World Chess Championship 2024 Prize Money. This impressive sum is made up of prize money for the players of usd 2.5 million (the prize money has been increased by usd 500,000 compared to the 2023 world championship), a fide licence fee of usd 1.1 million and the costs of staging the event. August 26, 2024 12:28 ist st louis (usa), aug 26 (pti) indian grandmaster r praggnanandhaa navigated his match against the reigning world champion ding liren with remarkable ease, holding him to a draw in the sixth round of the sinquefield cup, the final leg of the grand chess tour.

The 2024 edition will decide who will reign the chess world for the next two years — the reigning world champion, ding liren (china), or the youngest challenger in chess history, gukesh d (india). World rapid & blitz cadet chess championship 2024.