Segundo Peter Zhdanov eis a lista dos top $$$ makers do Xadrez em 2013 (estimativa) :
#1. Magnus Carlsen, Norway, 23
FIDE rating in January 2013: 2861 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2872 (+11 points)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $2,200,000
- Tata Steel Chess Tournament: 1st, unknown
- Candidates Tournament: 1st, $158,500
- Norway Chess: 2nd in classical chess, 2nd in blitz, unknown (the
prize fund of the tournament was estimated to be about €336,000 )
- Tal Memorial: 2nd, $27,500, 5th in blitz
- Sinquefield Cup: 1st, $70,000
- FIDE World Chess Championship Match: winner, $1,650,000
- Endorsements: Simonsen Vogt Wiig, Arctic Securities, Nordic Semiconductor, Parallels, VG, G-Star Raw.
#2. Viswanathan Anand, India, 44
FIDE rating in January 2013: 2772 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2773 (+1 point)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $1,500,000
- Tata Steel Chess Tournament: 3rd, unknown
- Grenke Chess Classic: 1st, unknown
- Zurich Chess Challenge: 2nd, unknown
- Alekhine Memorial: 3rd, $20,500
- Norway Chess: 6th in classical chess, 3rd in blitz, unknown
- Tal Memorial: 9th, $3,500, 2nd in blitz
- FIDE World Chess Championship Match: runner-up, $1,100,000
- London Chess Classic: ¼-final, $8,500
- Endorsements: NIIT, TVH
#3. Fabiano Caruana, Italy, 21
FIDE rating in January 2013: 2781 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2782 (+1 point)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $640,000
- Tata Steel Chess Tournament: 12th, unknown
- Grenke Chess Classic: 2nd, unknown
- Zurich Chess Challenge: 1st, unknown
- Russian Team Chess Championship: 8th (team), unknown
- FIDE Grand Prix, Zug: 4th, $26,000
- FIDE Grand Prix, Thessaloniki: 2nd, $29,000
- Tal Memorial: 3rd, $20,500, 10th in blitz
- Dortmund: 7th, unknown
- World Cup: ¼-finalist, $35,000
- FIDE Grand Prix, Paris: 1st, $32,500
- King’s Tournament: 1st, unknown
- European Club Cup: 3rd (team), unknown
- European Team Chess Championship, 12th (team), unknown
- London Chess Classic: ¼-final, $8,500
- FIDE Grand Prix 2012/2013: 3rd, $82,500
#4. Vladimir Kramnik, Russia, 38
FIDE rating in January 2013: 2810 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2787 (-23 points)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $600,000
- Zurich Chess Challenge: 3rd, unknown
- Candidates Tournament: 2nd, $147,500
- Alekhine Memorial: 7th, $5,500
- Tal Memorial: 10th, $2,000, 3rd in blitz
- Dortmund: 2nd, unknown
- Geneva Chess Masters: finalist, unknown
- World Cup: winner, $120,000
- Russian Superfinal: 4th, $15,000
- World Team Chess Championship: team gold, $30,000
- London Chess Classic: ½ -final, $17,000
#5. Levon Aronian, Armenia, 31
FIDE rating in January 2013: 2802 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2812(+10 points)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $500,000
- Tata Steel Chess Tournament: 2nd, unknown
- Candidates Tournament: 4th, $92,000
- Alekhine Memorial: 1st, $41,000
- Norway Chess: 5th in classical chess, 9th in blitz, unknown
- World Cup: 3rd round, $16,000
- Sinquefield Cup: 3rd, $30,000
- Bilbao Masters Final: 1st, unknown
- European Team Chess Championship: 4th (team), 3rd (board), unknown
- Sport Accord World Mind Games: 11th in blitz, $1,000; 11th in Basque, $1,000; 14th in rapid, $1,000
- World Team Chess Championship: 5th (team), 1st (board), unknown
#6. Sergey Karjakin, Russia, 24
FIDE rating in January 2013: 2780 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2759 (-21 points)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $450,000
