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Jan 4, 2023 · 8. GM Leinier Dominguez. $109,391. 8. GM Tan Zhongyi. $103,753. 5. After making the finals of the 2022-23 Women's Candidates and winning the 2022 Women's Rapid Championship, in addition to playing in other major women's tournaments, GM Tan Zhongyi made the most of any woman chess player and reached six figures in the year as well.
- Nathaniel Green
Jan 4, 2024 · But Carlsen wasn't the biggest money winner of 2023. That honor belonged to GM Ding Liren , victor in the €2,000,000 ($2,200,000) World Championship. Despite falling ill and not playing for most of the rest of the year, he retained his cash lead on runner-up GM Ian Nepomniachtchi , although it was a virtual tie with less than $2,000 separating them.
- Nathaniel Green
Mar 28, 2022 · Prize Pool. The 2022 Candidates Tournament had a €500,000 prize pool, distributed as follows: 1st: €48,000; 2nd: €36,000; 3rd: €24,000; The prize money was divided equally among players with an equal score after 14 rounds. Players also received €3,500 for every half-point they scored. The final prize distribution was as follows: #
Jun 1, 2023 · It should be noted that the leader in the amount of prize money in the history of chess is Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand – $9,462,010. Magnus Carlsen is in second place – $9,438,449. Garry Kasparov is in third place – $7,947,979. Official source. Leading Chess Platform Chess.com named the chess players who earned the most prizes in ...
Oct 22, 2023 · The largest single prize money in competitive chess history comes from the World Chess Championship (WCC). Organized by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), this title match between the world‘s top two players offers a total prize pool reaching as high as €2 million (around $2.2 million).
The winner of the Champions Chess Tour, Norway Chess, and both the World Rapid and Blitz Championships earned nearly $560k in major tournament prizes throughout 2022. With a $100 million libel lawsuit on his back by Hans Niemann, and after withdrawing from the World Championship title with a $2M prize fund though, Magnus might find himself in an uncomfortable financial position.
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Dec 30, 2020 · The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has expanded the number of participants and increased the prize fund at its 2021 World Cups in Russia. A record total of $1.89 million (£1.4 million/€1 ...
