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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

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
901 2021-10-01 TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2021-22 Austria AUT 1.4 Rafal Antoniewski Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 118 Open
902 2021-09-24 36th ECC Open 2021 Struga MKD 7.1 Tamas Banusz Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
903 2021-09-23 36th ECC Open 2021 Struga MKD 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Alexei Shirov Lost: 0-1 66 Open
904 2021-09-22 36th ECC Open 2021 Struga MKD 5.1 Andrey Esipenko Radoslaw Wojtaszek Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
905 2021-09-21 36th ECC Open 2021 Struga MKD 4.1 Vladimir Malakhov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 35 Open
906 2021-09-20 36th ECC Open 2021 Struga MKD 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Gleb Dudin Won: 1-0 20 Open
907 2021-09-18 36th ECC Open 2021 Struga MKD 1.2 Enrique Llobell Cortell Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 62 Open
908 2021-08-16 Smyslov Region Group Cup Moscow RUS 9.1 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Motylev Won: 1-0 32 Open
909 2021-08-16 Smyslov Region Group Cup Moscow RUS 8.7 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandr Rakhmanov Lost: 0-1 54 Open
910 2021-08-16 Smyslov Region Group Cup Moscow RUS 7.7 Aleksandr Rakhmanov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 64 Open
911 2021-08-16 Smyslov Region Group Cup Moscow RUS 6.6 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Fedoseev Lost: 0-1 42 Open
912 2021-08-16 Smyslov Region Group Cup Moscow RUS 5.6 Vladimir Fedoseev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 49 Open
913 2021-08-16 Smyslov Region Group Cup Moscow RUS 4.5 Sergey Karjakin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
914 2021-08-16 Smyslov Region Group Cup Moscow RUS 3.5 Andrey Esipenko Sergey Karjakin Lost: 0-1 13 Open
915 2021-08-16 Smyslov Region Group Cup Moscow RUS 2.2 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Grischuk Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
916 2021-08-16 Smyslov Region Group Cup Moscow RUS 14.8 Andrey Esipenko Vadim Zvjaginsev Lost: 0-1 54 Open
917 2021-08-16 Smyslov Region Group Cup Moscow RUS 13.8 Vadim Zvjaginsev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 36 Open
918 2021-08-16 Smyslov Region Group Cup Moscow RUS 12.7 David Paravyan Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 44 Open
919 2021-08-16 Smyslov Region Group Cup Moscow RUS 11.7 Andrey Esipenko David Paravyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
920 2021-08-16 Smyslov Region Group Cup Moscow RUS 10.1 Alexander Motylev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 40 Open
921 2021-08-16 Smyslov Region Group Cup Moscow RUS 1.2 Alexander Grischuk Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
922 2021-07-27 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 5.8 Andrey Esipenko Magnus Carlsen Lost: 0-1 43 Open
923 2021-07-27 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 5.7 Magnus Carlsen Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 62 Open
924 2021-07-27 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 5.6 Andrey Esipenko Magnus Carlsen Won: 1-0 64 Open
925 2021-07-27 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 5.5 Magnus Carlsen Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 31 Open
926 2021-07-27 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 5.4 Andrey Esipenko Magnus Carlsen Draw: 1/2-1/2 85 Open
927 2021-07-27 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 5.3 Magnus Carlsen Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
928 2021-07-26 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 5.2 Andrey Esipenko Magnus Carlsen Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
929 2021-07-25 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 5.1 Magnus Carlsen Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 24 Open
930 2021-07-24 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 4.6 Daniil Dubov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
931 2021-07-24 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 4.5 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Dubov Won: 1-0 43 Open
932 2021-07-24 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 4.4 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Dubov Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
933 2021-07-24 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 4.3 Daniil Dubov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
934 2021-07-23 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 4.2 Daniil Dubov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
935 2021-07-22 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Dubov Draw: 1/2-1/2 90 Open
936 2021-07-19 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Nijat Abasov Won: 1-0 37 Open
937 2021-07-18 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 3.1 Nijat Abasov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
938 2021-07-17 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 2.4 Thai Dai Van Nguyen Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 29 Open
939 2021-07-17 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Thai Dai Van Nguyen Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
940 2021-07-16 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 2.2 Thai Dai Van Nguyen Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
941 2021-07-15 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Thai Dai Van Nguyen Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
942 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 9.3 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Fedoseev Draw: 1/2-1/2 3 Open
943 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 8.3 Pavel Ponkratov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
944 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 7.2 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandar Indjic Lost: 0-1 40 Open
