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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
1551 2017-10-28 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 1.12 Matthias, Dr. Fahland Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
1552 2017-09-26 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 11.1 Szymon Gumularz Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 5 Open
1553 2017-09-25 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 10.1 Andrey Esipenko Viktor Gazik Won: 1-0 30 Open
1554 2017-09-24 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 9.4 Felix Blohberger Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 34 Open
1555 2017-09-23 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 8.2 Andrey Esipenko Yi Zhu Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1556 2017-09-22 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 7.2 Thai Dai Van Nguyen Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
1557 2017-09-22 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 6.2 Andrey Esipenko Timur Fakhrutdinov Won: 1-0 37 Open
1558 2017-09-20 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 5.1 George Stoleriu Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1559 2017-09-19 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Guha Mitrabha Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
1560 2017-09-18 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 3.1 Rajdeep Sarkar Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 55 Open
1561 2017-09-18 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Timur Nurzhanov Won: 1-0 29 Open
1562 2017-09-17 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 1.1 Abyl Kizatbay Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 51 Open
1563 2017-09-14 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 9.1 Andrey Esipenko Viktor Matviishen Won: 1-0 48 Open
1564 2017-09-13 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 8.2 Liam Vrolijk Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 46 Open
1565 2017-09-12 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 7.2 Tagir Salemgareev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 53 Open
1566 2017-09-11 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 6.6 Andrey Esipenko George Stoleriu Won: 1-0 46 Open
1567 2017-09-09 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 5.6 Lampros Giannoulakis Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
1568 2017-09-08 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Paulius Pultinevicius Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
1569 2017-09-07 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 3.1 Andrey Esipenko Loic Travadon Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
1570 2017-09-06 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 2.1 Yovann Gatineau Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
1571 2017-09-05 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Arseni Kotau Won: 1-0 27 Open
1572 2017-07-29 Millennials Match U17 Saint Louis USA 8.3 Ruifeng Li Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 43 Open
1573 2017-07-29 Millennials Match U17 Saint Louis USA 7.4 Andrey Esipenko Nicolas Checa Won: 1-0 65 Open
1574 2017-07-28 Millennials Match U17 Saint Louis USA 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Jeffery Xiong Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
1575 2017-07-28 Millennials Match U17 Saint Louis USA 5.2 Samuel Sevian Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
1576 2017-07-27 Millennials Match U17 Saint Louis USA 4.2 John M Burke Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 81 Open
1577 2017-07-27 Millennials Match U17 Saint Louis USA 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Ruifeng Li Won: 1-0 44 Open
1578 2017-07-26 Millennials Match U17 Saint Louis USA 1.2 Andrey Esipenko Samuel Sevian Lost: 0-1 40 Open
1579 2017-07-11 70th ch-RUS HL 2017 Sochi RUS 9.15 Andrey Esipenko Dmitriy Khegay Won: 1-0 46 Open
1580 2017-07-10 70th ch-RUS HL 2017 Sochi RUS 8.9 Dmitry Kokarev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 49 Open
1581 2017-07-09 70th ch-RUS HL 2017 Sochi RUS 7.16 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Utnasunov Won: 1-0 45 Open
1582 2017-07-08 70th ch-RUS HL 2017 Sochi RUS 6.11 Grigoriy Oparin Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 43 Open
1583 2017-07-06 70th ch-RUS HL 2017 Sochi RUS 5.16 Andrey Esipenko 4102622 Won: 1-0 37 Open
1584 2017-07-05 70th ch-RUS HL 2017 Sochi RUS 4.8 Sergey Volkov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 67 Open
1585 2017-07-04 70th ch-RUS HL 2017 Sochi RUS 3.17 Andrey Esipenko Sergey Savitskiy Won: 1-0 72 Open
1586 2017-07-03 70th ch-RUS HL 2017 Sochi RUS 2.12 Aleksandr Rakhmanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
