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GMAndrey Esipenko

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
1501 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 16.5 Vladislav Artemiev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 55 Open
1502 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 15.6 Andrey Esipenko Aleksey Dreev Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
1503 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 14.9 Rauf Mamedov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 80 Open
1504 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 13.8 Andrey Esipenko A.R. Saleh Salem Draw: 1/2-1/2 63 Open
1505 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 12.14 Hrant Melkumyan Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 36 Open
1506 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 9.2 Sergey Karjakin Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 31 Open
1507 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 8.5 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Grischuk Won: 1-0 37 Open
1508 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 7.9 Andrey Esipenko Vasyl Ivanchuk Won: 1-0 47 Open
1509 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 6.6 Hao Wang Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
1510 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 4.24 Sergei Movsesian Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 40 Open
1511 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 3.31 Andrey Esipenko Luke J McShane Won: 1-0 43 Open
1512 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 2.33 Peter Leko Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
1513 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 11.6 Andrey Esipenko Quang Liem Le Lost: 0-1 40 Open
1514 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 10.6 Pentala Harikrishna Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1515 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 1.12 Andrey Esipenko Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
1516 2017-12-28 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 15.48 Andrey Esipenko Kiril Georgiev Won: 1-0 66 Open
1517 2017-12-28 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 14.4 Alexander Riazantsev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 65 Open
1518 2017-12-28 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 13.31 Andrey Esipenko Jan-Krzysztof Duda Lost: 0-1 55 Open
1519 2017-12-28 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 12.29 Dmitry Bocharov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 88 Open
1520 2017-12-28 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 11.21 Andrey Esipenko Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Lost: 0-1 41 Open
1521 2017-12-27 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 9.3 Andrey Esipenko Peter Svidler Lost: 0-1 38 Open
1522 2017-12-27 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 8.9 Sergey Karjakin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 29 Open
1523 2017-12-27 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 7.16 Andrey Esipenko Sergey A. Fedorchuk Won: 1-0 44 Open
1524 2017-12-27 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 6.27 Vladimir Malakhov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 46 Open
1525 2017-12-27 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 10.11 Eltaj Safarli Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 49 Open
1526 2017-12-26 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 5.41 Andrey Esipenko Vladislav Artemiev Won: 1-0 141 Open
1527 2017-12-26 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 4.28 Volodymyr Onyshchuk Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 82 Open
1528 2017-12-26 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 3.45 Andrey Esipenko Francisco Vallejo Pons Won: 1-0 51 Open
1529 2017-12-26 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 2.65 Salman Al Mahmood Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 66 Open
1530 2017-12-26 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 1.38 Andrey Esipenko Ivan Cheparinov Lost: 0-1 57 Open
1531 2017-12-24 Nutcracker Rapid 2017 Moscow RUS 8.1 Andrey Esipenko Alexei Shirov Lost: 0-1 34 Open
1532 2017-12-24 Nutcracker Rapid 2017 Moscow RUS 7.4 Andrey Esipenko Sergei Rublevsky Won: 1-0 33 Open
1533 2017-12-24 Nutcracker Rapid 2017 Moscow RUS 6.3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 30 Open
1534 2017-12-24 Nutcracker Rapid 2017 Moscow RUS 5.2 Boris Gelfand Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
1535 2017-12-23 Nutcracker Rapid 2017 Moscow RUS 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Boris Gelfand Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
1536 2017-12-23 Nutcracker Rapid 2017 Moscow RUS 3.3 Andrey Esipenko Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 92 Open
1537 2017-12-23 Nutcracker Rapid 2017 Moscow RUS 2.4 Sergei Rublevsky Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 60 Open
1538 2017-12-23 Nutcracker Rapid 2017 Moscow RUS 1.1 Alexei Shirov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 38 Open
1539 2017-12-22 Nutcracker Classical 2017 Moscow RUS 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Boris Gelfand Draw: 1/2-1/2 71 Open
1540 2017-12-21 Nutcracker Classical 2017 Moscow RUS 3.4 Sergei Rublevsky Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 62 Open
1541 2017-12-20 Nutcracker Classical 2017 Moscow RUS 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Lost: 0-1 38 Open
1542 2017-12-19 Nutcracker Classical 2017 Moscow RUS 1.1 Alexei Shirov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
1543 2017-11-05 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 9.5 Gopal G.N. Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 80 Open
1544 2017-11-04 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 8.2 Andrey Esipenko Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
1545 2017-11-03 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 7.2 12800040 Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
