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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
1451 2018-03-27 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 10.28 Luka Lenic Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1452 2018-03-26 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 9.3 Andrey Esipenko Andrei Volokitin Draw: 1/2-1/2 85 Open
1453 2018-03-25 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 8.22 Nils Grandelius Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
1454 2018-03-24 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 7.24 Andrey Esipenko Mircea-Emilian Parligras Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
1455 2018-03-22 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 6.55 Burak Firat Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 41 Open
1456 2018-03-21 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 5.72 Andrey Esipenko Lev Yankelevich Won: 1-0 32 Open
1457 2018-03-20 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 4.74 Abdulla Gadimbayli Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
1458 2018-03-19 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 3.74 Andrey Esipenko Mahammad Muradli Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
1459 2018-03-18 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 2.55 Vahe Danielyan Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 53 Open
1460 2018-03-17 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 1.9 Andrey Esipenko Miranda Mikadze Won: 1-0 35 Open
1461 2018-02-28 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 9.2 Sanan Sjugirov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 29 Open
1462 2018-02-27 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 8.28 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandra Goryachkina Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
1463 2018-02-26 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 7.28 Erigaisi Arjun Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 109 Open
1464 2018-02-25 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 6.34 Andrey Esipenko Johan Salomon Won: 1-0 26 Open
1465 2018-02-24 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 5.18 Rauf Mamedov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 102 Open
1466 2018-02-23 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 4.17 Ernesto Inarkiev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
1467 2018-02-22 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 3.18 Andrey Esipenko Gata Kamsky Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
1468 2018-02-21 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 2.13 Vladimir Fedoseev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
1469 2018-02-20 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 1.3 Andrey Esipenko Dmitry Andreikin Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
1470 2018-02-18 Tal Mem Qualifier 2018 Moscow RUS 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Grigoriy Oparin Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
1471 2018-02-18 Tal Mem Qualifier 2018 Moscow RUS 5.1 Daniil Dubov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 42 Open
1472 2018-02-18 Tal Mem Qualifier 2018 Moscow RUS 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Maxim Matlakov Won: 1-0 31 Open
1473 2018-02-18 Tal Mem Qualifier 2018 Moscow RUS 3.1 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Dubov Lost: 0-1 26 Open
1474 2018-02-18 Tal Mem Qualifier 2018 Moscow RUS 2.1 Grigoriy Oparin Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 34 Open
1475 2018-02-18 Tal Mem Qualifier 2018 Moscow RUS 1.1 Maxim Matlakov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
1476 2018-02-01 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 10.32 Andrey Esipenko Dinara Saduakassova Won: 1-0 82 Open
1477 2018-01-31 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 9.8 Quang Liem Le Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 64 Open
1478 2018-01-30 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 8.14 Andrey Esipenko Varuzhan Akobian Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
1479 2018-01-29 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 7.8 Jan-Krzysztof Duda Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
1480 2018-01-28 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 6.26 Andrey Esipenko M.R. Venkatesh Won: 1-0 71 Open
1481 2018-01-27 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 5.6 David Navara Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 43 Open
1482 2018-01-26 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 4.21 Andrey Esipenko Sabrina Vega Gutierrez Won: 1-0 22 Open
1483 2018-01-25 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 3.16 Valentin Dragnev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
1484 2018-01-24 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 2.32 Andrey Esipenko Gabriel Gaehwiler Won: 1-0 41 Open
1485 2018-01-23 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 1.49 Nino Maisuradze Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 34 Open
1486 2018-01-14 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 9.4 Dmitry Bocharov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
1487 2018-01-14 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 8.6 Andrey Esipenko Sergey Savitskiy Won: 1-0 37 Open
1488 2018-01-14 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 7.3 Alexey Sarana Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 27 Open
1489 2018-01-14 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 11.2 Sanan Sjugirov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 69 Open
1490 2018-01-14 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 10.6 Andrey Esipenko Egor Bykov Won: 1-0 53 Open
1491 2018-01-13 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 6.5 Andrey Esipenko Semen Khanin Won: 1-0 32 Open
1492 2018-01-13 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 4.8 Andrey Esipenko Yuri S Balashov Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1493 2018-01-13 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 3.1 Gennady Tunik Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
1494 2018-01-13 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 2.11 Andrey Esipenko Volodar Murzin Won: 1-0 31 Open
