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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
1151 2019-08-31 2nd European Corporate Minsk BLR 8.1 Andrey Esipenko Jop Delemarre Won: 1-0 44 Open
1152 2019-08-31 2nd European Corporate Minsk BLR 7.1 Aleksej Aleksandrov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
1153 2019-08-31 2nd European Corporate Minsk BLR 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Davit Jojua Won: 1-0 40 Open
1154 2019-08-31 2nd European Corporate Minsk BLR 5.1 Sergei Zhigalko Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
1155 2019-08-30 2nd European Corporate Minsk BLR 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Vladislav Kovalev Lost: 0-1 51 Open
1156 2019-08-30 2nd European Corporate Minsk BLR 3.1 Kirill Stupak Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 52 Open
1157 2019-08-30 2nd European Corporate Minsk BLR 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Vitaly Teterev Won: 1-0 53 Open
1158 2019-08-30 2nd European Corporate Minsk BLR 1.1 Andrei Maliush Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 62 Open
1159 2019-08-23 TCh-CHN 2019 China CHN 15.2 Andrey Esipenko Yi Xu Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
1160 2019-08-22 TCh-CHN 2019 China CHN 14.6 Yi Lin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 56 Open
1161 2019-08-21 TCh-CHN 2019 China CHN 13.1 Andrey Esipenko Yang Wen Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1162 2019-08-20 TCh-CHN 2019 China CHN 12.6 Andrey Esipenko Minghui Xu Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1163 2019-08-10 26th Abu Dhabi Masters Abu Dhabi UAE 9.6 Andrey Esipenko Nodirbek Abdusattorov Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
1164 2019-08-09 26th Abu Dhabi Masters Abu Dhabi UAE 8.7 Emre Can Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 73 Open
1165 2019-08-08 26th Abu Dhabi Masters Abu Dhabi UAE 7.3 Andrey Esipenko Nodirbek Yakubboev Draw: 1/2-1/2 29 Open
1166 2019-08-07 26th Abu Dhabi Masters Abu Dhabi UAE 6.9 Vahap Sanal Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 33 Open
1167 2019-08-05 26th Abu Dhabi Masters Abu Dhabi UAE 5.6 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Yuffa Draw: 1/2-1/2 84 Open
1168 2019-08-04 26th Abu Dhabi Masters Abu Dhabi UAE 4.14 Swaminathan Soumya Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 48 Open
1169 2019-08-03 26th Abu Dhabi Masters Abu Dhabi UAE 3.13 Andrey Esipenko Arjun Kalyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
1170 2019-08-03 26th Abu Dhabi Masters Abu Dhabi UAE 2.4 Raunak Sadhwani Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
1171 2019-08-02 26th Abu Dhabi Masters Abu Dhabi UAE 1.9 Andrey Esipenko Pranav Anand Won: 1-0 39 Open
1172 2019-07-28 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 13.2 Andrey Esipenko Teodora Injac Won: 1-0 34 Open
1173 2019-07-26 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 11.1 Can Dolgun Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
1174 2019-07-25 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 9.2 Alexey Sarana Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1175 2019-07-25 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 10.7 Andrey Esipenko Kayra Kamer Won: 1-0 38 Open
1176 2019-07-23 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 7.3 Ata Secer Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
1177 2019-07-21 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 6.5 Andrey Esipenko Cemil Can Ali Marandi Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
1178 2019-07-21 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 5.4 Volkan Sevgi Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 35 Open
1179 2019-07-20 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 4.4 Andrey Esipenko Ataberk Eren Won: 1-0 39 Open
1180 2019-07-19 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 3.5 Enes Tanriverdi Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
1181 2019-07-18 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Alperen Akdogan Won: 1-0 24 Open
1182 2019-07-17 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 1.6 Umut Erdem Gunduz Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
1183 2019-07-06 72nd ch-RUS HL 2019 Yaroslavl RUS 9.6 Andrey Esipenko Aleksei Pridorozhni Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
1184 2019-07-05 72nd ch-RUS HL 2019 Yaroslavl RUS 8.8 Pavel Ponkratov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
1185 2019-07-04 72nd ch-RUS HL 2019 Yaroslavl RUS 7.3 Andrey Esipenko Sanan Sjugirov Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
1186 2019-07-03 72nd ch-RUS HL 2019 Yaroslavl RUS 6.2 Alexander Motylev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
1187 2019-07-01 72nd ch-RUS HL 2019 Yaroslavl RUS 5.2 Andrey Esipenko Maksim Chigaev Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
1188 2019-06-30 72nd ch-RUS HL 2019 Yaroslavl RUS 4.3 Vadim Zvjaginsev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1189 2019-06-29 72nd ch-RUS HL 2019 Yaroslavl RUS 3.2 Andrey Esipenko David Paravyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 102 Open
1190 2019-06-28 72nd ch-RUS HL 2019 Yaroslavl RUS 2.5 Alexandr Triapishko Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 40 Open
1191 2019-06-27 72nd ch-RUS HL 2019 Yaroslavl RUS 1.18 Andrey Esipenko Miroslav Vlasenko Won: 1-0 42 Open
1192 2019-06-15 20th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 9.5 Andrey Esipenko Rauf Mamedov Won: 1-0 37 Open
1193 2019-06-14 20th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 8.4 Vladimir Fedoseev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 79 Open
1194 2019-06-13 20th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 7.3 Andrey Esipenko Vladislav Artemiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
1195 2019-06-11 20th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 6.4 Vladislav Kovalev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 59 Open
