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GMAndrey Esipenko

RUS Born 2002 (Age ≈24) Male
FIDE ID
24175439

About Andrey Esipenko

Andrey Esipenko was born in Novocherkassk in 2002 and learned chess at five. He won the European under-ten championship in 2012. In 2017 he captured both the European and world under-sixteen titles. Show more

Andrey Esipenko was born in Novocherkassk in 2002 and learned chess at five. He won the European under-ten championship in 2012. In 2017 he captured both the European and world under-sixteen titles. At that year's World Rapid Championship, his queen sacrifice against Sergey Karjakin attracted international attention. FIDE awarded him the grandmaster title in 2018. He finished second in the 2019 Tata Steel Challengers. At the 2019 World Cup, he defeated former world champion Ruslan Ponomariov before losing to Peter Svidler. In 2020 he shared first place at Gibraltar before losing in the playoff. His 2021 Tata Steel Masters performance included a victory over Magnus Carlsen in their first classical meeting. He finished that tournament in third place. Esipenko won the Qatar Masters in 2024. Third place at the 2025 World Cup qualified him for the 2026 Candidates Tournament. He also won the Russian Championship in 2026.

FIDE ratings

2681.8 -1.2

Classical

Live estimate

2658

Rapid

Published FIDE

2645

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#41
National rank · RUS
#2

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2723 Mar 2022
Recorded years
2011–2026
Archived games
1862

