GMAndrey Esipenko
- 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.
Rating history
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 2026-04-03 | FIDE Candidates 2026 | Pegeia CYP | 5.3 | Praggnanandhaa,R | Esipenko,Andrey | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 102 | 2026-04-01 | FIDE Candidates 2026 | Pegeia CYP | 4.3 | Esipenko,Andrey | Giri,A | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 103 | 2026-03-31 | FIDE Candidates 2026 | Pegeia CYP | 3.4 | Bluebaum,M | Esipenko,Andrey | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 104 | 2026-03-30 | FIDE Candidates 2026 | Pegeia CYP | 2.4 | Esipenko,Andrey | Nakamura,Hi | 1/2-1/2 | 51 | Open |
| 105 | 2026-03-29 | FIDE Candidates 2026 | Pegeia CYP | 1.4 | Sindarov,Javokhir | Esipenko,Andrey | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 106 | 2026-03-05 | Aeroflot Open A 2026 | Moscow RUS | 9.4 | Esipenko,Andrey | Siddharth,Jagadeesh | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 107 | 2026-03-04 | Aeroflot Open A 2026 | Moscow RUS | 8.4 | Prraneeth,Vuppala | Esipenko,Andrey | 1/2-1/2 | 56 | Open |
| 108 | 2026-03-04 | Aeroflot Open A 2026 | Moscow RUS | 7.3 | Esipenko,Andrey | Makarian,Rudik | 1/2-1/2 | 70 | Open |
| 109 | 2026-03-03 | Aeroflot Open A 2026 | Moscow RUS | 6.2 | Muradli,Mahammad | Esipenko,Andrey | 1/2-1/2 | 42 | Open |
| 110 | 2026-03-02 | Aeroflot Open A 2026 | Moscow RUS | 5.1 | Esipenko,Andrey | Nepomniachtchi,I | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 111 | 2026-03-02 | Aeroflot Open A 2026 | Moscow RUS | 4.2 | Khismatullin,D | Esipenko,Andrey | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 112 | 2026-03-01 | Aeroflot Open A 2026 | Moscow RUS | 2.2 | Nikitenko,M | Esipenko,Andrey | 1/2-1/2 | 20 | Open |
| 113 | 2026-03-01 | Aeroflot Open A 2026 | Moscow RUS | 3.9 | Esipenko,Andrey | Zakhartsov,Vl | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 114 | 2026-02-28 | Aeroflot Open A 2026 | Moscow RUS | 1.2 | Esipenko,Andrey | Matinian,N | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 115 | 2025-12-30 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 19.21 | Leinier Dominguez Perez | Andrey Esipenko | 0-1 | 71 | Open |
| 116 | 2025-12-30 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 18.25 | Andrey Esipenko | Nils Grandelius | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 117 | 2025-12-30 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 17.32 | Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus | Andrey Esipenko | 0-1 | 57 | Open |
| 118 | 2025-12-30 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 16.47 | Andrey Esipenko | Kazybek Nogerbek | 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 119 | 2025-12-30 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 15.6 | Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov | Andrey Esipenko | 0-1 | 73 | Open |
| 120 | 2025-12-30 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 14.58 | Andrey Esipenko | Savva Vetokhin | 1/2-1/2 | 5 | Open |
| 121 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 9.16 | Pavel Ponkratov | Andrey Esipenko | 1/2-1/2 | 64 | Open |
| 122 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 8.14 | Andrey Esipenko | Edgar Mamedov | 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 123 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 7.7 | Shanglei Lu | Andrey Esipenko | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 124 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 6.15 | Andrey Esipenko | Shant Sargsyan | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 125 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 5.21 | Pablo Salinas Herrera | Andrey Esipenko | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 126 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 4.32 | Andrey Esipenko | Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 127 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 3.28 | David Paravyan | Andrey Esipenko | 1/2-1/2 | 13 | Open |
| 128 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 2.59 | Andrey Esipenko | Lev Zverev | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 129 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 13.43 | Aleksandr Rakhmanov | Andrey Esipenko | 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 130 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 12.4 | Andrey Esipenko | Dimitris Alexakis | 1/2-1/2 | 62 | Open |
| 131 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 11.29 | Bharath Subramaniyam H | Andrey Esipenko | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 132 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 10.18 | Andrey Esipenko | Aram Hakobyan | 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 133 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 1.29 | Maksim Tsaruk | Andrey Esipenko | 1/2-1/2 | 61 | Open |
| 134 | 2025-12-28 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 13.5 | Javokhir Sindarov | Andrey Esipenko | 1/2-1/2 | 50 | Open |