- Tata Steel Chess Tournament: 4th, unknown
- Aeroflot: 1st (rapid), $16,000; 5th (blitz), $3,500
- Russian Team Chess Championship: 2nd (team), unknown
- FIDE Grand Prix, Zug: 7th, $16,500
- Norway Chess: 1st in classical chess, 1st in blitz, unknown
- Tal Memorial: 7th, $5,500, 8th in blitz
- Sberbank Open: 1st, unknown
- FIDE Grand Prix, Bejing: 5th, $17,500
- World Cup: 4th round, $25,000
- Moscow Championship: 1st (blitz), unknown, total prize fund – appr. $12,000
- World Team Chess Championship: 1st (team), $30,000
- Sport Accord World Mind Games: 1st in blitz, $18,000; 1st in Basque, $18,000; 8th in rapid, $4,000
- FIDE Grand Prix 2012/2013: 9th, $20,500
- Endorsements: Alpari
#7. Hikaru Nakamura, 26, USA
FIDE rating in January 2013: 2769 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2789 (+20 points)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $440,000
- Tata Steel Chess Tournament: 6th, unknown
- FIDE Grand Prix, Zug: 2nd, $31,000
- Norway Chess: 3rd in classical chess, 4th in blitz, unknown
- FIDE Grand Prix, Thessaloniki: 7th, $16,500
- Tal Memorial: 6th, $8,250, 1st in blitz
- Houston Open: 3rd, unknown (total prize fund of the event - $10,000)
- Geneva Masters: ½-finalist, unknown
- World Cup: 4th round, $25,000
- Sinquefield Cup: 3rd, $30,000
- FIDE Grand Prix, Paris: 3rd, $26,000
- European Club Cup: 10th (team), unknown
- World Team Chess Championship: 4th (team), unknown
- London Chess Classic: winner, $69,000
- FIDE Grand Prix 2012/2013: 6th, $41,500
- Endorsements: Silence Therapeutics
#8. Boris Gelfand, Israel, 45
FIDE rating in January 2013: 2740 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2777 (+33 points)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $415,000
- Zurich Chess Challenge: 4th, unknown
- Candidates Tournament: 5th, $66,000
- Alekhine Memorial: 2nd, $27,500
- Tal Memorial: 1st, $41,500, 4th in blitz
- FIDE Grand Prix, Bejing: 9th, $12,500
- World Cup: 4th round, $25,000
- FIDE Grand Prix, Paris: 2nd, $32,500
- London Chess Classic: finalist, $34,500
- FIDE Grand Prix 2012/2013: 4th, $69,000
#9. Veselin Topalov, Bulgaria, 39
FIDE rating in January 2013: 2771 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2785 (+14 points)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $390,000
- Torneo Blitz con Topalov: finished out of prizes; appearance fee (?), unknown
- FIDE Grand Prix, Zug: 1st, $34,500
- Norway Chess: 8th in classical chess, 10th in blitz, unknown
- FIDE Grand Prix, Thessaloniki: 8th, $14,500
- Sberbank Open: 2nd, unknown
- FIDE Grand Prix, Bejing: 3rd, $26,000
- Topalov – Laznicka match: winner, unknown
- European Club Cup: bronze (team)
- European Team Chess Championship: 25th (team)
- European Individual Cup (Danube): 1st (rapid), $1,500
- FIDE Grand Prix 2012/2013: winner, $138,000
#10. Peter Svidler, Russia, 37
FIDE rating in January 2013: 2747 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2758 (+11 points)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $375,000
- Candidates Tournament: 3rd, $125,500
- Aeroflot: 5th-8th (rapid), $3,500; 2nd (blitz), $7,000
- Russian Team Chess Championship: 1st (team), unknown
- Alekhine Memorial: 10th, $2,000
- Norway Chess: 4th in classical chess, 5th in blitz, unknown
- FIDE Grand Prix, Thessaloniki: 9th, $14,500
- World Cup: ¼-finalist, $35,000
- Russian Superfinal: 1st, $34,000
- European Club Cup: 5th (team), unknown
- European Team Chess Championship: 3rd (team), $6,000
- Bundesliga: 1.5/2, unknown
- London Chess Classic: ¼-finalist, $8,500
