu Mishra | $10,750 |
| 20 | Gregory Kaidanov | $9,000 |
| 21 | Jennifer Yu | $8,750 |
| 22 | Andy Woodward | $7,000 |
| 23 | Grigoriy Oparin | $7,000 |
| 24 | Hans Niemann | $7,000 |
| 25 | Alejandro Ramírez | $6,000 |
| 26 | Alexander Shabalov | $6,000 |
| 27 | Conrad Holt | $6,000 |
| 28 | Elshan Moradi | $6,000 |
| 29 | Larry Christiansen | $6,000 |
| 30 | Alice Lee | $5,000 |
| 31 | Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova | $5,000 |
| 32 | Tatev Abrahamyan | $5,000 |
| 33 | Thalia Cervantes Landeiro | $5,000 |
| 34 | Andrew Tang | $3,750 |
| 35 | Robert Hungaski | $3,750 |
| 36 | Kirk Ghazarian | $3,500 |
| 37 | Christopher Yoo | $3,000 |
| 38 | Josiah Stearman | $3,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Varuzhan Akobian won at the Chess World Cup?
$18,000 across 3 World Cups. That is 190th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Varuzhan Akobian's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2015 in Baku, where Varuzhan Akobian went out in round 1 and was paid $6,000.
How much did Varuzhan Akobian win at the Chess World Cup 2021?
$6,000. Varuzhan Akobian went out in round 2 in Sochi.
How much did Varuzhan Akobian win at the Chess World Cup 2017?
$6,000. Varuzhan Akobian went out in round 1 in Tbilisi.
How much did Varuzhan Akobian win at the Chess World Cup 2015?
$6,000. Varuzhan Akobian went out in round 1 in Baku.
How does Varuzhan Akobian compare with the rest of United States?
Varuzhan Akobian won 1.8% of the $998,750 paid to United States's players at World Cups since 2013, 14th of the 38.
Where to next
The World Cups Varuzhan Akobian played, and the players around them
World Cups Varuzhan Akobian played
Around this rank
- Levan Pantsulaia
- Aleksandar Inđić
- Karthikeyan Murali
- Surya Shekhar Ganguly
- Zhu Jiner
- Carissa Yip
- Andrei Volokitin
- Axel Bachmann
- Emilio Córdova
- Neuris Delgado Ramírez
- Klaudia Kulon
- Bardiya Daneshvar
- Daniel Dardha
- Georg Meier
- Johan-Sebastian Christiansen
- Lorenzo Lodici
- Pranav V
- Gulnar Mammadova
- Irina Bulmaga
- Stavroula Tsolakidou