| 135 | 2025-12-28 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 12.1 | Andrey Esipenko | Gukesh D | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 136 | 2025-12-28 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 11.19 | Sina Movahed | Andrey Esipenko | 0-1 | 63 | Open |
| 137 | 2025-12-28 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 10.11 | Andrey Esipenko | Fabiano Caruana | 1/2-1/2 | 64 | Open |
| 138 | 2025-12-27 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 9.25 | Jingyao Tin | Andrey Esipenko | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 139 | 2025-12-27 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 8.36 | Andrey Esipenko | Dimitris Alexakis | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 140 | 2025-12-27 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 7.42 | Ediz Gurel | Andrey Esipenko | 1/2-1/2 | 57 | Open |
| 141 | 2025-12-27 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 6.23 | Andrey Esipenko | Jakub Kosakowski | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 142 | 2025-12-26 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 5.16 | Aleksandr Shimanov | Andrey Esipenko | 1/2-1/2 | 13 | Open |
| 143 | 2025-12-26 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 4.3 | Andrey Esipenko | Mikhail Kobalia | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 144 | 2025-12-26 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 3.25 | Ivan Zemlyanskii | Andrey Esipenko | 1/2-1/2 | 34 | Open |
| 145 | 2025-12-26 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 2.18 | Andrey Esipenko | Emre Can | 1/2-1/2 | 23 | Open |
| 146 | 2025-12-26 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 1.3 | Tong(QD) Xiao | Andrey Esipenko | 0-1 | 60 | Open |
| 147 | 2025-11-25 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Goa IND | 8.2 | Nodirbek Yakubboev | Andrey Esipenko | 0-1 | 26 | Open |
| 148 | 2025-11-24 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Goa IND | 8.1 | Andrey Esipenko | Nodirbek Yakubboev | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 149 | 2025-11-23 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Goa IND | 7.4 | Yi Wei | Andrey Esipenko | 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 150 | 2025-11-23 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Goa IND | 7.3 | Andrey Esipenko | Yi Wei | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
- vs Praggnanandhaa,RDraw · ½–½FIDE Candidates 2026
- vs Giri,ALost · 0-1FIDE Candidates 2026
- vs Bluebaum,MDraw · ½–½FIDE Candidates 2026
- vs Nakamura,HiDraw · ½–½FIDE Candidates 2026
- vs Sindarov,JavokhirLost · 1-0FIDE Candidates 2026
- vs Siddharth,JagadeeshWon · 1-0Aeroflot Open A 2026
- vs Prraneeth,VuppalaDraw · ½–½Aeroflot Open A 2026
- vs Makarian,RudikDraw · ½–½Aeroflot Open A 2026
- vs Muradli,MahammadDraw · ½–½Aeroflot Open A 2026
- vs Nepomniachtchi,IDraw · ½–½Aeroflot Open A 2026
- vs Khismatullin,DWon · 0-1Aeroflot Open A 2026
- vs Nikitenko,MDraw · ½–½Aeroflot Open A 2026
- vs Zakhartsov,VlWon · 1-0Aeroflot Open A 2026
- vs Matinian,NWon · 1-0Aeroflot Open A 2026
- vs Leinier Dominguez PerezWon · 0-1World Blitz 2025
- vs Nils GrandeliusWon · 1-0World Blitz 2025
- vs Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusWon · 0-1World Blitz 2025
- vs Kazybek NogerbekWon · 1-0World Blitz 2025
- vs Mukhammadzokhid SuyarovWon · 0-1World Blitz 2025
- vs Savva VetokhinDraw · ½–½World Blitz 2025
- vs Pavel PonkratovDraw · ½–½World Blitz 2025
- vs Edgar MamedovDraw · ½–½World Blitz 2025
- vs Shanglei LuLost · 1-0World Blitz 2025
- vs Shant SargsyanWon · 1-0World Blitz 2025
- vs Pablo Salinas HerreraWon · 0-1World Blitz 2025
- vs Ngoc Truong Son NguyenWon · 1-0World Blitz 2025
- vs David ParavyanDraw · ½–½World Blitz 2025
- vs Lev ZverevWon · 1-0World Blitz 2025
- vs Aleksandr RakhmanovLost · 1-0World Blitz 2025
- vs Dimitris AlexakisDraw · ½–½World Blitz 2025
- vs Bharath Subramaniyam HLost · 1-0World Blitz 2025
- vs Aram HakobyanLost · 0-1World Blitz 2025
- vs Maksim TsarukDraw · ½–½World Blitz 2025
- vs Javokhir SindarovDraw · ½–½World Rapid 2025
- vs Gukesh DWon · 1-0World Rapid 2025
- vs Sina MovahedWon · 0-1World Rapid 2025
- vs Fabiano CaruanaDraw · ½–½World Rapid 2025
- vs Jingyao TinWon · 0-1World Rapid 2025
- vs Dimitris AlexakisWon · 1-0World Rapid 2025
- vs Ediz GurelDraw · ½–½World Rapid 2025
- vs Jakub KosakowskiLost · 0-1World Rapid 2025
- vs Aleksandr ShimanovDraw · ½–½World Rapid 2025
- vs Mikhail KobaliaWon · 1-0World Rapid 2025
- vs Ivan ZemlyanskiiDraw · ½–½World Rapid 2025
- vs Emre CanDraw · ½–½World Rapid 2025
- vs Tong(QD) XiaoWon · 0-1World Rapid 2025
- vs Nodirbek YakubboevWon · 0-1FIDE World Cup 2025
- vs Nodirbek YakubboevWon · 1-0FIDE World Cup 2025
- vs Yi WeiLost · 1-0FIDE World Cup 2025
- vs Yi WeiDraw · ½–½FIDE World Cup 2025
FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Superfinal Men Championship 2026 | Classical | 7½ |