1546 2017-11-02 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 6.6 Andrey Esipenko Matthias Dann Won: 1-0 41 Open
1547 2017-11-01 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 5.2 Evgeny Romanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
1548 2017-10-31 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 4.8 Andrey Esipenko Dieter Pirrot Won: 1-0 27 Open
1549 2017-10-30 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 3.7 Yannick Koch Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 51 Open
1550 2017-10-29 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 2.9 Andrey Esipenko Juergen Moeldner Won: 1-0 36 Open
  1. vs Vladislav ArtemievLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-30 · Round 16.5World Blitz 2017
  2. vs Aleksey DreevDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-30 · Round 15.6World Blitz 2017
  3. vs Rauf MamedovWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-30 · Round 14.9World Blitz 2017
  4. vs A.R. Saleh SalemDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-30 · Round 13.8World Blitz 2017
  5. vs Hrant MelkumyanWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-30 · Round 12.14World Blitz 2017
  6. vs Sergey KarjakinLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-29 · Round 9.2World Blitz 2017
  7. vs Alexander GrischukWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-29 · Round 8.5World Blitz 2017
  8. vs Vasyl IvanchukWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-29 · Round 7.9World Blitz 2017
  9. vs Hao WangDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-12-29 · Round 6.6World Blitz 2017
  10. vs Sergei MovsesianWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-29 · Round 4.24World Blitz 2017
  11. vs Luke J McShaneWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-29 · Round 3.31World Blitz 2017
  12. vs Peter LekoDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-12-29 · Round 2.33World Blitz 2017
  13. vs Quang Liem LeLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-29 · Round 11.6World Blitz 2017
  14. vs Pentala HarikrishnaDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-12-29 · Round 10.6World Blitz 2017
  15. vs Shakhriyar MamedyarovDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-29 · Round 1.12World Blitz 2017
  16. vs Kiril GeorgievWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-28 · Round 15.48World Rapid 2017
  17. vs Alexander RiazantsevLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-28 · Round 14.4World Rapid 2017
  18. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-28 · Round 13.31World Rapid 2017
  19. vs Dmitry BocharovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-12-28 · Round 12.29World Rapid 2017
  20. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-28 · Round 11.21World Rapid 2017
  21. vs Peter SvidlerLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-27 · Round 9.3World Rapid 2017
  22. vs Sergey KarjakinWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-27 · Round 8.9World Rapid 2017
  23. vs Sergey A. FedorchukWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-27 · Round 7.16World Rapid 2017
  24. vs Vladimir MalakhovWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-27 · Round 6.27World Rapid 2017
  25. vs Eltaj SafarliLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-27 · Round 10.11World Rapid 2017
  26. vs Vladislav ArtemievWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-26 · Round 5.41World Rapid 2017
  27. vs Volodymyr OnyshchukLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-26 · Round 4.28World Rapid 2017
  28. vs Francisco Vallejo PonsWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-26 · Round 3.45World Rapid 2017
  29. vs Salman Al MahmoodWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-26 · Round 2.65World Rapid 2017
  30. vs Ivan CheparinovLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-26 · Round 1.38World Rapid 2017
  31. vs Alexei ShirovLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-24 · Round 8.1Nutcracker Rapid 2017
  32. vs Sergei RublevskyWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-24 · Round 7.4Nutcracker Rapid 2017
  33. vs Shakhriyar MamedyarovLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-24 · Round 6.3Nutcracker Rapid 2017
  34. vs Boris GelfandDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-12-24 · Round 5.2Nutcracker Rapid 2017
  35. vs Boris GelfandDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-23 · Round 4.2Nutcracker Rapid 2017
  36. vs Shakhriyar MamedyarovDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-23 · Round 3.3Nutcracker Rapid 2017
  37. vs Sergei RublevskyWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-23 · Round 2.4Nutcracker Rapid 2017
  38. vs Alexei ShirovLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-23 · Round 1.1Nutcracker Rapid 2017
  39. vs Boris GelfandDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-22 · Round 4.2Nutcracker Classical 2017
  40. vs Sergei RublevskyWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-21 · Round 3.4Nutcracker Classical 2017
  41. vs Shakhriyar MamedyarovLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-20 · Round 2.3Nutcracker Classical 2017
  42. vs Alexei ShirovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-12-19 · Round 1.1Nutcracker Classical 2017
  43. vs Gopal G.N.Draw · ½–½Black · 2017-11-05 · Round 9.521st OIBM 2017
  44. vs Eduardo Iturrizaga BonelliDraw · ½–½White · 2017-11-04 · Round 8.221st OIBM 2017
  45. vs 12800040Draw · ½–½Black · 2017-11-03 · Round 7.221st OIBM 2017
  46. vs Matthias DannWon · 1-0White · 2017-11-02 · Round 6.621st OIBM 2017
  47. vs Evgeny RomanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-11-01 · Round 5.221st OIBM 2017
  48. vs Dieter PirrotWon · 1-0White · 2017-10-31 · Round 4.821st OIBM 2017
  49. vs Yannick KochWon · 0-1Black · 2017-10-30 · Round 3.721st OIBM 2017
  50. vs Juergen MoeldnerWon · 1-0White · 2017-10-29 · Round 2.921st OIBM 2017

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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