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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
1251 2019-01-22 81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED 9.4 Maksim Chigaev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
1252 2019-01-20 81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED 8.4 Andrey Esipenko Praggnanandhaa R Won: 1-0 44 Open
1253 2019-01-19 81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED 7.2 Andrey Esipenko Anton Korobov Won: 1-0 41 Open
1254 2019-01-18 81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED 6.1 Stefan Kuipers Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
1255 2019-01-16 81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED 5.3 Andrey Esipenko Elisabeth Paehtz Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1256 2019-01-15 81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED 4.5 Parham Maghsoodloo Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
1257 2019-01-14 81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED 3.1 Andrey Esipenko Vincent Keymer Won: 1-0 38 Open
1258 2019-01-13 81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED 2.7 Erwin L'Ami Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
1259 2019-01-12 81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED 1.4 Andrey Esipenko Vladislav Kovalev Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
1260 2018-12-30 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 21.31 Sergei Yudin Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 30 Open
1261 2018-12-30 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 20.31 Andrey Esipenko Valerij Popov Draw: 1/2-1/2 99 Open
1262 2018-12-30 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 19.24 Robert Hovhannisyan Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 36 Open
1263 2018-12-30 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 18.3 Andrey Esipenko Evgeniy Najer Won: 1-0 49 Open
1264 2018-12-30 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 17.32 Alexey Reshetnikov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
1265 2018-12-30 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 16.28 Andrey Esipenko Aram Hakobyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1266 2018-12-30 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 15.35 Dmitry Frolyanov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 38 Open
1267 2018-12-30 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 14.48 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Seliverstov Won: 1-0 38 Open
1268 2018-12-30 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 13.48 Mikhail Demidov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
1269 2018-12-29 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 9.46 Victor Mikhalevski Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 48 Open
1270 2018-12-29 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 8.46 Andrey Esipenko Daniel Fridman Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
1271 2018-12-29 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 7.34 Anton Demchenko Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 61 Open
1272 2018-12-29 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 6.3 Andrey Esipenko Boris Grachev Draw: 1/2-1/2 105 Open
1273 2018-12-29 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 5.44 Andrei Belozerov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 52 Open
1274 2018-12-29 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 4.63 Andrey Esipenko Leonid Sokolin Won: 1-0 47 Open
1275 2018-12-29 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 3.43 Ivan Salgado Lopez Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 62 Open
1276 2018-12-29 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 2.49 Andrey Esipenko Dmitry Anikonov Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1277 2018-12-29 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 12.5 Andrey Esipenko Konstantin Sakaev Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1278 2018-12-29 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 11.34 Robby Kevlishvili Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 34 Open
1279 2018-12-29 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 10.36 Andrey Esipenko Nihal Sarin Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
1280 2018-12-29 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS 1.42 Vladimir Potkin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 80 Open
1281 2018-12-28 World Rapid 2018 St Petersburg RUS 15.5 Ehsan Ghaem Maghami Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 75 Open
1282 2018-12-28 World Rapid 2018 St Petersburg RUS 14.49 Andrey Esipenko Adam Tukhaev Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1283 2018-12-28 World Rapid 2018 St Petersburg RUS 13.41 Aryan Tari Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 52 Open
1284 2018-12-28 World Rapid 2018 St Petersburg RUS 12.52 Andrey Esipenko Valerij Popov Won: 1-0 50 Open
1285 2018-12-28 World Rapid 2018 St Petersburg RUS 11.5 Pavel Potapov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
1286 2018-12-27 World Rapid 2018 St Petersburg RUS 9.19 Pentala Harikrishna Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 31 Open
1287 2018-12-27 World Rapid 2018 St Petersburg RUS 8.17 Andrey Esipenko Sergey Karjakin Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
1288 2018-12-27 World Rapid 2018 St Petersburg RUS 7.17 Gadir Guseinov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1289 2018-12-27 World Rapid 2018 St Petersburg RUS 6.4 Henrik Teske Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 45 Open
1290 2018-12-27 World Rapid 2018 St Petersburg RUS 10.37 Andrey Esipenko David Paravyan Lost: 0-1 55 Open
1291 2018-12-26 World Rapid 2018 St Petersburg RUS 5.49 Andrey Esipenko Pavel Anisimov Won: 1-0 21 Open
1292 2018-12-26 World Rapid 2018 St Petersburg RUS 4.5 Ivan Popov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
1293 2018-12-26 World Rapid 2018 St Petersburg RUS 3.47 Andrey Esipenko Jakov Geller Draw: 1/2-1/2 82 Open
1294 2018-12-26 World Rapid 2018 St Petersburg RUS 2.57 Semyon Lomasov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
