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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
701 2022-12-20 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 8.1 Samant Aditya S Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 113 Open
702 2022-12-19 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 7.4 Andrey Esipenko Chithambaram VR. Aravindh Lost: 0-1 83 Open
703 2022-12-17 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 6.7 Andrey Esipenko Arjun Kalyan Won: 1-0 43 Open
704 2022-12-16 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 5.6 Frederik Svane Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
705 2022-12-15 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Kushal O Won: 1-0 29 Open
706 2022-12-14 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 3.3 Umut Ata Akbas Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
707 2022-12-13 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 2.4 Andrey Esipenko Phileas Mathieu Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
708 2022-12-12 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 1.6 Alex Cherniack Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 33 Open
709 2022-11-27 Bundesliga 2022-23 Dresden GER 4.8 Jan-Christian Schroeder Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
710 2022-11-26 Bundesliga 2022-23 Dresden GER 3.7 Andrey Esipenko Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
711 2022-11-06 TCh-AUT 2022-23 Austria AUT 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Rasmus Svane Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
712 2022-11-05 TCh-AUT 2022-23 Austria AUT 3.6 Dominik Horvath Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
713 2022-11-04 TCh-AUT 2022-23 Austria AUT 2.1 Pouya Idani Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 126 Open
714 2022-10-22 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 11.3 Arseniy Nesterov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
715 2022-10-21 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 10.2 Andrey Esipenko Francesco Sonis Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
716 2022-10-20 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 9.4 Prraneeth Vuppala Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
717 2022-10-19 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 8.2 Andrey Esipenko Velimir Ivic Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
718 2022-10-18 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 7.3 Abdulla Gadimbayli Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
719 2022-10-16 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 6.1 Dominik Horvath Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
720 2022-10-15 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 5.1 Andrey Esipenko Adam Kozak Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
721 2022-10-14 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 4.4 Andrey Esipenko Tsvetan Stoyanov Won: 1-0 59 Open
722 2022-10-13 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 3.1 Vignir Vatnar Stefansson Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
723 2022-10-13 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Harshavardhan G B Won: 1-0 64 Open
724 2022-10-12 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 1.1 Sion Radamantys Galaviz Medina Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 60 Open
725 2022-10-09 37th ECC Open 2022 Mayrhofen AUT 7.1 Andrey Esipenko Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Won: 1-0 54 Open
726 2022-10-08 37th ECC Open 2022 Mayrhofen AUT 6.2 Victor Mikhalevski Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 71 Open
727 2022-10-07 37th ECC Open 2022 Mayrhofen AUT 5.2 Andrey Esipenko Jorden Van Foreest Won: 1-0 54 Open
728 2022-10-06 37th ECC Open 2022 Mayrhofen AUT 4.4 Vahap Sanal Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 98 Open
729 2022-10-05 37th ECC Open 2022 Mayrhofen AUT 3.3 Andrey Esipenko Tamas Banusz Draw: 1/2-1/2 73 Open
730 2022-10-04 37th ECC Open 2022 Mayrhofen AUT 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Marco Baldauf Won: 1-0 32 Open
731 2022-10-03 37th ECC Open 2022 Mayrhofen AUT 1.3 Frode Elsness Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 20 Open
732 2022-09-22 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 11.6 Sanan Sjugirov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
733 2022-09-21 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 10.2 Andrey Esipenko Arseniy Nesterov Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
734 2022-09-20 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 9.5 Maxim Matlakov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
735 2022-09-19 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 8.3 Andrey Esipenko Evgeniy Najer Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
736 2022-09-18 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 7.4 Maksim Chigaev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 45 Open
737 2022-09-16 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 6.4 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Dubov Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
738 2022-09-15 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 5.3 Aleksandr Rakhmanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
739 2022-09-14 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 4.5 Andrey Esipenko Volodar Murzin Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
740 2022-09-13 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 3.2 Vladislav Artemiev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
741 2022-09-12 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 2.6 Andrey Esipenko Evgeny Tomashevsky Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
742 2022-09-11 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Ilia Iljiushenok Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
743 2022-08-27 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 13.4 Bardiya Daneshvar Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
744 2022-08-25 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 11.5 Kirill Shevchenko Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
745 2022-08-24 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 9.6 Adam Kozak Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
