Chess World Championship 2024 Winner Prize Money. Today we bring you the players who won the most prize money in the major international chess events of 2022. The largest single prize money in competitive chess history comes from the world chess championship (wcc).

The prize pool of the event is $2.5 million, an increase from 2023’s €2 million total. Earlier this year, he also made history as the youngest winner of the prestigious candidates tournament, becoming the youngest contender to vie for the world championship.