1295 2018-12-26 World Rapid 2018 St Petersburg RUS 1.6 Andrey Esipenko German Bazeev Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
1296 2018-12-22 Nutcracker Rapid 2018 Moscow RUS 8.3 Peter Leko Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 35 Open
1297 2018-12-22 Nutcracker Rapid 2018 Moscow RUS 7.2 Evgeniy Najer Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 43 Open
1298 2018-12-22 Nutcracker Rapid 2018 Moscow RUS 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Boris Gelfand Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
1299 2018-12-22 Nutcracker Rapid 2018 Moscow RUS 5.4 Andrey Esipenko Nigel D Short Lost: 0-1 73 Open
1300 2018-12-21 Nutcracker Rapid 2018 Moscow RUS 4.4 Nigel D Short Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 41 Open
  1. vs Maksim ChigaevDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-01-22 · Round 9.481st Tata Steel GpB
  2. vs Praggnanandhaa RWon · 1-0White · 2019-01-20 · Round 8.481st Tata Steel GpB
  3. vs Anton KorobovWon · 1-0White · 2019-01-19 · Round 7.281st Tata Steel GpB
  4. vs Stefan KuipersDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-01-18 · Round 6.181st Tata Steel GpB
  5. vs Elisabeth PaehtzDraw · ½–½White · 2019-01-16 · Round 5.381st Tata Steel GpB
  6. vs Parham MaghsoodlooDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-01-15 · Round 4.581st Tata Steel GpB
  7. vs Vincent KeymerWon · 1-0White · 2019-01-14 · Round 3.181st Tata Steel GpB
  8. vs Erwin L'AmiDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-01-13 · Round 2.781st Tata Steel GpB
  9. vs Vladislav KovalevDraw · ½–½White · 2019-01-12 · Round 1.481st Tata Steel GpB
  10. vs Sergei YudinLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-30 · Round 21.31World Blitz 2018
  11. vs Valerij PopovDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-30 · Round 20.31World Blitz 2018
  12. vs Robert HovhannisyanLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-30 · Round 19.24World Blitz 2018
  13. vs Evgeniy NajerWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-30 · Round 18.3World Blitz 2018
  14. vs Alexey ReshetnikovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-30 · Round 17.32World Blitz 2018
  15. vs Aram HakobyanDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-30 · Round 16.28World Blitz 2018
  16. vs Dmitry FrolyanovWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-30 · Round 15.35World Blitz 2018
  17. vs Vladimir SeliverstovWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-30 · Round 14.48World Blitz 2018
  18. vs Mikhail DemidovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-30 · Round 13.48World Blitz 2018
  19. vs Victor MikhalevskiWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-29 · Round 9.46World Blitz 2018
  20. vs Daniel FridmanDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-29 · Round 8.46World Blitz 2018
  21. vs Anton DemchenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-29 · Round 7.34World Blitz 2018
  22. vs Boris GrachevDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-29 · Round 6.3World Blitz 2018
  23. vs Andrei BelozerovWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-29 · Round 5.44World Blitz 2018
  24. vs Leonid SokolinWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-29 · Round 4.63World Blitz 2018
  25. vs Ivan Salgado LopezLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-29 · Round 3.43World Blitz 2018
  26. vs Dmitry AnikonovDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-29 · Round 2.49World Blitz 2018
  27. vs Konstantin SakaevDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-29 · Round 12.5World Blitz 2018
  28. vs Robby KevlishviliLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-29 · Round 11.34World Blitz 2018
  29. vs Nihal SarinDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-29 · Round 10.36World Blitz 2018
  30. vs Vladimir PotkinDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-29 · Round 1.42World Blitz 2018
  31. vs Ehsan Ghaem MaghamiLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-28 · Round 15.5World Rapid 2018
  32. vs Adam TukhaevDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-28 · Round 14.49World Rapid 2018
  33. vs Aryan TariLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-28 · Round 13.41World Rapid 2018
  34. vs Valerij PopovWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-28 · Round 12.52World Rapid 2018
  35. vs Pavel PotapovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-28 · Round 11.5World Rapid 2018
  36. vs Pentala HarikrishnaLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-27 · Round 9.19World Rapid 2018
  37. vs Sergey KarjakinDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-27 · Round 8.17World Rapid 2018
  38. vs Gadir GuseinovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-27 · Round 7.17World Rapid 2018
  39. vs Henrik TeskeWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-27 · Round 6.4World Rapid 2018
  40. vs David ParavyanLost · 0-1White · 2018-12-27 · Round 10.37World Rapid 2018
  41. vs Pavel AnisimovWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-26 · Round 5.49World Rapid 2018
  42. vs Ivan PopovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-26 · Round 4.5World Rapid 2018
  43. vs Jakov GellerDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-26 · Round 3.47World Rapid 2018
  44. vs Semyon LomasovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-26 · Round 2.57World Rapid 2018
  45. vs German BazeevDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-26 · Round 1.6World Rapid 2018
  46. vs Peter LekoLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-22 · Round 8.3Nutcracker Rapid 2018
  47. vs Evgeniy NajerLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-22 · Round 7.2Nutcracker Rapid 2018
  48. vs Boris GelfandDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-22 · Round 6.1Nutcracker Rapid 2018
  49. vs Nigel D ShortLost · 0-1White · 2018-12-22 · Round 5.4Nutcracker Rapid 2018
  50. vs Nigel D ShortWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-21 · Round 4.4Nutcracker Rapid 2018

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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