World Chess Championship 2024: How a lot prize cash has D Gukesh earned after 9 video games?

The World Chess Championship 2024 is evenly poised with the battle between D Gukesh and Ding Liren tied at 4.5-4.5 after 9 video games. The battle for the world chess title has been
briefly halted for a relaxation day on Friday (6 December) and the motion will resume on Saturday (7 December) with Recreation 10 between Liren and Gukesh on the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore.

To this point each Gukesh and Ding have gained one match every whereas the opposite
seven video games have resulted in a draw.

The 14-game World Chess Championship 2024 has
5 extra video games to go and the primary participant to succeed in 7.5 factors will likely be topped world champion. However no matter who wins, Gukesh and Liren are set to grow to be richer by a number of crores because the World Chess Championship 2024 has a complete prize cash pool of $2.5 million (Rs 20.8 crore roughly).

As 9 matches are completed to date, let’s have a look at how a lot prize cash Gukesh has already earned from the full pool.

World Chess Championship 2024 prize cash guidelines

As per World Chess Championship 2024 prize cash guidelines, every win will see a participant earn $200k (Rs 1.67 crore). This implies each Ding and Gukesh
have already earned $200k (Rs 1.67 crore) respectively from the full prize cash pool by successful one sport every.

They’ll earn $200k (Rs 1.67 crore) extra for each victory they safe from hereon whereas the remaining prize cash stability
will likely be cut up equally between the gamers.

In order per the foundations, Gukesh has solely earned $200k (Rs 1.67 crore) from the prize cash to date with one win (Recreation 3) however it’s set to extend relying upon the ultimate end result. Extra wins will usher in extra money or else the prize cash stability will likely be cut up equally between the gamers.

There’s another situation. If the World Chess Championship 2024 ends in a tie and the winner is set on tiebreakers, then the champion will obtain $1.3 million (Rs 10.83 crore approx.) whereas the runner-up will take residence $1.2 million (Rs 10 crore approx.).

Additionally, every participant was given $200k (Rs 1.67 crore) prematurely a month earlier than Recreation 1 of the World Chess Championship 2024. This quantity will likely be deducted from their winnings. They’ll obtain the remaining stability inside 14 working days after the conclusion of World Chess Championship 2024.