CHESS · WORLD CUP · TROMSØ
Chess World Cup 2013 prize money
$1,600,000 paid to all 128 players in Tromsø, 11 August 2013 to 2 September 2013. Vladimir Kramnik won it and was paid $120,000, and the 64 players out in the first round were paid $6,000 each.
PAID OUT $1.6m
THE WINNER $120,000
PLAYERS PAID 128
FIRST ROUND $6,000
What each round paid
One player's prize for going out at each stage
| Went out | Players | Each | Between them |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINNER | 1 | $120,000 | $120,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Semi-finals | 2 | $50,000 | $100,000 |
| Quarter-finals | 4 | $35,000 | $140,000 |
| Round 4 | 8 | $25,000 | $200,000 |
| Round 3 | 16 | $16,000 | $256,000 |
| Round 2 | 32 | $10,000 | $320,000 |
| Round 1 | 64 | $6,000 | $384,000 |
Where the money went, round by round
The first round cost FIDE $384,000, 24% of the pot, against 7.5% for the winner. A knockout pays its first-round losers more between them than it pays its champion, because there are so many more of them.
Every player paid in Tromsø
All 128 players, by what they won
| Player | Federation | Went out | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Kramnik | Russia | Winner | $120,000 |
| Dmitry Andreikin | Russia | Runner-up | $80,000 |
| Evgeny Tomashevsky | Russia | Semi-finals | $50,000 |
| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | France | Semi-finals | $50,000 |
| Anton Korobov | Ukraine | Quarter-finals | $35,000 |
| Fabiano Caruana | Italy | Quarter-finals | $35,000 |
| Gata Kamsky | United States | Quarter-finals | $35,000 |
| Peter Svidler | Russia | Quarter-finals | $35,000 |
| Alexander Morozevich | Russia | Round 4 | $25,000 |
| Boris Gelfand | Israel | Round 4 | $25,000 |
| Hikaru Nakamura | United States | Round 4 | $25,000 |
| Julio Granda | Peru | Round 4 | $25,000 |
| Lê Quang Liêm | Vietnam | Round 4 | $25,000 |
| Sergey Karjakin | Russia | Round 4 | $25,000 |
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | Azerbaijan | Round 4 | $25,000 |
| Vasyl Ivanchuk | Ukraine | Round 4 | $25,000 |
| Adhiban Baskaran | India | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Alexander Areshchenko | Ukraine | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Alexander Grischuk | Russia | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Alexander Moiseenko | Ukraine | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Alexey Dreev | Russia | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Anish Giri | Netherlands | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Daniil Dubov | Russia | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Jon Ludvig Hammer | Norway | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Leinier Domínguez | Cuba | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Levon Aronian | Armenia | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Nikita Vitiugov | Russia | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Pavel Eljanov | Ukraine | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Teimour Radjabov | Azerbaijan | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Vladimir Malakhov | Russia | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Wei Yi | China | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Yuriy Kryvoruchko | Ukraine | Round 3 | $16,000 |
| Aleksandr Shimanov | Russia | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Alexander Onischuk | United States | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Alexandr Fier | Brazil | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Alexei Shirov | Latvia | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Anton Filippov | Uzbekistan | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Baadur Jobava | Georgia | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Dariusz Świercz | Poland | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| David Navara | Czechia | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Dmitry Jakovenko | Russia | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Eltaj Safarli | Azerbaijan | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Étienne Bacrot | France | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Francisco Vallejo Pons | Spain | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Igor Lysyj | Russia | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez | Cuba | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Krishnan Sasikiran | India | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Laurent Fressinet | France | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Lázaro Bruzón | Cuba | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Li Chao | China | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Markus Ragger | Austria | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Maxim Matlakov | Russia | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Michael Adams | England | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Mikhail Kobalia | Russia | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn | Vietnam | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Peter Leko | Hungary | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Rafael Leitão | Brazil | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Ray Robson | United States | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Rubén Felgaer | Argentina | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Ruslan Ponomariov | Ukraine | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Victor Bologan | Moldova | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Wang Hao | China | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Wesley So | Philippines | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Yu Yangyi | China | Round 2 | $10,000 |
