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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
651 2023-03-04 23rd ch-EUR Indiv 2023 Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2.102 Aleks Sahakyan Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 54 Open
652 2023-03-03 23rd ch-EUR Indiv 2023 Vrnjacka Banja SRB 1.8 Andrey Esipenko Vugar Manafov Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
653 2023-02-25 WR Chess Masters 2023 Dusseldorf GER 9.5 Praggnanandhaa R Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
654 2023-02-24 WR Chess Masters 2023 Dusseldorf GER 8.1 Andrey Esipenko Levon Aronian Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
655 2023-02-23 WR Chess Masters 2023 Dusseldorf GER 7.2 Andrey Esipenko Gukesh D Lost: 0-1 36 Open
656 2023-02-22 WR Chess Masters 2023 Dusseldorf GER 6.4 Ian Nepomniachtchi Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 88 Open
657 2023-02-21 WR Chess Masters 2023 Dusseldorf GER 5.3 Andrey Esipenko Wesley So Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
658 2023-02-19 WR Chess Masters 2023 Dusseldorf GER 4.5 Anish Giri Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
659 2023-02-18 WR Chess Masters 2023 Dusseldorf GER 3.4 Andrey Esipenko Jan-Krzysztof Duda Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
660 2023-02-17 WR Chess Masters 2023 Dusseldorf GER 2.2 Nodirbek Abdusattorov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 41 Open
661 2023-02-16 WR Chess Masters 2023 Dusseldorf GER 1.5 Andrey Esipenko Vincent Keymer Won: 1-0 101 Open
662 2023-02-05 Bundesliga 2022-23 Hamburg GER 6.3 Andrey Esipenko Pavel Eljanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
663 2023-02-04 Bundesliga 2022-23 Hamburg GER 5.4 Nikola Sedlak Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 38 Open
664 2023-02-03 Bundesliga 2022-23 Hamburg GER 7.1 Andrey Esipenko Nihal Sarin Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
665 2022-12-30 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 21.7 Anish Giri Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 45 Open
666 2022-12-30 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 20.15 Andrey Esipenko Zaven Andriasian Won: 1-0 38 Open
667 2022-12-30 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 19.15 Christopher Woojin Yoo Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 159 Open
668 2022-12-30 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 18.13 Andrey Esipenko Jakhongir Vakhidov Draw: 1/2-1/2 74 Open
669 2022-12-30 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 17.23 Giga Quparadze Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 54 Open
670 2022-12-30 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 16.29 Andrey Esipenko Nodirbek Yakubboev Won: 1-0 60 Open
671 2022-12-30 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 15.29 Andrew Tang Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
672 2022-12-30 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 14.36 Andrey Esipenko Zhandos Agmanov Won: 1-0 57 Open
673 2022-12-30 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 13.29 Alexander Moiseenko Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 77 Open
674 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 9.21 Aydin Suleymanli Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
675 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 8.33 Andrey Esipenko Thai Dai Van Nguyen Won: 1-0 53 Open
676 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 7.32 David Paravyan Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
677 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 6.44 Andrey Esipenko Victor Bologan Won: 1-0 40 Open
678 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 5.4 Pavel Ponkratov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
679 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 4.28 Andrey Esipenko Nikita Petrov Lost: 0-1 44 Open
680 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 3.42 Daniel Dardha Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 30 Open
681 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 2.44 Andrey Esipenko Abdulla Gadimbayli Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
682 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 12.34 Andrey Esipenko Rustam Khusnutdinov Won: 1-0 34 Open
683 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 11.36 Alvar Alonso Rosell Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
684 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 10.21 Andrey Esipenko Manuel Petrosyan Lost: 0-1 38 Open
685 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 1.43 Bardiya Daneshvar Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
686 2022-12-28 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 13.21 Andrey Esipenko Shant Sargsyan Won: 1-0 97 Open
687 2022-12-28 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 12.18 Raunak Sadhwani Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 69 Open
688 2022-12-28 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 11.19 Andrey Esipenko Mikhail Kobalia Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
689 2022-12-28 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 10.18 Hans Moke Niemann Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 125 Open
690 2022-12-27 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 9.27 Andrey Esipenko Vahap Sanal Won: 1-0 32 Open
691 2022-12-27 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 8.16 Rauf Mamedov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 14 Open
692 2022-12-27 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 7.15 Andrey Esipenko Maksim Chigaev Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
693 2022-12-27 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 6.15 Zhamsaran Tsydypov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
694 2022-12-26 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 5.19 Andrey Esipenko Ehsan Ghaem Maghami Won: 1-0 20 Open
