Chess Championship 2024 Winner Prize Money. After three weeks and 14 rounds of intense play, gukesh clinched the title by holding american grandmaster hikaru nakamura in the final round, earning nine points. The total prize money awarded by fide is around usd 2.5 million (rs 20 crore plus) as the prize fund was increased from usd 2 million (rs 17 crore) in 2023.
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). Gm magnus carlsen won his fourth title at the speed chess championship 2024, defeating gm alireza firouzja in front of a live audience in paris, france.