| Ahmed Adly | Egypt | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Alejandro Ramírez | United States | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Alexander Beliavsky | Slovenia | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Alexander Ipatov | Turkey | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Alexander Riazantsev | Russia | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Alexander Shabalov | United States | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Andrei Istrățescu | France | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Andrei Volokitin | Ukraine | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Anna Ushenina | Ukraine | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Bassem Amin | Egypt | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Bator Sambuev | Canada | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Conrad Holt | United States | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Constantin Lupulescu | Romania | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Denis Khismatullin | Russia | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Deysi Cori | Peru | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Diego Flores | Argentina | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Eduardo Iturrizaga | Venezuela | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Eric Hansen | Canada | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Ernesto Inarkiev | Russia | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Essam El-Gindy | Egypt | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Evgeniy Najer | Russia | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Evgeny Alekseev | Russia | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Evgeny Postny | Israel | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Evgeny Romanov | Russia | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| G. Akash | India | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Gawain Maroroa Jones | England | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Gillan Bwalya | Zambia | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Gregory Kaidanov | United States | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Hou Yifan | China | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Hrant Melkumyan | Armenia | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi | Russia | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Igor Bjelobrk | Australia | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Ivan Popov | Russia | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Jan Smeets | Netherlands | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Jan-Krzysztof Duda | Poland | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Jorge Cori | Peru | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Judit Polgár | Hungary | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Larry Christiansen | United States | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Leif Erlend Johannessen | Norway | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Liu Qingnan | China | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Lou Yiping | China | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Mark Paragua | Philippines | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Martyn Kravtsiv | Ukraine | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Mikhail Markov | Kyrgyzstan | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Oliver Barbosa | Philippines | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Parimarjan Negi | India | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Pouria Darini | Iran | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Radosław Wojtaszek | Poland | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Sabino Brunello | Italy | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Salem Saleh | United Arab Emirates | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Samy Shoker | Egypt | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Sandro Mareco | Argentina | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Sebbar Ali | Morocco | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Sergei Azarov | Belarus | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Sergei Movsesian | Armenia | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Sergey Fedorchuk | Ukraine | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Simen Agdestein | Norway | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen | Norway | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Vadim Zvjaginsev | Russia | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Vasif Durarbayli | Azerbaijan | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Vladimir Akopian | Armenia | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Wan Yunguo | China | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Zbyněk Hráček | Czechia | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Ziaur Rahman | Bangladesh | Round 1 | $6,000 |
The two beaten semi-finalists were paid the same, because there was no match for third place until 2019.
Chess World Cup 2013 by federation
What each federation's players took home
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money was there at the Chess World Cup 2013?
$1,600,000, paid to all 128 players in Tromsø from 11 August 2013 to 2 September 2013.
How much did Vladimir Kramnik win at the Chess World Cup 2013?
$120,000, 7.5% of the pot. Dmitry Andreikin was paid $80,000 as runner-up.
How much did a first-round loser get at the Chess World Cup 2013?
$6,000. 64 players went out in the first round, and they took $384,000 between them, 24% of the pot.
Which country won the most at the Chess World Cup 2013?
Russia, whose 25 players took $519,000 between them.
Where to next
The players paid in Tromsø, and every other World Cup
Paid in Tromsø
- Vladimir Kramnik
- Dmitry Andreikin
- Evgeny Tomashevsky
- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
- Anton Korobov
- Fabiano Caruana
- Gata Kamsky
- Peter Svidler
- Alexander Morozevich
- Boris Gelfand
- Hikaru Nakamura
- Julio Granda
- Lê Quang Liêm
- Sergey Karjakin
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
- Vasyl Ivanchuk
- Adhiban Baskaran
- Alexander Areshchenko
- Alexander Grischuk
- Alexander Moiseenko
- Alexey Dreev
- Anish Giri
- Daniil Dubov
- Jon Ludvig Hammer
- Leinier Domínguez
- Levon Aronian
- Nikita Vitiugov
- Pavel Eljanov
- Teimour Radjabov
- Vladimir Malakhov
- Wei Yi
- Yuriy Kryvoruchko
- Aleksandr Shimanov
- Alexander Onischuk
- Alexandr Fier
- Alexei Shirov
- Anton Filippov
- Baadur Jobava
- Dariusz Świercz
- David Navara
- Dmitry Jakovenko
- Eltaj Safarli
- Étienne Bacrot
- Francisco Vallejo Pons
- Igor Lysyj
- Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez
- Krishnan Sasikiran
- Laurent Fressinet
- Lázaro Bruzón
- Li Chao
- Markus Ragger
- Maxim Matlakov
- Michael Adams
- Mikhail Kobalia
- Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn
- Peter Leko
- Rafael Leitão
- Ray Robson
- Rubén Felgaer
- Ruslan Ponomariov
- Victor Bologan
- Wang Hao
- Wesley So
- Yu Yangyi
- Ahmed Adly
- Alexander Ipatov
- Andrei Volokitin
- Anna Ushenina
- Bassem Amin
- Bator Sambuev
- Constantin Lupulescu
- Denis Khismatullin
- Deysi Cori
- Diego Flores
- Eduardo Iturrizaga
- Ernesto Inarkiev
- Essam El-Gindy
- Evgeniy Najer
- Evgeny Alekseev
- Gawain Maroroa Jones
- Hou Yifan
- Hrant Melkumyan
- Ian Nepomniachtchi
- Ivan Popov
- Jan-Krzysztof Duda
- Jorge Cori
- Martyn Kravtsiv
- Radosław Wojtaszek
- Salem Saleh
- Sandro Mareco
- Sergei Azarov
- Sergei Movsesian
- Vasif Durarbayli
- Ziaur Rahman