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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

Classical

2680.4 -2.6

Live estimate

Rapid

2658

Published FIDE

Blitz

2645

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
1864

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
501 2024-03-03 Aeroflot Open A 2024 Moscow RUS 1.2 Artiom Stribuk Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
502 2024-02-21 Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz Rostov-on-Don RUS 9 Vladimir Kramnik Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
503 2024-02-21 Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz Rostov-on-Don RUS 8 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Kramnik Draw: 1/2-1/2 95 Open
504 2024-02-21 Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz Rostov-on-Don RUS 7 Vladimir Kramnik Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 42 Open
505 2024-02-21 Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz Rostov-on-Don RUS 6 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Kramnik Won: 1-0 46 Open
506 2024-02-21 Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz Rostov-on-Don RUS 5 Vladimir Kramnik Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 81 Open
507 2024-02-21 Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz Rostov-on-Don RUS 4 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Kramnik Lost: 0-1 20 Open
508 2024-02-21 Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz Rostov-on-Don RUS 3 Vladimir Kramnik Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 64 Open
509 2024-02-21 Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz Rostov-on-Don RUS 2 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Kramnik Won: 1-0 66 Open
510 2024-02-21 Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz Rostov-on-Don RUS 1 Vladimir Kramnik Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 35 Open
511 2024-02-21 Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz Rostov-on-Don RUS 12 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Kramnik Won: 1-0 43 Open
512 2024-02-21 Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz Rostov-on-Don RUS 11 Vladimir Kramnik Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 40 Open
513 2024-02-21 Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz Rostov-on-Don RUS 10 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Kramnik Won: 1-0 45 Open
514 2024-02-19 Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid Rostov-on-Don RUS 6 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Kramnik Lost: 0-1 53 Open
515 2024-02-19 Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid Rostov-on-Don RUS 5 Vladimir Kramnik Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 36 Open
516 2024-02-19 Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid Rostov-on-Don RUS 4 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Kramnik Draw: 1/2-1/2 79 Open
517 2024-02-18 Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid Rostov-on-Don RUS 3 Vladimir Kramnik Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
518 2024-02-18 Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid Rostov-on-Don RUS 2 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Kramnik Lost: 0-1 34 Open
519 2024-02-18 Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid Rostov-on-Don RUS 1 Vladimir Kramnik Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
520 2024-02-04 2nd Bundesliga West 23-24 Germany GER 6.5 Andrey Esipenko Arnold Essing Won: 1-0 49 Open
521 2024-02-03 2nd Bundesliga West 23-24 Germany GER 5.5 Sven Joachim Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
522 2024-02-02 2nd Bundesliga West 23-24 Germany GER 2.5 Andrey Esipenko Felix Klein Won: 1-0 35 Open
523 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 21.37 Andrey Esipenko Dmitry Bocharov Won: 1-0 62 Open
524 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 20.26 Arseniy Nesterov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 51 Open
525 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 19.35 Andrey Esipenko Asrorjon Omonov Won: 1-0 57 Open
526 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 18.44 Sergey Grigoriants Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 64 Open
527 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 17.41 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandr Rakhmanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 84 Open
528 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 16.31 Bardiya Daneshvar Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 56 Open
529 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 15.41 Andrey Esipenko Jinshi Bai Won: 1-0 67 Open
530 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 14.49 Almas Rakhmatullaev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 48 Open
531 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 13.38 Andrey Esipenko Aditya Mittal Won: 1-0 28 Open
532 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 12.45 Artem Uskov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 70 Open
533 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 9.25 Andrey Esipenko Yuriy Kuzubov Lost: 0-1 20 Open
534 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 8.15 Jakub Kosakowski Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 38 Open
535 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 7.23 Andrey Esipenko Nikita Petrov Lost: 0-1 63 Open
536 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 6.12 Rudik Makarian Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 55 Open
537 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 5.26 Andrey Esipenko Gabriel Gaehwiler Won: 1-0 61 Open
538 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 4.43 Andrey Gorovets Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 50 Open
539 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Pranesh M Lost: 0-1 36 Open
540 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 2.44 Cem Kaan Gokerkan Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 16 Open
541 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 11.25 Andrey Esipenko Savva Vetokhin Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
542 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 10.39 Andrew Hong Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 33 Open
543 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 1.21 Andrey Esipenko Arystanbek Urazayev Lost: 0-1 29 Open
544 2023-12-28 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 13.33 Alexander Riazantsev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 7 Open
545 2023-12-28 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 12.22 Andrey Esipenko Daniel Dardha Lost: 0-1 45 Open