1196 2019-06-10 20th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 5.5 Hao Wang Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
1197 2019-06-09 20th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 4.5 Andrey Esipenko Ivan Saric Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
1198 2019-06-08 20th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 3.4 Anton Korobov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
1199 2019-06-07 20th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 2.5 Andrey Esipenko Krishnan Sasikiran Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
1200 2019-06-06 20th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 1.3 Dmitry Jakovenko Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 30 Open
  1. vs Jop DelemarreWon · 1-0White · 2019-08-31 · Round 8.12nd European Corporate
  2. vs Aleksej AleksandrovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-08-31 · Round 7.12nd European Corporate
  3. vs Davit JojuaWon · 1-0White · 2019-08-31 · Round 6.12nd European Corporate
  4. vs Sergei ZhigalkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-08-31 · Round 5.12nd European Corporate
  5. vs Vladislav KovalevLost · 0-1White · 2019-08-30 · Round 4.12nd European Corporate
  6. vs Kirill StupakWon · 0-1Black · 2019-08-30 · Round 3.12nd European Corporate
  7. vs Vitaly TeterevWon · 1-0White · 2019-08-30 · Round 2.12nd European Corporate
  8. vs Andrei MaliushWon · 0-1Black · 2019-08-30 · Round 1.12nd European Corporate
  9. vs Yi XuDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-23 · Round 15.2TCh-CHN 2019
  10. vs Yi LinWon · 0-1Black · 2019-08-22 · Round 14.6TCh-CHN 2019
  11. vs Yang WenDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-21 · Round 13.1TCh-CHN 2019
  12. vs Minghui XuDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-20 · Round 12.6TCh-CHN 2019
  13. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-10 · Round 9.626th Abu Dhabi Masters
  14. vs Emre CanDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-08-09 · Round 8.726th Abu Dhabi Masters
  15. vs Nodirbek YakubboevDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-08 · Round 7.326th Abu Dhabi Masters
  16. vs Vahap SanalWon · 0-1Black · 2019-08-07 · Round 6.926th Abu Dhabi Masters
  17. vs Daniil YuffaDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-05 · Round 5.626th Abu Dhabi Masters
  18. vs Swaminathan SoumyaWon · 0-1Black · 2019-08-04 · Round 4.1426th Abu Dhabi Masters
  19. vs Arjun KalyanDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-03 · Round 3.1326th Abu Dhabi Masters
  20. vs Raunak SadhwaniDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-08-03 · Round 2.426th Abu Dhabi Masters
  21. vs Pranav AnandWon · 1-0White · 2019-08-02 · Round 1.926th Abu Dhabi Masters
  22. vs Teodora InjacWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-28 · Round 13.2TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  23. vs Can DolgunDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-26 · Round 11.1TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  24. vs Alexey SaranaDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-25 · Round 9.2TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  25. vs Kayra KamerWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-25 · Round 10.7TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  26. vs Ata SecerDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-23 · Round 7.3TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  27. vs Cemil Can Ali MarandiDraw · ½–½White · 2019-07-21 · Round 6.5TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  28. vs Volkan SevgiWon · 0-1Black · 2019-07-21 · Round 5.4TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  29. vs Ataberk ErenWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-20 · Round 4.4TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  30. vs Enes TanriverdiWon · 0-1Black · 2019-07-19 · Round 3.5TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  31. vs Alperen AkdoganWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-18 · Round 2.3TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  32. vs Umut Erdem GunduzDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-17 · Round 1.6TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  33. vs Aleksei PridorozhniDraw · ½–½White · 2019-07-06 · Round 9.672nd ch-RUS HL 2019
  34. vs Pavel PonkratovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-05 · Round 8.872nd ch-RUS HL 2019
  35. vs Sanan SjugirovDraw · ½–½White · 2019-07-04 · Round 7.372nd ch-RUS HL 2019
  36. vs Alexander MotylevDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-03 · Round 6.272nd ch-RUS HL 2019
  37. vs Maksim ChigaevDraw · ½–½White · 2019-07-01 · Round 5.272nd ch-RUS HL 2019
  38. vs Vadim ZvjaginsevDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-06-30 · Round 4.372nd ch-RUS HL 2019
  39. vs David ParavyanDraw · ½–½White · 2019-06-29 · Round 3.272nd ch-RUS HL 2019
  40. vs Alexandr TriapishkoWon · 0-1Black · 2019-06-28 · Round 2.572nd ch-RUS HL 2019
  41. vs Miroslav VlasenkoWon · 1-0White · 2019-06-27 · Round 1.1872nd ch-RUS HL 2019
  42. vs Rauf MamedovWon · 1-0White · 2019-06-15 · Round 9.520th Karpov Poikovsky
  43. vs Vladimir FedoseevLost · 1-0Black · 2019-06-14 · Round 8.420th Karpov Poikovsky
  44. vs Vladislav ArtemievDraw · ½–½White · 2019-06-13 · Round 7.320th Karpov Poikovsky
  45. vs Vladislav KovalevWon · 0-1Black · 2019-06-11 · Round 6.420th Karpov Poikovsky
  46. vs Hao WangDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-06-10 · Round 5.520th Karpov Poikovsky
  47. vs Ivan SaricDraw · ½–½White · 2019-06-09 · Round 4.520th Karpov Poikovsky
  48. vs Anton KorobovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-06-08 · Round 3.420th Karpov Poikovsky
  49. vs Krishnan SasikiranDraw · ½–½White · 2019-06-07 · Round 2.520th Karpov Poikovsky
  50. vs Dmitry JakovenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2019-06-06 · Round 1.320th Karpov Poikovsky

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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