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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
1863

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
51 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 2.1 Esipenko,Andrey Tomashevsky,E 1-0 27 Open
52 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 4.1 Esipenko,Andrey Radjabov,T 1-0 43 Open
53 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 1.1 Lagno,Kateryna Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 37 Open
54 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 6.1 Esipenko,Andrey Goryachkina,A 1/2-1/2 71 Open
55 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 9.1 Sadhwani,Raunak Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 37 Open
56 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 5.1 Karjakin,Sergey Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 21 Open
57 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 8.1 Esipenko,Andrey Lu Shanglei 1/2-1/2 48 Open
58 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 3.1 Gunina,V Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 34 Open
59 2026-07-04 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 7.1 Artemiev,V Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 31 Open
60 2026-07-04 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 9.1 Sadhwani,Raunak Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 11 Open
61 2026-07-04 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 8.1 Esipenko,Andrey Lu Shanglei 1/2-1/2 22 Open
62 2026-07-03 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 6.1 Esipenko,Andrey Goryachkina,A 1-0 31 Open
63 2026-07-03 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 5.1 Karjakin,Sergey Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 29 Open
64 2026-07-03 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 4.1 Esipenko,Andrey Radjabov,T 1/2-1/2 44 Open
65 2026-07-02 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 1.1 Lagno,Kateryna Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 43 Open
66 2026-07-02 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 2.1 Esipenko,Andrey Tomashevsky,E 1/2-1/2 84 Open
67 2026-07-02 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 3.1 Gunina,V Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 38 Open
68 2026-06-13 ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026 Bangkok THA 1.2 Munkhdalai,Amilal Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 43 Open
69 2026-06-13 ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026 Bangkok THA 2.1 Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 62 Open
70 2026-06-13 ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026 Bangkok THA 1.1 Esipenko,Andrey Munkhdalai,Amilal 1/2-1/2 32 Open
71 2026-06-13 ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026 Bangkok THA 3.1 Carlsen,M Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 38 Open
72 2026-06-13 ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026 Bangkok THA 2.2 Esipenko,Andrey Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo 1-0 35 Open
73 2026-06-13 ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026 Bangkok THA 1.3 Esipenko,Andrey Munkhdalai,Amilal 1-0 48 Open
74 2026-06-13 ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026 Bangkok THA 3.3 Carlsen,M Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 50 Open
75 2026-06-13 ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026 Bangkok THA 3.2 Esipenko,Andrey Carlsen,M 1-0 29 Open
76 2026-06-11 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 9.3 Esipenko,Andrey Sklokin-Bagiyan,Sergey 1/2-1/2 26 Open
77 2026-06-10 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 8.2 Stribuk,Artiom Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 41 Open
78 2026-06-09 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 7.5 Esipenko,Andrey Ansat,Aldiyar 1-0 38 Open
79 2026-06-08 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 6.1 Wang Hao Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 57 Open
80 2026-06-07 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 5.3 Esipenko,Andrey Bocharov,D 1-0 55 Open
81 2026-06-06 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 4.1 Sapenov,Daniyal Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 16 Open
82 2026-06-05 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 3.1 Esipenko,Andrey Kuru,Atilla 1/2-1/2 105 Open
83 2026-06-04 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 2.1 Mousavi,Se Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 37 Open
84 2026-06-03 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 1.1 Esipenko,Andrey Ilkhomi,Jaloliddin 1-0 36 Open
85 2026-05-23 75th Ann. Karpov 2026 Moscow RUS 6.2 Inarkiev,E Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 41 Open
86 2026-05-23 75th Ann. Karpov 2026 Moscow RUS 7.3 Esipenko,Andrey Radjabov,T 0-1 34 Open
87 2026-05-22 75th Ann. Karpov 2026 Moscow RUS 4.1 Yakubboev,Nodirbek Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 30 Open
88 2026-05-22 75th Ann. Karpov 2026 Moscow RUS 5.4 Esipenko,Andrey Grischuk,A 1/2-1/2 54 Open
89 2026-05-21 75th Ann. Karpov 2026 Moscow RUS 2.2 Esipenko,Andrey Artemiev,V 1/2-1/2 27 Open
90 2026-05-21 75th Ann. Karpov 2026 Moscow RUS 1.3 Dubov,Daniil Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 31 Open
91 2026-05-21 75th Ann. Karpov 2026 Moscow RUS 3.4 Nepomniachtchi,I Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 46 Open
92 2026-04-15 FIDE Candidates 2026 Pegeia CYP 14.3 Esipenko,Andrey Caruana,F 0-1 40 Open
93 2026-04-14 FIDE Candidates 2026 Pegeia CYP 13.4 Wei Yi Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 46 Open
94 2026-04-12 FIDE Candidates 2026 Pegeia CYP 12.4 Esipenko,Andrey Praggnanandhaa,R 1/2-1/2 46 Open
95 2026-04-11 FIDE Candidates 2026 Pegeia CYP 11.2 Giri,A Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 43 Open
96 2026-04-09 FIDE Candidates 2026 Pegeia CYP 10.3 Esipenko,Andrey Bluebaum,M 1/2-1/2 40 Open
97 2026-04-08 FIDE Candidates 2026 Pegeia CYP 9.4 Nakamura,Hi Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 91 Open
98 2026-04-07 FIDE Candidates 2026 Pegeia CYP 8.1 Esipenko,Andrey Sindarov,Javokhir 1/2-1/2 24 Open
