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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
1201 2019-05-19 1st Archibald Open 2019 Sochi RUS 9.2 Evgeny Alekseev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
1202 2019-05-18 1st Archibald Open 2019 Sochi RUS 8.4 Andrey Esipenko Ilya Makoveev Won: 1-0 43 Open
1203 2019-05-17 1st Archibald Open 2019 Sochi RUS 7.4 Andrey Esipenko Zhamsaran Tsydypov Won: 1-0 33 Open
1204 2019-05-16 1st Archibald Open 2019 Sochi RUS 6.7 Denis Eraschenkov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 70 Open
1205 2019-05-15 1st Archibald Open 2019 Sochi RUS 5.7 Andrey Esipenko Ilia Martinovici Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1206 2019-05-14 1st Archibald Open 2019 Sochi RUS 4.2 Kirill Stupak Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 65 Open
1207 2019-05-14 1st Archibald Open 2019 Sochi RUS 3.3 Andrey Esipenko Timur Gareyev Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1208 2019-05-13 1st Archibald Open 2019 Sochi RUS 2.3 David Gochelashvili Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 32 Open
1209 2019-05-12 1st Archibald Open 2019 Sochi RUS 1.5 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandra Maltsevskaya Won: 1-0 69 Open
1210 2019-05-10 TCh-RUS Premier 2019 Sochi RUS 9.5 Andrey Esipenko Maxim Matlakov Lost: 0-1 28 Open
1211 2019-05-09 TCh-RUS Premier 2019 Sochi RUS 8.2 Andrey Esipenko Alexey Sarana Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
1212 2019-05-08 TCh-RUS Premier 2019 Sochi RUS 7.4 Aleksandr Rakhmanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
1213 2019-05-07 TCh-RUS Premier 2019 Sochi RUS 6.3 Andrey Esipenko Zhamsaran Tsydypov Won: 1-0 38 Open
1214 2019-05-05 TCh-RUS Premier 2019 Sochi RUS 5.3 Artyom Timofeev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1215 2019-05-03 TCh-RUS Premier 2019 Sochi RUS 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Vadim Zvjaginsev Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
1216 2019-05-02 TCh-RUS Premier 2019 Sochi RUS 2.5 Ilya Duzhakov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
1217 2019-05-01 TCh-RUS Premier 2019 Sochi RUS 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Denis Pershin Lost: 0-1 61 Open
1218 2019-04-22 GRENKE Chess Open 2019 Karlsruhe GER 9.5 Andrey Esipenko Timur Gareyev Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1219 2019-04-22 GRENKE Chess Open 2019 Karlsruhe GER 8.13 Miguoel Admiraal Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 59 Open
1220 2019-04-21 GRENKE Chess Open 2019 Karlsruhe GER 7.7 Andrey Esipenko Noel Studer Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
1221 2019-04-21 GRENKE Chess Open 2019 Karlsruhe GER 6.8 Marco Baldauf Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
1222 2019-04-20 GRENKE Chess Open 2019 Karlsruhe GER 5.11 Andrey Esipenko Johannes, Dr. Carow Won: 1-0 45 Open
1223 2019-04-20 GRENKE Chess Open 2019 Karlsruhe GER 4.6 Martin Petrov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
1224 2019-04-19 GRENKE Chess Open 2019 Karlsruhe GER 3.1 Andrey Esipenko Julian Kramer Won: 1-0 87 Open
1225 2019-04-19 GRENKE Chess Open 2019 Karlsruhe GER 2.11 Pascal Barzen Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 41 Open
1226 2019-04-18 GRENKE Chess Open 2019 Karlsruhe GER 1.11 Andrey Esipenko Jan Grewenig Won: 1-0 32 Open
1227 2019-03-29 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 Skopje MKD 11.7 Andrey Esipenko Ruslan Ponomariov Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
1228 2019-03-28 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 Skopje MKD 10.1 Vladislav Artemiev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 53 Open
1229 2019-03-27 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 Skopje MKD 9.2 Andrey Esipenko Nils Grandelius Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