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Live rankings

Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
1 2026-11-12 Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026 | Men Abu Dabhi, United Arab Emirates 3.5 Xiao, Tong(QD) Esipenko, Andrey 1/2-1/2 38 Open
2 2026-11-11 Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026 | Men Abu Dabhi, United Arab Emirates 2.5 Esipenko, Andrey Salem, A.R. Saleh 0-1 40 Open
3 2026-11-10 Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026 | Men Abu Dabhi, United Arab Emirates 1.5 Jaiswal, Rupesh Esipenko, Andrey 0-1 52 Open
4 2026-10-12 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 11.2 Vetokhin,Savva Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 14 Open
5 2026-10-11 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 10.6 Esipenko,Andrey Paravyan,D 1/2-1/2 11 Open
6 2026-10-10 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 9.1 Esipenko,Andrey Ponkratov,P 1/2-1/2 14 Open
7 2026-10-09 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 8.6 Grebnev,Aleksey Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 30 Open
8 2026-10-08 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 7.2 Esipenko,Andrey Zvjaginsev,V 1-0 34 Open
9 2026-10-06 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 6.5 Goganov,A Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 40 Open
10 2026-10-05 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 5.3 Esipenko,Andrey Popov,Iv RUS 1-0 51 Open
11 2026-10-04 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 4.4 Kokarev,Dm Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 36 Open
12 2026-10-03 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 3.4 Esipenko,Andrey Nesterov,Arseniy 1/2-1/2 34 Open
13 2026-10-02 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 2.3 Najer,E Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 24 Open
14 2026-10-01 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 1.5 Esipenko,Andrey Inarkiev,E 1-0 57 Open
15 2026-08-13 Esports World Cup B 2026 Paris FRA 51.1 Nepomniachtchi,I Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 41 Open
16 2026-08-13 Esports World Cup B 2026 Paris FRA 51.2 Esipenko,Andrey Nepomniachtchi,I 1/2-1/2 41 Open
17 2026-08-12 Esports World Cup B 2026 Paris FRA 1.1 Carlsen,M Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 41 Open
18 2026-08-12 Esports World Cup B 2026 Paris FRA 1.2 Esipenko,Andrey Carlsen,M 1/2-1/2 71 Open
19 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 53.1 Esipenko,Andrey Maghsoodloo,Parham 1-0 51 Open
20 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 54.2 Artemiev,V Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 41 Open
21 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 1.1 Esipenko,Andrey Wei Yi 1/2-1/2 56 Open
22 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 52.1 Esipenko,Andrey Grischuk,A 1/2-1/2 57 Open
23 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 51.3 Esipenko,Andrey Le,Quang Liem 1-0 47 Open
24 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 52.2 Grischuk,A Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 38 Open
25 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 51.2 Esipenko,Andrey Le,Quang Liem 1-0 35 Open
26 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 54.1 Esipenko,Andrey Artemiev,V 1-0 97 Open
27 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 53.2 Maghsoodloo,Parham Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 57 Open
28 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 51.1 Le,Quang Liem Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 44 Open
29 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 53.3 Esipenko,Andrey Maghsoodloo,Parham 1-0 60 Open
30 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 1.2 Wei Yi Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 31 Open
31 2026-07-29 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 9.1 Esipenko,Andrey Paravyan,D 1/2-1/2 11 Open
32 2026-07-28 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 8.1 Esipenko,Andrey Gholami Orimi,Mahdi 1-0 33 Open
33 2026-07-27 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 7.1 Ilamparthi,A R Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 59 Open
34 2026-07-26 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 6.1 Esipenko,Andrey Shuvalova,Polina 1-0 47 Open
35 2026-07-25 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 5.2 Vakhidov,J Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 44 Open
36 2026-07-24 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 4.5 Esipenko,Andrey Ahmad,Khagan 1-0 41 Open
37 2026-07-23 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 3.6 Novozhilov,Semen Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 47 Open
38 2026-07-22 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 2.13 Esipenko,Andrey Primbetov,Nurassyl 1-0 42 Open
39 2026-07-21 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 1.1 Aradhya,Garg Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 40 Open
40 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 18.1 Esipenko,Andrey Sadhwani,Raunak 0-1 48 Open
41 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 17.1 Lu Shanglei Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 23 Open
42 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 10.1 Esipenko,Andrey Lagno,Kateryna 1-0 36 Open
43 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 15.1 Goryachkina,A Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 47 Open
44 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 14.1 Esipenko,Andrey Karjakin,Sergey 1-0 44 Open
45 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 12.1 Esipenko,Andrey Gunina,V 1-0 41 Open
46 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 11.1 Tomashevsky,E Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 11 Open
47 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 13.1 Radjabov,T Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 44 Open
48 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 16.1 Esipenko,Andrey Artemiev,V 1/2-1/2 41 Open
49 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 7.1 Artemiev,V Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 69 Open
50 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 2.1 Esipenko,Andrey Tomashevsky,E 1-0 27 Open
  1. vs Xiao, Tong(QD)Draw · ½–½Black · 2026-11-12 · Round 3.5Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026 | Men
  2. vs Salem, A.R. SalehLost · 0-1White · 2026-11-11 · Round 2.5Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026 | Men
  3. vs Jaiswal, RupeshWon · 0-1Black · 2026-11-10 · Round 1.5Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026 | Men
  4. vs Vetokhin,SavvaDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-10-12 · Round 11.279th ch-RUS 2026
  5. vs Paravyan,DDraw · ½–½White · 2026-10-11 · Round 10.679th ch-RUS 2026
  6. vs Ponkratov,PDraw · ½–½White · 2026-10-10 · Round 9.179th ch-RUS 2026
  7. vs Grebnev,AlekseyDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-10-09 · Round 8.679th ch-RUS 2026
  8. vs Zvjaginsev,VWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-08 · Round 7.279th ch-RUS 2026
  9. vs Goganov,ADraw · ½–½Black · 2026-10-06 · Round 6.579th ch-RUS 2026
  10. vs Popov,Iv RUSWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-05 · Round 5.379th ch-RUS 2026
  11. vs Kokarev,DmWon · 0-1Black · 2026-10-04 · Round 4.479th ch-RUS 2026
  12. vs Nesterov,ArseniyDraw · ½–½White · 2026-10-03 · Round 3.479th ch-RUS 2026
  13. vs Najer,EDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-10-02 · Round 2.379th ch-RUS 2026
  14. vs Inarkiev,EWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-01 · Round 1.579th ch-RUS 2026
  15. vs Nepomniachtchi,ILost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-13 · Round 51.1Esports World Cup B 2026
  16. vs Nepomniachtchi,IDraw · ½–½White · 2026-08-13 · Round 51.2Esports World Cup B 2026
  17. vs Carlsen,MLost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-12 · Round 1.1Esports World Cup B 2026
  18. vs Carlsen,MDraw · ½–½White · 2026-08-12 · Round 1.2Esports World Cup B 2026
  19. vs Maghsoodloo,ParhamWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-11 · Round 53.1Esports World Cup PI 2026
  20. vs Artemiev,VDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-08-11 · Round 54.2Esports World Cup PI 2026
  21. vs Wei YiDraw · ½–½White · 2026-08-11 · Round 1.1Esports World Cup PI 2026
  22. vs Grischuk,ADraw · ½–½White · 2026-08-11 · Round 52.1Esports World Cup PI 2026
  23. vs Le,Quang LiemWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-11 · Round 51.3Esports World Cup PI 2026
  24. vs Grischuk,AWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-11 · Round 52.2Esports World Cup PI 2026
  25. vs Le,Quang LiemWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-11 · Round 51.2Esports World Cup PI 2026
  26. vs Artemiev,VWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-11 · Round 54.1Esports World Cup PI 2026
  27. vs Maghsoodloo,ParhamLost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-11 · Round 53.2Esports World Cup PI 2026
  28. vs Le,Quang LiemLost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-11 · Round 51.1Esports World Cup PI 2026
  29. vs Maghsoodloo,ParhamWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-11 · Round 53.3Esports World Cup PI 2026
  30. vs Wei YiLost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-11 · Round 1.2Esports World Cup PI 2026
  31. vs Paravyan,DDraw · ½–½White · 2026-07-29 · Round 9.1Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  32. vs Gholami Orimi,MahdiWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-28 · Round 8.1Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  33. vs Ilamparthi,A RDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-27 · Round 7.1Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  34. vs Shuvalova,PolinaWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-26 · Round 6.1Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  35. vs Vakhidov,JWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-25 · Round 5.2Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  36. vs Ahmad,KhaganWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-24 · Round 4.5Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  37. vs Novozhilov,SemenDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-23 · Round 3.6Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  38. vs Primbetov,NurassylWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-22 · Round 2.13Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  39. vs Aradhya,GargDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-21 · Round 1.1Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  40. vs Sadhwani,RaunakLost · 0-1White · 2026-07-06 · Round 18.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  41. vs Lu ShangleiLost · 1-0Black · 2026-07-06 · Round 17.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  42. vs Lagno,KaterynaWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-06 · Round 10.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  43. vs Goryachkina,ALost · 1-0Black · 2026-07-06 · Round 15.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  44. vs Karjakin,SergeyWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-06 · Round 14.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  45. vs Gunina,VWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-06 · Round 12.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  46. vs Tomashevsky,EDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-06 · Round 11.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  47. vs Radjabov,TDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-06 · Round 13.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  48. vs Artemiev,VDraw · ½–½White · 2026-07-06 · Round 16.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  49. vs Artemiev,VDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-05 · Round 7.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  50. vs Tomashevsky,EWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-05 · Round 2.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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