Wen Yang prize money
$10,000 in Chess World Cup prize money from one World Cup. It was the Chess World Cup 2015, where Wen Yang went out in round 2.
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 Wen Yang reached.
Wen Yang at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Wen Yang's draw, in order
season running total
Wen Yang was not in the draw for 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025.
Every World Cup Wen Yang was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2015 | Baku | Round 2 | $10,000 |
Where Wen Yang sits on the money list
Ranked 327 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sergey Karjakin | Russia | 5 | $251,000 |
| 02 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | France | 7 | $247,000 |
| 03 | Peter Svidler | FIDE flag | 6 | $216,000 |
| 04 | Levon Aronian | United States | 6 | $212,000 |
| 05 | Magnus Carlsen | Norway | 3 | $186,000 |
| 06 | Ding Liren | China | 3 | $185,000 |
| 07 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | Poland | 5 | $176,000 |
| 08 | Wei Yi | China | 6 | $172,000 |
| 09 | Teimour Radjabov | Azerbaijan | 5 | $162,000 |
| 317 | Michał Krasenkow | Poland | 1 | $10,000 |
| 318 | Mikhail Kobalia | Russia | 1 | $10,000 |
| 319 | Monika Soćko | Poland | 2 | $10,000 |
| 320 | Oliwia Kiołbasa | Poland | 2 | $10,000 |
| 321 | Padmini Rout | India | 2 | $10,000 |
| 322 | Rubén Felgaer | Argentina | 1 | $10,000 |
| 323 | Törmönkhiin Mönkhzul | Mongolia | 2 | $10,000 |
| 324 | Victor Bologan | Moldova | 1 | $10,000 |
| 325 | Viktor Láznička | Czechia | 1 | $10,000 |
| 326 | Viswanathan Anand | India | 1 | $10,000 |
| 328 | Yuri Vovk | Ukraine | 1 | $10,000 |
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 Wen Yang won at the Chess World Cup?
$10,000 at the Chess World Cup 2015. That is 327th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Wen Yang's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2015 in Baku, where Wen Yang went out in round 2 and was paid $10,000.
How much did Wen Yang win at the Chess World Cup 2015?
$10,000. Wen Yang went out in round 2 in Baku.
How does Wen Yang compare with the rest of China?
Wen Yang won 1% of the $954,500 paid to China's players at World Cups since 2013, 14th of the 37.
Where to next
The World Cups Wen Yang played, and the players around them