1230 2019-03-26 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 Skopje MKD 8.2 Maxim Rodshtein Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
1231 2019-03-25 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 Skopje MKD 7.4 Andrey Esipenko Boris Gelfand Won: 1-0 42 Open
1232 2019-03-24 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 Skopje MKD 6.9 Igor Kovalenko Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 88 Open
1233 2019-03-22 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 Skopje MKD 5.37 Andrey Esipenko Julen Luis Arizmendi Martinez Won: 1-0 32 Open
1234 2019-03-21 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 Skopje MKD 4.57 Bogdan Belyakov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 43 Open
1235 2019-03-20 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 Skopje MKD 3.83 Andrey Esipenko Olga Badelka Won: 1-0 37 Open
1236 2019-03-19 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 Skopje MKD 2.39 Petro Golubka Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 60 Open
1237 2019-03-18 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 Skopje MKD 1.68 Andrey Esipenko Volodar Murzin Won: 1-0 32 Open
1238 2019-02-27 Aeroflot Open A 2019 Moscow RUS 9.33 Andrey Esipenko Shardul Gagare Won: 1-0 42 Open
1239 2019-02-26 Aeroflot Open A 2019 Moscow RUS 8.35 Sergei Lobanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1240 2019-02-25 Aeroflot Open A 2019 Moscow RUS 7.35 Harika Dronavalli Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
1241 2019-02-24 Aeroflot Open A 2019 Moscow RUS 6.25 Andrey Esipenko Parham Maghsoodloo Lost: 0-1 86 Open
1242 2019-02-23 Aeroflot Open A 2019 Moscow RUS 5.32 Yan Liu Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
1243 2019-02-23 Aeroflot Open A 2019 Moscow RUS 4.6 Andrey Esipenko Yi Wei Lost: 0-1 77 Open
1244 2019-02-22 Aeroflot Open A 2019 Moscow RUS 3.6 Andrey Esipenko Hao Wang Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
1245 2019-02-21 Aeroflot Open A 2019 Moscow RUS 2.3 Ernesto Inarkiev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1246 2019-02-20 Aeroflot Open A 2019 Moscow RUS 1.36 Andrey Esipenko Changren Dai Won: 1-0 30 Open
1247 2019-01-27 81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED 13.3 Evgeny Bareev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 43 Open
1248 2019-01-26 81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED 12.7 Andrey Esipenko Dinara Saduakassova Won: 1-0 24 Open
1249 2019-01-25 81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED 11.6 Benjamin Gledura Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1250 2019-01-23 81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED 10.3 Andrey Esipenko Lucas Van Foreest Won: 1-0 41 Open
  1. vs Evgeny AlekseevDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-05-19 · Round 9.21st Archibald Open 2019
  2. vs Ilya MakoveevWon · 1-0White · 2019-05-18 · Round 8.41st Archibald Open 2019
  3. vs Zhamsaran TsydypovWon · 1-0White · 2019-05-17 · Round 7.41st Archibald Open 2019
  4. vs Denis EraschenkovWon · 0-1Black · 2019-05-16 · Round 6.71st Archibald Open 2019
  5. vs Ilia MartinoviciDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-15 · Round 5.71st Archibald Open 2019
  6. vs Kirill StupakLost · 1-0Black · 2019-05-14 · Round 4.21st Archibald Open 2019
  7. vs Timur GareyevDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-14 · Round 3.31st Archibald Open 2019
  8. vs David GochelashviliWon · 0-1Black · 2019-05-13 · Round 2.31st Archibald Open 2019
  9. vs Aleksandra MaltsevskayaWon · 1-0White · 2019-05-12 · Round 1.51st Archibald Open 2019
  10. vs Maxim MatlakovLost · 0-1White · 2019-05-10 · Round 9.5TCh-RUS Premier 2019
  11. vs Alexey SaranaDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-09 · Round 8.2TCh-RUS Premier 2019
