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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

2681.8 -1.2

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
951 2021-05-29 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 3.5 Aleksandr Shimanov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 30 Open
952 2021-05-29 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 3.4 Aleksandr Shimanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
953 2021-05-29 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 3.3 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandr Shimanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 76 Open
954 2021-05-29 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandr Shimanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
955 2021-05-28 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 3.1 Aleksandr Shimanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 7 Open
956 2021-05-27 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 2.2 Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
957 2021-05-26 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal Won: 1-0 61 Open
958 2021-05-10 TCh-RUS Premier 2021 Sochi RUS 9.2 Rudik Makarian Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 33 Open
959 2021-05-09 TCh-RUS Premier 2021 Sochi RUS 8.3 Mikhail Al. Antipov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 46 Open
960 2021-05-07 TCh-RUS Premier 2021 Sochi RUS 6.4 Andrey Esipenko Mikhail Kobalia Won: 1-0 32 Open
961 2021-05-04 TCh-RUS Premier 2021 Sochi RUS 4.4 Andrey Esipenko Vadim Zvjaginsev Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
962 2021-05-03 TCh-RUS Premier 2021 Sochi RUS 3.1 Alexey Sarana Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 48 Open
963 2021-05-02 TCh-RUS Premier 2021 Sochi RUS 2.3 Vasily Usmanov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
964 2021-05-01 TCh-RUS Premier 2021 Sochi RUS 1.2 Ruslan Musalov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
965 2021-02-11 Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021 Moscow RUS 9.2 Mikhail Kobalia Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
966 2021-02-11 Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021 Moscow RUS 8.5 Andrey Esipenko Volodar Murzin Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
967 2021-02-11 Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021 Moscow RUS 7.1 Andrey Esipenko Vadim Zvjaginsev Lost: 0-1 32 Open
968 2021-02-11 Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021 Moscow RUS 6.5 Valentina Gunina Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 63 Open
969 2021-02-10 Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021 Moscow RUS 5.2 Andrey Esipenko Ernesto Inarkiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
970 2021-02-10 Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021 Moscow RUS 4.4 Boris Grachev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
971 2021-02-10 Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021 Moscow RUS 3.3 Andrey Esipenko Rudik Makarian Won: 1-0 38 Open
972 2021-02-10 Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021 Moscow RUS 2.3 Nikita Vitiugov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
973 2021-02-10 Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021 Moscow RUS 1.4 Andrey Esipenko Boris Savchenko Won: 1-0 39 Open
974 2021-01-31 83rd Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED 13.2 Alexander Donchenko Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
975 2021-01-30 83rd Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED 12.5 Andrey Esipenko Jorden Van Foreest Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
976 2021-01-29 83rd Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED 11.3 Aryan Tari Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 33 Open
977 2021-01-27 83rd Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED 10.3 Andrey Esipenko David Anton Guijarro Won: 1-0 56 Open
978 2021-01-26 83rd Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED 9.5 Alireza Firouzja Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
979 2021-01-24 83rd Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED 8.1 Andrey Esipenko Magnus Carlsen Won: 1-0 38 Open
980 2021-01-23 83rd Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED 7.7 Radoslaw Wojtaszek Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
981 2021-01-22 83rd Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED 6.6 Andrey Esipenko Anish Giri Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
982 2021-01-21 83rd Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED 5.5 Fabiano Caruana Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
983 2021-01-19 83rd Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED 4.4 Andrey Esipenko Nils Grandelius Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
984 2021-01-18 83rd Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED 3.6 Andrey Esipenko Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
985 2021-01-17 83rd Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED 2.6 Pentala Harikrishna Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
986 2021-01-16 83rd Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED 1.4 Andrey Esipenko Jan-Krzysztof Duda Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
987 2020-12-16 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 11.2 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Fedoseev Draw: 1/2-1/2 73 Open
988 2020-12-15 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 10.5 Ian Nepomniachtchi Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 51 Open
989 2020-12-14 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 9.3 Andrey Esipenko Aleksey Goganov Won: 1-0 78 Open
990 2020-12-13 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 8.4 Nikita Vitiugov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
991 2020-12-10 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 6.3 Vladislav Artemiev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 30 Open
992 2020-12-09 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 5.5 Andrey Esipenko Peter Svidler Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
993 2020-12-08 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 4.2 Maxim Matlakov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
994 2020-12-07 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 3.6 Andrey Esipenko Maksim Chigaev Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
