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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
1351 2018-10-29 World Youth Open U16 2018 Porto Carras GRE 10.3 Andrey Esipenko Tor Fredrik Kaasen Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1352 2018-10-28 World Youth Open U16 2018 Porto Carras GRE 9.2 Nodirbek Yakubboev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 76 Open
1353 2018-10-27 World Youth Open U16 2018 Porto Carras GRE 8.2 Andrey Esipenko Viktor Matviishen Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
1354 2018-10-26 World Youth Open U16 2018 Porto Carras GRE 7.3 Pawel Teclaf Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
1355 2018-10-24 World Youth Open U16 2018 Porto Carras GRE 6.2 Andrey Esipenko Ivan Schitco Won: 1-0 31 Open
1356 2018-10-23 World Youth Open U16 2018 Porto Carras GRE 5.4 Andrey Esipenko Filip Boe Olsen Won: 1-0 38 Open
1357 2018-10-22 World Youth Open U16 2018 Porto Carras GRE 4.3 Abdimalik Abdisalimov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
1358 2018-10-21 World Youth Open U16 2018 Porto Carras GRE 3.1 Artur Davtyan Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1359 2018-10-21 World Youth Open U16 2018 Porto Carras GRE 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Golikov Won: 1-0 18 Open
1360 2018-10-20 World Youth Open U16 2018 Porto Carras GRE 1.1 Tom O`Gorman Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 47 Open
1361 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 9.2 Sanan Sjugirov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
1362 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 8.4 Mikhail Al. Antipov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
1363 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 7.4 Andrey Esipenko Mikhail Al. Antipov Won: 1-0 45 Open
1364 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 6.13 Andrey Esipenko Mikhail Demidov Won: 1-0 25 Open
1365 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 5.13 Mikhail Demidov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 60 Open
1366 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 4.14 Dmitry Tsoi Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
1367 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 3.14 Andrey Esipenko Dmitry Tsoi Won: 1-0 59 Open
1368 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 20.7 Andrey Esipenko Dmitry Bocharov Won: 1-0 57 Open
1369 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 2.15 Andrey Esipenko David Temirkanov Won: 1-0 32 Open
1370 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 19.7 Dmitry Bocharov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
1371 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 18.7 Andrey Esipenko Grigoriy Oparin Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1372 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 17.7 Grigoriy Oparin Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 52 Open
1373 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 16.2 Pavel Ponkratov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 49 Open
1374 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 15.2 Andrey Esipenko Pavel Ponkratov Lost: 0-1 50 Open
1375 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 14.1 Andrey Esipenko Vladislav Artemiev Lost: 0-1 63 Open
1376 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 13.1 Vladislav Artemiev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 51 Open
1377 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 12.2 David Paravyan Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
1378 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 11.2 Andrey Esipenko David Paravyan Won: 1-0 30 Open
1379 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 10.2 Andrey Esipenko Sanan Sjugirov Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
1380 2018-10-07 ch-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS 1.15 David Temirkanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
1381 2018-10-06 ch-RUS Rapid 2018 Sochi RUS 9.17 Maxim Lugovskoy Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 36 Open
1382 2018-10-06 ch-RUS Rapid 2018 Sochi RUS 8.22 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Gutenev Won: 1-0 26 Open
1383 2018-10-06 ch-RUS Rapid 2018 Sochi RUS 7.9 Boris Savchenko Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 29 Open
1384 2018-10-06 ch-RUS Rapid 2018 Sochi RUS 6.7 Andrey Esipenko Kirill Alekseenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
1385 2018-10-06 ch-RUS Rapid 2018 Sochi RUS 11.5 Alexander Morozevich Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 31 Open
1386 2018-10-06 ch-RUS Rapid 2018 Sochi RUS 10.9 Andrey Esipenko David Paravyan Won: 1-0 26 Open
1387 2018-10-05 ch-RUS Rapid 2018 Sochi RUS 5.5 Grigoriy Oparin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
1388 2018-10-05 ch-RUS Rapid 2018 Sochi RUS 4.18 Andrey Esipenko Sergey Smagin Won: 1-0 86 Open
1389 2018-10-05 ch-RUS Rapid 2018 Sochi RUS 3.2 Alexandr Truskavetsky Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1390 2018-10-05 ch-RUS Rapid 2018 Sochi RUS 2.25 Andrey Esipenko Artur Dilmukhametov Won: 1-0 48 Open
1391 2018-09-15 57th World Juniors 2018 Manavgat TUR 11.1 Andrey Esipenko Parham Maghsoodloo Won: 1-0 56 Open
1392 2018-09-14 57th World Juniors 2018 Manavgat TUR 10.4 David Gavrilescu Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 30 Open
1393 2018-09-13 57th World Juniors 2018 Manavgat TUR 9.8 Andrey Esipenko Harutyun Barseghyan Won: 1-0 41 Open
1394 2018-09-12 57th World Juniors 2018 Manavgat TUR 8.7 Sergei Lobanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1395 2018-09-11 57th World Juniors 2018 Manavgat TUR 7.7 Andrey Esipenko Jesper Sondergaard Thybo Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
1396 2018-09-10 57th World Juniors 2018 Manavgat TUR 6.4 Miguel Santos Ruiz Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
1397 2018-09-08 57th World Juniors 2018 Manavgat TUR 5.7 Andrey Esipenko Andrew Tang Won: 1-0 37 Open
1398 2018-09-07 57th World Juniors 2018 Manavgat TUR 4.16 Deniz Ozen Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 57 Open
