The competition initially offered prize money of 600,000 euros ($637,000) for the winner, and 400,000 euros for the losers, but that was changed to 550,000 and 450,000 euros respectively because the battle went into extra time.
Starp abiem šahistiem kopumā tika sadalīta 1,1 miljona dolāru (viena miljona eiro) naudas balva, uzvarētājam no tās saņemot trīs piektdaļas jeb 60%.