Wesley So prize money
$133,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 6 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2017, where Wesley So reached the semi-finals, for $50,000.
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 Wesley So reached.
Wesley So at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Wesley So's draw, in order
season running total
Wesley So was not in the draw for 2021.
Every World Cup Wesley So was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2025 for United States | Goa | Round 2 | $7,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2023 for United States | Baku | Round 4 | $16,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2019 for United States | Khanty-Mansiysk | Round 4 | $25,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2017 for United States | Tbilisi | Semi-finals | $50,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2015 for United States | Baku | Round 4 | $25,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2013 for Philippines | Tromsø | Round 2 | $10,000 |
Wesley So has played World Cups for Philippines and then United States. Each edition's money is counted to the federation Wesley So played for that year.
Where Wesley So sits on the money list
Ranked 15 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 | Javokhir Sindarov | Uzbekistan | 3 | $152,000 |
| 11 | Vladimir Kramnik | Russia | 3 | $152,000 |
| 12 | Dmitry Andreikin | Russia | 5 | $147,000 |
| 13 | Fabiano Caruana | United States | 5 | $146,000 |
| 14 | Anish Giri | Netherlands | 7 | $138,000 |
| 16 | Vladimir Fedoseev | Slovenia | 6 | $126,000 |
| 17 | Alexander Grischuk | FIDE flag | 6 | $123,000 |
| 18 | Yu Yangyi | China | 7 | $123,000 |
| 19 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | Azerbaijan | 7 | $122,000 |
| 20 | Vidit Gujrathi | India | 6 | $119,000 |
| 21 | R Praggnanandhaa | India | 3 | $113,000 |
| 22 | Andrey Esipenko | FIDE flag | 4 | $111,000 |
| 23 | Lê Quang Liêm | Vietnam | 6 | $111,000 |
| 24 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | Ukraine | 5 | $108,000 |
| 25 | Nikita Vitiugov | England | 7 | $104,000 |
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 Wesley So won at the Chess World Cup?
$133,000 across 6 World Cups. That is 15th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Wesley So's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2017 in Tbilisi, where Wesley So reached the semi-finals and was paid $50,000.
How much did Wesley So win at the Chess World Cup 2025?
$7,000. Wesley So went out in round 2 in Goa.
How much did Wesley So win at the Chess World Cup 2023?
$16,000. Wesley So went out in round 4 in Baku.
How much did Wesley So win at the Chess World Cup 2019?
$25,000. Wesley So went out in round 4 in Khanty-Mansiysk.
How much did Wesley So win at the Chess World Cup 2017?
$50,000. Wesley So reached the semi-finals in Tbilisi.
How does Wesley So compare with the rest of United States?
Wesley So won 12.3% of the $998,750 paid to United States's players at World Cups since 2013, 1st of the 38.
Where to next
The World Cups Wesley So played, and the players around them