746 2022-08-22 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 7.6 Aryan Gholami Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
747 2022-08-21 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Ufuk Sezen Arat Lost: 0-1 41 Open
748 2022-08-20 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 5.5 Velimir Ivic Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 40 Open
749 2022-08-19 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Thai Dai Van Nguyen Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
750 2022-08-18 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 3.4 Ortik Nigmatov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 47 Open
  1. vs Samant Aditya SWon · 0-1Black · 2022-12-20 · Round 8.19th Sunway Sitges 2022
  2. vs Chithambaram VR. AravindhLost · 0-1White · 2022-12-19 · Round 7.49th Sunway Sitges 2022
  3. vs Arjun KalyanWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-17 · Round 6.79th Sunway Sitges 2022
  4. vs Frederik SvaneDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-16 · Round 5.69th Sunway Sitges 2022
  5. vs Kushal OWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-15 · Round 4.19th Sunway Sitges 2022
  6. vs Umut Ata AkbasWon · 0-1Black · 2022-12-14 · Round 3.39th Sunway Sitges 2022
  7. vs Phileas MathieuDraw · ½–½White · 2022-12-13 · Round 2.49th Sunway Sitges 2022
  8. vs Alex CherniackWon · 0-1Black · 2022-12-12 · Round 1.69th Sunway Sitges 2022
  9. vs Jan-Christian SchroederWon · 0-1Black · 2022-11-27 · Round 4.8Bundesliga 2022-23
  10. vs Liviu-Dieter NisipeanuDraw · ½–½White · 2022-11-26 · Round 3.7Bundesliga 2022-23
  11. vs Rasmus SvaneDraw · ½–½White · 2022-11-06 · Round 4.2TCh-AUT 2022-23
  12. vs Dominik HorvathDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-11-05 · Round 3.6TCh-AUT 2022-23
  13. vs Pouya IdaniDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-11-04 · Round 2.1TCh-AUT 2022-23
  14. vs Arseniy NesterovDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-22 · Round 11.359th World Juniors 2022
  15. vs Francesco SonisDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-21 · Round 10.259th World Juniors 2022
  16. vs Prraneeth VuppalaWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-20 · Round 9.459th World Juniors 2022
  17. vs Velimir IvicDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-19 · Round 8.259th World Juniors 2022
  18. vs Abdulla GadimbayliDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-18 · Round 7.359th World Juniors 2022
  19. vs Dominik HorvathDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-16 · Round 6.159th World Juniors 2022
  20. vs Adam KozakDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-15 · Round 5.159th World Juniors 2022
  21. vs Tsvetan StoyanovWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-14 · Round 4.459th World Juniors 2022
  22. vs Vignir Vatnar StefanssonDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-13 · Round 3.159th World Juniors 2022
  23. vs Harshavardhan G BWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-13 · Round 2.159th World Juniors 2022
  24. vs Sion Radamantys Galaviz MedinaWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-12 · Round 1.159th World Juniors 2022
  25. vs Santosh Gujrathi ViditWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-09 · Round 7.137th ECC Open 2022
  26. vs Victor MikhalevskiWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-08 · Round 6.237th ECC Open 2022
  27. vs Jorden Van ForeestWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-07 · Round 5.237th ECC Open 2022
  28. vs Vahap SanalDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-06 · Round 4.437th ECC Open 2022
  29. vs Tamas BanuszDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-05 · Round 3.337th ECC Open 2022
  30. vs Marco BaldaufWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-04 · Round 2.337th ECC Open 2022
  31. vs Frode ElsnessWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-03 · Round 1.337th ECC Open 2022
  32. vs Sanan SjugirovDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-22 · Round 11.675th ch-RUS 2022
  33. vs Arseniy NesterovDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-21 · Round 10.275th ch-RUS 2022
  34. vs Maxim MatlakovDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-20 · Round 9.575th ch-RUS 2022
  35. vs Evgeniy NajerDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-19 · Round 8.375th ch-RUS 2022
  36. vs Maksim ChigaevLost · 1-0Black · 2022-09-18 · Round 7.475th ch-RUS 2022
  37. vs Daniil DubovDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-16 · Round 6.475th ch-RUS 2022
  38. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-15 · Round 5.375th ch-RUS 2022
  39. vs Volodar MurzinDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-14 · Round 4.575th ch-RUS 2022
  40. vs Vladislav ArtemievDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-13 · Round 3.275th ch-RUS 2022
  41. vs Evgeny TomashevskyDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-12 · Round 2.675th ch-RUS 2022
  42. vs Ilia IljiushenokDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-11 · Round 1.175th ch-RUS 2022
  43. vs Bardiya DaneshvarDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-08-27 · Round 13.4TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  44. vs Kirill ShevchenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-08-25 · Round 11.5TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  45. vs Adam KozakDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-08-24 · Round 9.6TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  46. vs Aryan GholamiWon · 0-1Black · 2022-08-22 · Round 7.6TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  47. vs Ufuk Sezen AratLost · 0-1White · 2022-08-21 · Round 6.1TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  48. vs Velimir IvicWon · 0-1Black · 2022-08-20 · Round 5.5TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  49. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenDraw · ½–½White · 2022-08-19 · Round 4.2TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  50. vs Ortik NigmatovWon · 0-1Black · 2022-08-18 · Round 3.4TCh-TUR Super League 2022

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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