The prize fund was split evenly. Steinitz won the match +10 -5=5.
Steinitz won the match +6 -4 =9 and took home a $2,000 winner’sshare.
Capablanca won the match +4 -0 =10, but only received $12,000 inprize money. Lasker got the other $13,000.
Alekhine won the match +6 -3 =25, but Capablanca received a $2,000appearance fee.
Euwe won the match +9 -8 =13 and the $10,000 stake.
In this era of Soviet dominance, the world chess championship wasan internal affair. Petrosian received just a $2,000 bonus forwinning the match.
Bobby Fischer brought unprecedented interest and money to the worldchess championship. In addition to the gigantic purse, Fischerdemanded — and received — 30 percent of the match’s televisionrights and gate.
Fischer, of course, won the match +7 -3 =11 and the winner's shareof $156,250.
Karpov took home $350,000 for winning the match +6 -5 =21.
Kasparov won the monster $1.875 million winner’s share by going +4-3 =17 in the match.
Kasparov took home a cool million for beating Anand +4 -1 =13 atthe top of the world.
Kramnik shocked Kasparov and the world and won $1.33 million forhis +2 -0 =13 performance.
The prize fund was arranged to be split evenly at $500,000 eachregardless of result, and appropriately enough, Kramnik won thematch on tiebreaks.
Anand claimed the title by going +3 -1 =7, but each player tookhome the same $950,000 share
Anand defended his title, going +3 -2 =7, and won the $1.68 millionchampion’s share.
Anand won the match on tiebreaks, receiving $1.53 million. He alsowas granted a $400,000 bonus from the Indian government.
Carlsen won the title and $1.5 million by going +3 -0 =7.
The winner of the match will receive $750,000, and the loser willtake home $500,000.