Yu Yangyi prize money
$123,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 7 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2019, where Yu Yangyi finished fourth, 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 Yu Yangyi reached.
Yu Yangyi at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Yu Yangyi's draw, in order
season running total
Every World Cup Yu Yangyi was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2025 | Goa | Round 4 | $17,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2023 | Baku | Round 3 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2021 | Sochi | Round 3 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2019 | Khanty-Mansiysk | Fourth place | $50,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2017 | Tbilisi | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2015 | Baku | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2013 | Tromsø | Round 2 | $10,000 |
Where Yu Yangyi sits on the money list
Ranked 18 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 15 | Wesley So | United States | 6 | $133,000 |
| 16 | Vladimir Fedoseev | Slovenia | 6 | $126,000 |
| 17 | Alexander Grischuk | FIDE flag | 6 | $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 |
| 26 | Daniil Dubov | FIDE flag | 6 | $102,000 |
| 27 | Evgeny Tomashevsky | Russia | 5 | $102,000 |
| 28 | Hikaru Nakamura | United States | 5 | $102,000 |
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 Yu Yangyi won at the Chess World Cup?
$123,000 across 7 World Cups. That is 18th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Yu Yangyi's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2019 in Khanty-Mansiysk, where Yu Yangyi finished fourth and was paid $50,000.
How much did Yu Yangyi win at the Chess World Cup 2025?
$17,000. Yu Yangyi went out in round 4 in Goa.
How much did Yu Yangyi win at the Chess World Cup 2023?
$10,000. Yu Yangyi went out in round 3 in Baku.
How much did Yu Yangyi win at the Chess World Cup 2021?
$10,000. Yu Yangyi went out in round 3 in Sochi.
How much did Yu Yangyi win at the Chess World Cup 2019?
$50,000. Yu Yangyi finished fourth in Khanty-Mansiysk.
How does Yu Yangyi compare with the rest of China?
Yu Yangyi won 12.9% of the $954,500 paid to China's players at World Cups since 2013, 3rd of the 37.
Where to next
The World Cups Yu Yangyi played, and the players around them