1399 2018-09-07 57th World Juniors 2018 Manavgat TUR 3.27 Andrey Esipenko Nassim Zrikem Won: 1-0 32 Open
1400 2018-09-06 57th World Juniors 2018 Manavgat TUR 2.4 Denis Makhnev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 50 Open
  1. vs Tor Fredrik KaasenDraw · ½–½White · 2018-10-29 · Round 10.3World Youth Open U16 2018
  2. vs Nodirbek YakubboevDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-10-28 · Round 9.2World Youth Open U16 2018
  3. vs Viktor MatviishenDraw · ½–½White · 2018-10-27 · Round 8.2World Youth Open U16 2018
  4. vs Pawel TeclafDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-10-26 · Round 7.3World Youth Open U16 2018
  5. vs Ivan SchitcoWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-24 · Round 6.2World Youth Open U16 2018
  6. vs Filip Boe OlsenWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-23 · Round 5.4World Youth Open U16 2018
  7. vs Abdimalik AbdisalimovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-10-22 · Round 4.3World Youth Open U16 2018
  8. vs Artur DavtyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-10-21 · Round 3.1World Youth Open U16 2018
  9. vs Daniil GolikovWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-21 · Round 2.1World Youth Open U16 2018
  10. vs Tom O`GormanWon · 0-1Black · 2018-10-20 · Round 1.1World Youth Open U16 2018
  11. vs Sanan SjugirovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-10-07 · Round 9.2ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  12. vs Mikhail Al. AntipovWon · 0-1Black · 2018-10-07 · Round 8.4ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  13. vs Mikhail Al. AntipovWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-07 · Round 7.4ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  14. vs Mikhail DemidovWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-07 · Round 6.13ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  15. vs Mikhail DemidovWon · 0-1Black · 2018-10-07 · Round 5.13ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  16. vs Dmitry TsoiDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-10-07 · Round 4.14ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  17. vs Dmitry TsoiWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-07 · Round 3.14ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  18. vs Dmitry BocharovWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-07 · Round 20.7ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  19. vs David TemirkanovWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-07 · Round 2.15ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  20. vs Dmitry BocharovWon · 0-1Black · 2018-10-07 · Round 19.7ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  21. vs Grigoriy OparinDraw · ½–½White · 2018-10-07 · Round 18.7ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  22. vs Grigoriy OparinLost · 1-0Black · 2018-10-07 · Round 17.7ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  23. vs Pavel PonkratovLost · 1-0Black · 2018-10-07 · Round 16.2ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  24. vs Pavel PonkratovLost · 0-1White · 2018-10-07 · Round 15.2ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  25. vs Vladislav ArtemievLost · 0-1White · 2018-10-07 · Round 14.1ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  26. vs Vladislav ArtemievWon · 0-1Black · 2018-10-07 · Round 13.1ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  27. vs David ParavyanWon · 0-1Black · 2018-10-07 · Round 12.2ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  28. vs David ParavyanWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-07 · Round 11.2ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  29. vs Sanan SjugirovDraw · ½–½White · 2018-10-07 · Round 10.2ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  30. vs David TemirkanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-10-07 · Round 1.15ch-RUS Blitz 2018
  31. vs Maxim LugovskoyWon · 0-1Black · 2018-10-06 · Round 9.17ch-RUS Rapid 2018
  32. vs Alexander GutenevWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-06 · Round 8.22ch-RUS Rapid 2018
  33. vs Boris SavchenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2018-10-06 · Round 7.9ch-RUS Rapid 2018
  34. vs Kirill AlekseenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2018-10-06 · Round 6.7ch-RUS Rapid 2018
  35. vs Alexander MorozevichWon · 0-1Black · 2018-10-06 · Round 11.5ch-RUS Rapid 2018
  36. vs David ParavyanWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-06 · Round 10.9ch-RUS Rapid 2018
  37. vs Grigoriy OparinDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-10-05 · Round 5.5ch-RUS Rapid 2018
  38. vs Sergey SmaginWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-05 · Round 4.18ch-RUS Rapid 2018
  39. vs Alexandr TruskavetskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-10-05 · Round 3.2ch-RUS Rapid 2018
  40. vs Artur DilmukhametovWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-05 · Round 2.25ch-RUS Rapid 2018
  41. vs Parham MaghsoodlooWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-15 · Round 11.157th World Juniors 2018
  42. vs David GavrilescuWon · 0-1Black · 2018-09-14 · Round 10.457th World Juniors 2018
  43. vs Harutyun BarseghyanWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-13 · Round 9.857th World Juniors 2018
  44. vs Sergei LobanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-09-12 · Round 8.757th World Juniors 2018
  45. vs Jesper Sondergaard ThyboDraw · ½–½White · 2018-09-11 · Round 7.757th World Juniors 2018
  46. vs Miguel Santos RuizDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-09-10 · Round 6.457th World Juniors 2018
  47. vs Andrew TangWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-08 · Round 5.757th World Juniors 2018
  48. vs Deniz OzenWon · 0-1Black · 2018-09-07 · Round 4.1657th World Juniors 2018
  49. vs Nassim ZrikemWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-07 · Round 3.2757th World Juniors 2018
  50. vs Denis MakhnevLost · 1-0Black · 2018-09-06 · Round 2.457th World Juniors 2018

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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