995 2020-12-06 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 2.1 Sergey Karjakin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
996 2020-12-05 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 1.6 Daniil Dubov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 36 Open
997 2020-11-28 TCh-RUS Premier 2020 Sochi RUS 9.3 Mikhail Kobalia Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
998 2020-11-26 TCh-RUS Premier 2020 Sochi RUS 7.4 Maksim Chigaev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
999 2020-11-25 TCh-RUS Premier 2020 Sochi RUS 6.2 Andrey Esipenko Rudik Makarian Won: 1-0 41 Open
1000 2020-11-23 TCh-RUS Premier 2020 Sochi RUS 5.5 Andrey Esipenko Artur Gaifullin Won: 1-0 27 Open
  1. vs Aleksandr ShimanovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-29 · Round 3.5European Hybrid Qual 2021
  2. vs Aleksandr ShimanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-29 · Round 3.4European Hybrid Qual 2021
  3. vs Aleksandr ShimanovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-05-29 · Round 3.3European Hybrid Qual 2021
  4. vs Aleksandr ShimanovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-05-29 · Round 3.2European Hybrid Qual 2021
  5. vs Aleksandr ShimanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-28 · Round 3.1European Hybrid Qual 2021
  6. vs Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-27 · Round 2.2European Hybrid Qual 2021
  7. vs Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-26 · Round 2.1European Hybrid Qual 2021
  8. vs Rudik MakarianWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-10 · Round 9.2TCh-RUS Premier 2021
  9. vs Mikhail Al. AntipovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-09 · Round 8.3TCh-RUS Premier 2021
  10. vs Mikhail KobaliaWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-07 · Round 6.4TCh-RUS Premier 2021
  11. vs Vadim ZvjaginsevDraw · ½–½White · 2021-05-04 · Round 4.4TCh-RUS Premier 2021
  12. vs Alexey SaranaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-03 · Round 3.1TCh-RUS Premier 2021
  13. vs Vasily UsmanovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-02 · Round 2.3TCh-RUS Premier 2021
  14. vs Ruslan MusalovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-01 · Round 1.2TCh-RUS Premier 2021
  15. vs Mikhail KobaliaDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-02-11 · Round 9.2Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021
  16. vs Volodar MurzinDraw · ½–½White · 2021-02-11 · Round 8.5Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021
  17. vs Vadim ZvjaginsevLost · 0-1White · 2021-02-11 · Round 7.1Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021
  18. vs Valentina GuninaDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-02-11 · Round 6.5Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021
  19. vs Ernesto InarkievDraw · ½–½White · 2021-02-10 · Round 5.2Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021
  20. vs Boris GrachevDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-02-10 · Round 4.4Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021
  21. vs Rudik MakarianWon · 1-0White · 2021-02-10 · Round 3.3Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021
  22. vs Nikita VitiugovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-02-10 · Round 2.3Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021
  23. vs Boris SavchenkoWon · 1-0White · 2021-02-10 · Round 1.4Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2021
  24. vs Alexander DonchenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2021-01-31 · Round 13.283rd Tata Steel Masters
  25. vs Jorden Van ForeestDraw · ½–½White · 2021-01-30 · Round 12.583rd Tata Steel Masters
  26. vs Aryan TariLost · 1-0Black · 2021-01-29 · Round 11.383rd Tata Steel Masters
  27. vs David Anton GuijarroWon · 1-0White · 2021-01-27 · Round 10.383rd Tata Steel Masters
  28. vs Alireza FirouzjaDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-01-26 · Round 9.583rd Tata Steel Masters
  29. vs Magnus CarlsenWon · 1-0White · 2021-01-24 · Round 8.183rd Tata Steel Masters
  30. vs Radoslaw WojtaszekWon · 0-1Black · 2021-01-23 · Round 7.783rd Tata Steel Masters
  31. vs Anish GiriDraw · ½–½White · 2021-01-22 · Round 6.683rd Tata Steel Masters
  32. vs Fabiano CaruanaDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-01-21 · Round 5.583rd Tata Steel Masters
  33. vs Nils GrandeliusDraw · ½–½White · 2021-01-19 · Round 4.483rd Tata Steel Masters
  34. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveDraw · ½–½White · 2021-01-18 · Round 3.683rd Tata Steel Masters
  35. vs Pentala HarikrishnaDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-01-17 · Round 2.683rd Tata Steel Masters
  36. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaDraw · ½–½White · 2021-01-16 · Round 1.483rd Tata Steel Masters
  37. vs Vladimir FedoseevDraw · ½–½White · 2020-12-16 · Round 11.273rd ch-RUS 2020
  38. vs Ian NepomniachtchiLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-15 · Round 10.573rd ch-RUS 2020
  39. vs Aleksey GoganovWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-14 · Round 9.373rd ch-RUS 2020
  40. vs Nikita VitiugovDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-12-13 · Round 8.473rd ch-RUS 2020
  41. vs Vladislav ArtemievLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-10 · Round 6.373rd ch-RUS 2020
  42. vs Peter SvidlerDraw · ½–½White · 2020-12-09 · Round 5.573rd ch-RUS 2020
  43. vs Maxim MatlakovDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-12-08 · Round 4.273rd ch-RUS 2020
  44. vs Maksim ChigaevDraw · ½–½White · 2020-12-07 · Round 3.673rd ch-RUS 2020
  45. vs Sergey KarjakinDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-12-06 · Round 2.173rd ch-RUS 2020
  46. vs Daniil DubovLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-05 · Round 1.673rd ch-RUS 2020
  47. vs Mikhail KobaliaDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-11-28 · Round 9.3TCh-RUS Premier 2020
  48. vs Maksim ChigaevDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-11-26 · Round 7.4TCh-RUS Premier 2020
  49. vs Rudik MakarianWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-25 · Round 6.2TCh-RUS Premier 2020
  50. vs Artur GaifullinWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-23 · Round 5.5TCh-RUS Premier 2020

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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