1495 2018-01-13 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 1.11 Maxim Vdovin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 31 Open
1496 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 21.18 Andrey Esipenko Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Lost: 0-1 55 Open
1497 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 20.24 Ivan Saric Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 32 Open
1498 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 19.25 Andrey Esipenko Jan-Krzysztof Duda Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
1499 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 18.18 Ahmed Adly Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 39 Open
1500 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 17.12 Andrey Esipenko Yangyi Yu Lost: 0-1 43 Open
  1. vs Luka LenicDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-03-27 · Round 10.2819th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  2. vs Andrei VolokitinDraw · ½–½White · 2018-03-26 · Round 9.319th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  3. vs Nils GrandeliusDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-03-25 · Round 8.2219th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  4. vs Mircea-Emilian ParligrasDraw · ½–½White · 2018-03-24 · Round 7.2419th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  5. vs Burak FiratWon · 0-1Black · 2018-03-22 · Round 6.5519th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  6. vs Lev YankelevichWon · 1-0White · 2018-03-21 · Round 5.7219th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  7. vs Abdulla GadimbayliDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-03-20 · Round 4.7419th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  8. vs Mahammad MuradliDraw · ½–½White · 2018-03-19 · Round 3.7419th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  9. vs Vahe DanielyanLost · 1-0Black · 2018-03-18 · Round 2.5519th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  10. vs Miranda MikadzeWon · 1-0White · 2018-03-17 · Round 1.919th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  11. vs Sanan SjugirovLost · 1-0Black · 2018-02-28 · Round 9.2Aeroflot Open A 2018
  12. vs Aleksandra GoryachkinaDraw · ½–½White · 2018-02-27 · Round 8.28Aeroflot Open A 2018
  13. vs Erigaisi ArjunDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-02-26 · Round 7.28Aeroflot Open A 2018
  14. vs Johan SalomonWon · 1-0White · 2018-02-25 · Round 6.34Aeroflot Open A 2018
  15. vs Rauf MamedovLost · 1-0Black · 2018-02-24 · Round 5.18Aeroflot Open A 2018
  16. vs Ernesto InarkievDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-02-23 · Round 4.17Aeroflot Open A 2018
  17. vs Gata KamskyDraw · ½–½White · 2018-02-22 · Round 3.18Aeroflot Open A 2018
  18. vs Vladimir FedoseevDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-02-21 · Round 2.13Aeroflot Open A 2018
  19. vs Dmitry AndreikinDraw · ½–½White · 2018-02-20 · Round 1.3Aeroflot Open A 2018
  20. vs Grigoriy OparinDraw · ½–½White · 2018-02-18 · Round 6.1Tal Mem Qualifier 2018
  21. vs Daniil DubovLost · 1-0Black · 2018-02-18 · Round 5.1Tal Mem Qualifier 2018
  22. vs Maxim MatlakovWon · 1-0White · 2018-02-18 · Round 4.1Tal Mem Qualifier 2018
  23. vs Daniil DubovLost · 0-1White · 2018-02-18 · Round 3.1Tal Mem Qualifier 2018
  24. vs Grigoriy OparinLost · 1-0Black · 2018-02-18 · Round 2.1Tal Mem Qualifier 2018
  25. vs Maxim MatlakovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-02-18 · Round 1.1Tal Mem Qualifier 2018
  26. vs Dinara SaduakassovaWon · 1-0White · 2018-02-01 · Round 10.32Gibraltar Masters 2018
  27. vs Quang Liem LeLost · 1-0Black · 2018-01-31 · Round 9.8Gibraltar Masters 2018
  28. vs Varuzhan AkobianDraw · ½–½White · 2018-01-30 · Round 8.14Gibraltar Masters 2018
  29. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-01-29 · Round 7.8Gibraltar Masters 2018
  30. vs M.R. VenkateshWon · 1-0White · 2018-01-28 · Round 6.26Gibraltar Masters 2018
  31. vs David NavaraLost · 1-0Black · 2018-01-27 · Round 5.6Gibraltar Masters 2018
  32. vs Sabrina Vega GutierrezWon · 1-0White · 2018-01-26 · Round 4.21Gibraltar Masters 2018
  33. vs Valentin DragnevDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-01-25 · Round 3.16Gibraltar Masters 2018
  34. vs Gabriel GaehwilerWon · 1-0White · 2018-01-24 · Round 2.32Gibraltar Masters 2018
  35. vs Nino MaisuradzeWon · 0-1Black · 2018-01-23 · Round 1.49Gibraltar Masters 2018
  36. vs Dmitry BocharovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-01-14 · Round 9.4Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  37. vs Sergey SavitskiyWon · 1-0White · 2018-01-14 · Round 8.6Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  38. vs Alexey SaranaLost · 1-0Black · 2018-01-14 · Round 7.3Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  39. vs Sanan SjugirovLost · 1-0Black · 2018-01-14 · Round 11.2Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  40. vs Egor BykovWon · 1-0White · 2018-01-14 · Round 10.6Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  41. vs Semen KhaninWon · 1-0White · 2018-01-13 · Round 6.5Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  42. vs Yuri S BalashovDraw · ½–½White · 2018-01-13 · Round 4.8Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  43. vs Gennady TunikDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-01-13 · Round 3.1Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  44. vs Volodar MurzinWon · 1-0White · 2018-01-13 · Round 2.11Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  45. vs Maxim VdovinWon · 0-1Black · 2018-01-13 · Round 1.11Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  46. vs Santosh Gujrathi ViditLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-30 · Round 21.18World Blitz 2017
  47. vs Ivan SaricWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-30 · Round 20.24World Blitz 2017
  48. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-30 · Round 19.25World Blitz 2017
  49. vs Ahmed AdlyLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-30 · Round 18.18World Blitz 2017
  50. vs Yangyi YuLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-30 · Round 17.12World Blitz 2017

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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