695 2022-12-26 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 4.16 Haik M. Martirosyan Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
696 2022-12-26 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 3.3 Andrey Esipenko Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev Won: 1-0 43 Open
697 2022-12-26 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 2.12 Anton Demchenko Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 47 Open
698 2022-12-26 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 1.16 Andrey Esipenko Vugar Asadli Won: 1-0 36 Open
699 2022-12-22 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 10.7 Pedro Antonio Gines Esteo Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 45 Open
700 2022-12-21 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 9.6 Andrey Esipenko Daniel Alsina Leal Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
  1. vs Aleks SahakyanWon · 0-1Black · 2023-03-04 · Round 2.10223rd ch-EUR Indiv 2023
  2. vs Vugar ManafovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-03-03 · Round 1.823rd ch-EUR Indiv 2023
  3. vs Praggnanandhaa RDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-25 · Round 9.5WR Chess Masters 2023
  4. vs Levon AronianDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-24 · Round 8.1WR Chess Masters 2023
  5. vs Gukesh DLost · 0-1White · 2023-02-23 · Round 7.2WR Chess Masters 2023
  6. vs Ian NepomniachtchiDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-22 · Round 6.4WR Chess Masters 2023
  7. vs Wesley SoDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-21 · Round 5.3WR Chess Masters 2023
  8. vs Anish GiriDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-19 · Round 4.5WR Chess Masters 2023
  9. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-18 · Round 3.4WR Chess Masters 2023
  10. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-17 · Round 2.2WR Chess Masters 2023
  11. vs Vincent KeymerWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-16 · Round 1.5WR Chess Masters 2023
  12. vs Pavel EljanovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-05 · Round 6.3Bundesliga 2022-23
  13. vs Nikola SedlakWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-04 · Round 5.4Bundesliga 2022-23
  14. vs Nihal SarinDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-03 · Round 7.1Bundesliga 2022-23
  15. vs Anish GiriLost · 1-0Black · 2022-12-30 · Round 21.7World Blitz 2022
  16. vs Zaven AndriasianWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-30 · Round 20.15World Blitz 2022
  17. vs Christopher Woojin YooDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-30 · Round 19.15World Blitz 2022
  18. vs Jakhongir VakhidovDraw · ½–½White · 2022-12-30 · Round 18.13World Blitz 2022
  19. vs Giga QuparadzeWon · 0-1Black · 2022-12-30 · Round 17.23World Blitz 2022
  20. vs Nodirbek YakubboevWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-30 · Round 16.29World Blitz 2022
  21. vs Andrew TangDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-30 · Round 15.29World Blitz 2022
  22. vs Zhandos AgmanovWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-30 · Round 14.36World Blitz 2022
  23. vs Alexander MoiseenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2022-12-30 · Round 13.29World Blitz 2022
  24. vs Aydin SuleymanliDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-29 · Round 9.21World Blitz 2022
  25. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-29 · Round 8.33World Blitz 2022
  26. vs David ParavyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-29 · Round 7.32World Blitz 2022
  27. vs Victor BologanWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-29 · Round 6.44World Blitz 2022
  28. vs Pavel PonkratovDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-29 · Round 5.4World Blitz 2022
  29. vs Nikita PetrovLost · 0-1White · 2022-12-29 · Round 4.28World Blitz 2022
  30. vs Daniel DardhaWon · 0-1Black · 2022-12-29 · Round 3.42World Blitz 2022
  31. vs Abdulla GadimbayliDraw · ½–½White · 2022-12-29 · Round 2.44World Blitz 2022
  32. vs Rustam KhusnutdinovWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-29 · Round 12.34World Blitz 2022
  33. vs Alvar Alonso RosellDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-29 · Round 11.36World Blitz 2022
  34. vs Manuel PetrosyanLost · 0-1White · 2022-12-29 · Round 10.21World Blitz 2022
  35. vs Bardiya DaneshvarDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-29 · Round 1.43World Blitz 2022
  36. vs Shant SargsyanWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-28 · Round 13.21World Rapid 2022
  37. vs Raunak SadhwaniDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-28 · Round 12.18World Rapid 2022
  38. vs Mikhail KobaliaDraw · ½–½White · 2022-12-28 · Round 11.19World Rapid 2022
  39. vs Hans Moke NiemannDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-28 · Round 10.18World Rapid 2022
  40. vs Vahap SanalWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-27 · Round 9.27World Rapid 2022
  41. vs Rauf MamedovLost · 1-0Black · 2022-12-27 · Round 8.16World Rapid 2022
  42. vs Maksim ChigaevDraw · ½–½White · 2022-12-27 · Round 7.15World Rapid 2022
  43. vs Zhamsaran TsydypovDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-27 · Round 6.15World Rapid 2022
  44. vs Ehsan Ghaem MaghamiWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-26 · Round 5.19World Rapid 2022
  45. vs Haik M. MartirosyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-26 · Round 4.16World Rapid 2022
  46. vs Mustafokhuja KhusenkhojaevWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-26 · Round 3.3World Rapid 2022
  47. vs Anton DemchenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2022-12-26 · Round 2.12World Rapid 2022
  48. vs Vugar AsadliWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-26 · Round 1.16World Rapid 2022
  49. vs Pedro Antonio Gines EsteoWon · 0-1Black · 2022-12-22 · Round 10.79th Sunway Sitges 2022
  50. vs Daniel Alsina LealDraw · ½–½White · 2022-12-21 · Round 9.69th Sunway Sitges 2022

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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