99 2026-04-05 FIDE Candidates 2026 Pegeia CYP 7.4 Esipenko,Andrey Wei Yi 0-1 30 Open
100 2026-04-04 FIDE Candidates 2026 Pegeia CYP 6.2 Caruana,F Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 46 Open
  1. vs Tomashevsky,EWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-05 · Round 2.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  2. vs Radjabov,TWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-05 · Round 4.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  3. vs Lagno,KaterynaLost · 1-0Black · 2026-07-05 · Round 1.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  4. vs Goryachkina,ADraw · ½–½White · 2026-07-05 · Round 6.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  5. vs Sadhwani,RaunakLost · 1-0Black · 2026-07-05 · Round 9.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  6. vs Karjakin,SergeyWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-05 · Round 5.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  7. vs Lu ShangleiDraw · ½–½White · 2026-07-05 · Round 8.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  8. vs Gunina,VWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-05 · Round 3.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  9. vs Artemiev,VDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-04 · Round 7.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  10. vs Sadhwani,RaunakDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-04 · Round 9.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  11. vs Lu ShangleiDraw · ½–½White · 2026-07-04 · Round 8.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  12. vs Goryachkina,AWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-03 · Round 6.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  13. vs Karjakin,SergeyDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-03 · Round 5.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  14. vs Radjabov,TDraw · ½–½White · 2026-07-03 · Round 4.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  15. vs Lagno,KaterynaWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-02 · Round 1.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  16. vs Tomashevsky,EDraw · ½–½White · 2026-07-02 · Round 2.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  17. vs Gunina,VWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-02 · Round 3.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  18. vs Munkhdalai,AmilalDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-06-13 · Round 1.2ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026
  19. vs Martinez Alcantara,Jose EduardoWon · 0-1Black · 2026-06-13 · Round 2.1ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026
  20. vs Munkhdalai,AmilalDraw · ½–½White · 2026-06-13 · Round 1.1ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026
  21. vs Carlsen,MLost · 1-0Black · 2026-06-13 · Round 3.1ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026
  22. vs Martinez Alcantara,Jose EduardoWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-13 · Round 2.2ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026
  23. vs Munkhdalai,AmilalWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-13 · Round 1.3ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026
  24. vs Carlsen,MLost · 1-0Black · 2026-06-13 · Round 3.3ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026
  25. vs Carlsen,MWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-13 · Round 3.2ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026
  26. vs Sklokin-Bagiyan,SergeyDraw · ½–½White · 2026-06-11 · Round 9.3Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  27. vs Stribuk,ArtiomDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-06-10 · Round 8.2Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  28. vs Ansat,AldiyarWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-09 · Round 7.5Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  29. vs Wang HaoLost · 1-0Black · 2026-06-08 · Round 6.1Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  30. vs Bocharov,DWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-07 · Round 5.3Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  31. vs Sapenov,DaniyalDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-06-06 · Round 4.1Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  32. vs Kuru,AtillaDraw · ½–½White · 2026-06-05 · Round 3.1Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  33. vs Mousavi,SeWon · 0-1Black · 2026-06-04 · Round 2.1Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  34. vs Ilkhomi,JaloliddinWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-03 · Round 1.1Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  35. vs Inarkiev,EWon · 0-1Black · 2026-05-23 · Round 6.275th Ann. Karpov 2026
  36. vs Radjabov,TLost · 0-1White · 2026-05-23 · Round 7.375th Ann. Karpov 2026
  37. vs Yakubboev,NodirbekDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-05-22 · Round 4.175th Ann. Karpov 2026
  38. vs Grischuk,ADraw · ½–½White · 2026-05-22 · Round 5.475th Ann. Karpov 2026
  39. vs Artemiev,VDraw · ½–½White · 2026-05-21 · Round 2.275th Ann. Karpov 2026
  40. vs Dubov,DaniilDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-05-21 · Round 1.375th Ann. Karpov 2026
  41. vs Nepomniachtchi,ILost · 1-0Black · 2026-05-21 · Round 3.475th Ann. Karpov 2026
  42. vs Caruana,FLost · 0-1White · 2026-04-15 · Round 14.3FIDE Candidates 2026
  43. vs Wei YiLost · 1-0Black · 2026-04-14 · Round 13.4FIDE Candidates 2026
  44. vs Praggnanandhaa,RDraw · ½–½White · 2026-04-12 · Round 12.4FIDE Candidates 2026
  45. vs Giri,ADraw · ½–½Black · 2026-04-11 · Round 11.2FIDE Candidates 2026
  46. vs Bluebaum,MDraw · ½–½White · 2026-04-09 · Round 10.3FIDE Candidates 2026
  47. vs Nakamura,HiDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-04-08 · Round 9.4FIDE Candidates 2026
  48. vs Sindarov,JavokhirDraw · ½–½White · 2026-04-07 · Round 8.1FIDE Candidates 2026
  49. vs Wei YiLost · 0-1White · 2026-04-05 · Round 7.4FIDE Candidates 2026
  50. vs Caruana,FDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-04-04 · Round 6.2FIDE Candidates 2026

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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