546 2023-12-28 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 11.22 Andrey Esipenko Narayanan S L Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
547 2023-12-28 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 10.14 Giga Quparadze Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 58 Open
548 2023-12-27 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 9.24 Andrey Esipenko Shamsiddin Vokhidov Won: 1-0 57 Open
549 2023-12-27 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 8.33 Levan Pantsulaia Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
550 2023-12-27 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 7.45 Andrey Esipenko Klementy Sychev Won: 1-0 31 Open
  1. vs Artiom StribukWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-03 · Round 1.2Aeroflot Open A 2024
  2. vs Vladimir KramnikDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-21 · Round 9Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz
  3. vs Vladimir KramnikDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-21 · Round 8Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz
  4. vs Vladimir KramnikLost · 1-0Black · 2024-02-21 · Round 7Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz
  5. vs Vladimir KramnikWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-21 · Round 6Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz
  6. vs Vladimir KramnikWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-21 · Round 5Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz
  7. vs Vladimir KramnikLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-21 · Round 4Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz
  8. vs Vladimir KramnikWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-21 · Round 3Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz
  9. vs Vladimir KramnikWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-21 · Round 2Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz
  10. vs Vladimir KramnikLost · 1-0Black · 2024-02-21 · Round 1Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz
  11. vs Vladimir KramnikWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-21 · Round 12Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz
  12. vs Vladimir KramnikWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-21 · Round 11Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz
  13. vs Vladimir KramnikWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-21 · Round 10Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz
  14. vs Vladimir KramnikLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-19 · Round 6Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid
  15. vs Vladimir KramnikLost · 1-0Black · 2024-02-19 · Round 5Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid
  16. vs Vladimir KramnikDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-19 · Round 4Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid
  17. vs Vladimir KramnikWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-18 · Round 3Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid
  18. vs Vladimir KramnikLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-18 · Round 2Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid
  19. vs Vladimir KramnikDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-18 · Round 1Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid
  20. vs Arnold EssingWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-04 · Round 6.52nd Bundesliga West 23-24
  21. vs Sven JoachimDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-03 · Round 5.52nd Bundesliga West 23-24
  22. vs Felix KleinWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-02 · Round 2.52nd Bundesliga West 23-24
  23. vs Dmitry BocharovWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-30 · Round 21.37World Blitz 2023
  24. vs Arseniy NesterovLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 20.26World Blitz 2023
  25. vs Asrorjon OmonovWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-30 · Round 19.35World Blitz 2023
  26. vs Sergey GrigoriantsWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 18.44World Blitz 2023
  27. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-30 · Round 17.41World Blitz 2023
  28. vs Bardiya DaneshvarLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 16.31World Blitz 2023
  29. vs Jinshi BaiWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-30 · Round 15.41World Blitz 2023
  30. vs Almas RakhmatullaevWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 14.49World Blitz 2023
  31. vs Aditya MittalWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-30 · Round 13.38World Blitz 2023
  32. vs Artem UskovLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 12.45World Blitz 2023
  33. vs Yuriy KuzubovLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-29 · Round 9.25World Blitz 2023
  34. vs Jakub KosakowskiLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 8.15World Blitz 2023
  35. vs Nikita PetrovLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-29 · Round 7.23World Blitz 2023
  36. vs Rudik MakarianWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 6.12World Blitz 2023
  37. vs Gabriel GaehwilerWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-29 · Round 5.26World Blitz 2023
  38. vs Andrey GorovetsWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 4.43World Blitz 2023
  39. vs Pranesh MLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-29 · Round 3.2World Blitz 2023
  40. vs Cem Kaan GokerkanWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 2.44World Blitz 2023
  41. vs Savva VetokhinDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-29 · Round 11.25World Blitz 2023
  42. vs Andrew HongWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 10.39World Blitz 2023
  43. vs Arystanbek UrazayevLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-29 · Round 1.21World Blitz 2023
  44. vs Alexander RiazantsevDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-28 · Round 13.33World Rapid 2023
  45. vs Daniel DardhaLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-28 · Round 12.22World Rapid 2023
  46. vs Narayanan S LDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-28 · Round 11.22World Rapid 2023
  47. vs Giga QuparadzeLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-28 · Round 10.14World Rapid 2023
  48. vs Shamsiddin VokhidovWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-27 · Round 9.24World Rapid 2023
  49. vs Levan PantsulaiaWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-27 · Round 8.33World Rapid 2023
  50. vs Klementy SychevWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-27 · Round 7.45World Rapid 2023

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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