945 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 6.2 Maxim Matlakov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
946 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 5.1 Andrey Esipenko Vladislav Artemiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
947 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 4.2 Thai Dai Van Nguyen Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 35 Open
948 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 3.3 Andrey Esipenko Bogdan-Daniel Deac Won: 1-0 79 Open
949 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 2.3 Haik M. Martirosyan Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 76 Open
950 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 1.3 Andrey Esipenko Vadim Zvjaginsev Won: 1-0 17 Open
  1. vs Rafal AntoniewskiDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-01 · Round 1.4TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2021-22
  2. vs Tamas BanuszDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-09-24 · Round 7.136th ECC Open 2021
  3. vs Alexei ShirovLost · 0-1White · 2021-09-23 · Round 6.136th ECC Open 2021
  4. vs Radoslaw WojtaszekDraw · ½–½White · 2021-09-22 · Round 5.136th ECC Open 2021
  5. vs Vladimir MalakhovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-09-21 · Round 4.136th ECC Open 2021
  6. vs Gleb DudinWon · 1-0White · 2021-09-20 · Round 3.236th ECC Open 2021
  7. vs Enrique Llobell CortellWon · 0-1Black · 2021-09-18 · Round 1.236th ECC Open 2021
  8. vs Alexander MotylevWon · 1-0White · 2021-08-16 · Round 9.1Smyslov Region Group Cup
  9. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovLost · 0-1White · 2021-08-16 · Round 8.7Smyslov Region Group Cup
  10. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovLost · 1-0Black · 2021-08-16 · Round 7.7Smyslov Region Group Cup
  11. vs Vladimir FedoseevLost · 0-1White · 2021-08-16 · Round 6.6Smyslov Region Group Cup
  12. vs Vladimir FedoseevWon · 0-1Black · 2021-08-16 · Round 5.6Smyslov Region Group Cup
  13. vs Sergey KarjakinWon · 0-1Black · 2021-08-16 · Round 4.5Smyslov Region Group Cup
  14. vs Sergey KarjakinLost · 0-1White · 2021-08-16 · Round 3.5Smyslov Region Group Cup
  15. vs Alexander GrischukDraw · ½–½White · 2021-08-16 · Round 2.2Smyslov Region Group Cup
  16. vs Vadim ZvjaginsevLost · 0-1White · 2021-08-16 · Round 14.8Smyslov Region Group Cup
  17. vs Vadim ZvjaginsevLost · 1-0Black · 2021-08-16 · Round 13.8Smyslov Region Group Cup
  18. vs David ParavyanLost · 1-0Black · 2021-08-16 · Round 12.7Smyslov Region Group Cup
  19. vs David ParavyanDraw · ½–½White · 2021-08-16 · Round 11.7Smyslov Region Group Cup
  20. vs Alexander MotylevWon · 0-1Black · 2021-08-16 · Round 10.1Smyslov Region Group Cup
  21. vs Alexander GrischukDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-08-16 · Round 1.2Smyslov Region Group Cup
  22. vs Magnus CarlsenLost · 0-1White · 2021-07-27 · Round 5.8FIDE World Cup 2021
  23. vs Magnus CarlsenLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-27 · Round 5.7FIDE World Cup 2021
  24. vs Magnus CarlsenWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-27 · Round 5.6FIDE World Cup 2021
  25. vs Magnus CarlsenLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-27 · Round 5.5FIDE World Cup 2021
  26. vs Magnus CarlsenDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-27 · Round 5.4FIDE World Cup 2021
  27. vs Magnus CarlsenDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-27 · Round 5.3FIDE World Cup 2021
  28. vs Magnus CarlsenDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-26 · Round 5.2FIDE World Cup 2021
  29. vs Magnus CarlsenDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-25 · Round 5.1FIDE World Cup 2021
  30. vs Daniil DubovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-24 · Round 4.6FIDE World Cup 2021
  31. vs Daniil DubovWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-24 · Round 4.5FIDE World Cup 2021
  32. vs Daniil DubovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-24 · Round 4.4FIDE World Cup 2021
  33. vs Daniil DubovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-24 · Round 4.3FIDE World Cup 2021
  34. vs Daniil DubovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-23 · Round 4.2FIDE World Cup 2021
  35. vs Daniil DubovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-22 · Round 4.1FIDE World Cup 2021
  36. vs Nijat AbasovWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-19 · Round 3.2FIDE World Cup 2021
  37. vs Nijat AbasovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-18 · Round 3.1FIDE World Cup 2021
  38. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-17 · Round 2.4FIDE World Cup 2021
  39. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-17 · Round 2.3FIDE World Cup 2021
  40. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-16 · Round 2.2FIDE World Cup 2021
  41. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-15 · Round 2.1FIDE World Cup 2021
  42. vs Vladimir FedoseevDraw · ½–½White · 2021-05-30 · Round 9.3European Hybrid Swiss TB
  43. vs Pavel PonkratovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-30 · Round 8.3European Hybrid Swiss TB
  44. vs Aleksandar IndjicLost · 0-1White · 2021-05-30 · Round 7.2European Hybrid Swiss TB
  45. vs Maxim MatlakovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-30 · Round 6.2European Hybrid Swiss TB
  46. vs Vladislav ArtemievDraw · ½–½White · 2021-05-30 · Round 5.1European Hybrid Swiss TB
  47. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-30 · Round 4.2European Hybrid Swiss TB
  48. vs Bogdan-Daniel DeacWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-30 · Round 3.3European Hybrid Swiss TB
  49. vs Haik M. MartirosyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-30 · Round 2.3European Hybrid Swiss TB
  50. vs Vadim ZvjaginsevWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-30 · Round 1.3European Hybrid Swiss TB

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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