  12. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-05-08 · Round 7.4TCh-RUS Premier 2019
  13. vs Zhamsaran TsydypovWon · 1-0White · 2019-05-07 · Round 6.3TCh-RUS Premier 2019
  14. vs Artyom TimofeevDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-05-05 · Round 5.3TCh-RUS Premier 2019
  15. vs Vadim ZvjaginsevDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-03 · Round 3.2TCh-RUS Premier 2019
  16. vs Ilya DuzhakovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-05-02 · Round 2.5TCh-RUS Premier 2019
  17. vs Denis PershinLost · 0-1White · 2019-05-01 · Round 1.1TCh-RUS Premier 2019
  18. vs Timur GareyevDraw · ½–½White · 2019-04-22 · Round 9.5GRENKE Chess Open 2019
  19. vs Miguoel AdmiraalWon · 0-1Black · 2019-04-22 · Round 8.13GRENKE Chess Open 2019
  20. vs Noel StuderDraw · ½–½White · 2019-04-21 · Round 7.7GRENKE Chess Open 2019
  21. vs Marco BaldaufDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-04-21 · Round 6.8GRENKE Chess Open 2019
  22. vs Johannes, Dr. CarowWon · 1-0White · 2019-04-20 · Round 5.11GRENKE Chess Open 2019
  23. vs Martin PetrovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-04-20 · Round 4.6GRENKE Chess Open 2019
  24. vs Julian KramerWon · 1-0White · 2019-04-19 · Round 3.1GRENKE Chess Open 2019
  25. vs Pascal BarzenWon · 0-1Black · 2019-04-19 · Round 2.11GRENKE Chess Open 2019
  26. vs Jan GrewenigWon · 1-0White · 2019-04-18 · Round 1.11GRENKE Chess Open 2019
  27. vs Ruslan PonomariovDraw · ½–½White · 2019-03-29 · Round 11.720th ch-EUR Indiv 2019
  28. vs Vladislav ArtemievLost · 1-0Black · 2019-03-28 · Round 10.120th ch-EUR Indiv 2019
  29. vs Nils GrandeliusDraw · ½–½White · 2019-03-27 · Round 9.220th ch-EUR Indiv 2019
  30. vs Maxim RodshteinDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-03-26 · Round 8.220th ch-EUR Indiv 2019
  31. vs Boris GelfandWon · 1-0White · 2019-03-25 · Round 7.420th ch-EUR Indiv 2019
  32. vs Igor KovalenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2019-03-24 · Round 6.920th ch-EUR Indiv 2019
  33. vs Julen Luis Arizmendi MartinezWon · 1-0White · 2019-03-22 · Round 5.3720th ch-EUR Indiv 2019
  34. vs Bogdan BelyakovWon · 0-1Black · 2019-03-21 · Round 4.5720th ch-EUR Indiv 2019
  35. vs Olga BadelkaWon · 1-0White · 2019-03-20 · Round 3.8320th ch-EUR Indiv 2019
  36. vs Petro GolubkaLost · 1-0Black · 2019-03-19 · Round 2.3920th ch-EUR Indiv 2019
  37. vs Volodar MurzinWon · 1-0White · 2019-03-18 · Round 1.6820th ch-EUR Indiv 2019
  38. vs Shardul GagareWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-27 · Round 9.33Aeroflot Open A 2019
  39. vs Sergei LobanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-02-26 · Round 8.35Aeroflot Open A 2019
  40. vs Harika DronavalliDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-02-25 · Round 7.35Aeroflot Open A 2019
  41. vs Parham MaghsoodlooLost · 0-1White · 2019-02-24 · Round 6.25Aeroflot Open A 2019
  42. vs Yan LiuDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-02-23 · Round 5.32Aeroflot Open A 2019
  43. vs Yi WeiLost · 0-1White · 2019-02-23 · Round 4.6Aeroflot Open A 2019
  44. vs Hao WangDraw · ½–½White · 2019-02-22 · Round 3.6Aeroflot Open A 2019
  45. vs Ernesto InarkievDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-02-21 · Round 2.3Aeroflot Open A 2019
  46. vs Changren DaiWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-20 · Round 1.36Aeroflot Open A 2019
  47. vs Evgeny BareevLost · 1-0Black · 2019-01-27 · Round 13.381st Tata Steel GpB
  48. vs Dinara SaduakassovaWon · 1-0White · 2019-01-26 · Round 12.781st Tata Steel GpB
  49. vs Benjamin GleduraDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-01-25 · Round 11.681st Tata Steel GpB
  50. vs Lucas Van ForeestWon · 1-0White · 2019-01-23 · Round 10.381st Tata Steel GpB

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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