1587 2017-07-02 70th ch-RUS HL 2017 Sochi RUS 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Maxim Matlakov Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1588 2017-06-10 18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 Minsk BLR 11.51 Mikheil Mchedlishvili Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
1589 2017-06-09 18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 Minsk BLR 10.86 Andrey Esipenko Pawel Teclaf Won: 1-0 31 Open
1590 2017-06-08 18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 Minsk BLR 9.48 Mircea-Emilian Parligras Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 90 Open
1591 2017-06-07 18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 Minsk BLR 8.59 Andrey Esipenko Dragan Solak Won: 1-0 33 Open
1592 2017-06-06 18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 Minsk BLR 7.58 Matthias Bluebaum Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
1593 2017-06-05 18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 Minsk BLR 6.58 Andrey Esipenko Sergey A. Fedorchuk Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
1594 2017-06-03 18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 Minsk BLR 5.47 Alexander Motylev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
1595 2017-06-02 18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 Minsk BLR 4.44 Andrey Esipenko Gawain C B Maroroa Jones Draw: 1/2-1/2 101 Open
1596 2017-06-01 18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 Minsk BLR 3.16 Yuriy Kuzubov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 87 Open
1597 2017-05-31 18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 Minsk BLR 2.39 Andrey Esipenko Mustafa Yilmaz Won: 1-0 49 Open
1598 2017-05-10 TCh-RUS Men 2017 Sochi RUS 7.4 Andrey Esipenko Anish Giri Lost: 0-1 47 Open
1599 2017-05-08 TCh-RUS Men 2017 Sochi RUS 6.1 Artyom Timofeev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1600 2017-05-07 TCh-RUS Men 2017 Sochi RUS 5.4 Kirill Alekseenko Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 92 Open
  1. vs Matthias, Dr. FahlandWon · 0-1Black · 2017-10-28 · Round 1.1221st OIBM 2017
  2. vs Szymon GumularzDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-09-26 · Round 11.1World Youth Open U16 2017
  3. vs Viktor GazikWon · 1-0White · 2017-09-25 · Round 10.1World Youth Open U16 2017
  4. vs Felix BlohbergerWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-24 · Round 9.4World Youth Open U16 2017
  5. vs Yi ZhuDraw · ½–½White · 2017-09-23 · Round 8.2World Youth Open U16 2017
  6. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-09-22 · Round 7.2World Youth Open U16 2017
  7. vs Timur FakhrutdinovWon · 1-0White · 2017-09-22 · Round 6.2World Youth Open U16 2017
  8. vs George StoleriuDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-09-20 · Round 5.1World Youth Open U16 2017
  9. vs Guha MitrabhaDraw · ½–½White · 2017-09-19 · Round 4.1World Youth Open U16 2017
  10. vs Rajdeep SarkarWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-18 · Round 3.1World Youth Open U16 2017
  11. vs Timur NurzhanovWon · 1-0White · 2017-09-18 · Round 2.1World Youth Open U16 2017
  12. vs Abyl KizatbayWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-17 · Round 1.1World Youth Open U16 2017
  13. vs Viktor MatviishenWon · 1-0White · 2017-09-14 · Round 9.127th EY BU16 2017
  14. vs Liam VrolijkWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-13 · Round 8.227th EY BU16 2017
  15. vs Tagir SalemgareevWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-12 · Round 7.227th EY BU16 2017
  16. vs George StoleriuWon · 1-0White · 2017-09-11 · Round 6.627th EY BU16 2017
  17. vs Lampros GiannoulakisDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-09-09 · Round 5.627th EY BU16 2017
  18. vs Paulius PultineviciusDraw · ½–½White · 2017-09-08 · Round 4.227th EY BU16 2017
  19. vs Loic TravadonDraw · ½–½White · 2017-09-07 · Round 3.127th EY BU16 2017
  20. vs Yovann GatineauWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-06 · Round 2.127th EY BU16 2017
  21. vs Arseni KotauWon · 1-0White · 2017-09-05 · Round 1.127th EY BU16 2017
  22. vs Ruifeng LiLost · 1-0Black · 2017-07-29 · Round 8.3Millennials Match U17
  23. vs Nicolas ChecaWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-29 · Round 7.4Millennials Match U17
  24. vs Jeffery XiongDraw · ½–½White · 2017-07-28 · Round 6.1Millennials Match U17
  25. vs Samuel SevianDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-07-28 · Round 5.2Millennials Match U17
  26. vs John M BurkeWon · 0-1Black · 2017-07-27 · Round 4.2Millennials Match U17
  27. vs Ruifeng LiWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-27 · Round 3.2Millennials Match U17
  28. vs Samuel SevianLost · 0-1White · 2017-07-26 · Round 1.2Millennials Match U17
  29. vs Dmitriy KhegayWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-11 · Round 9.1570th ch-RUS HL 2017
  30. vs Dmitry KokarevLost · 1-0Black · 2017-07-10 · Round 8.970th ch-RUS HL 2017
  31. vs Alexander UtnasunovWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-09 · Round 7.1670th ch-RUS HL 2017
  32. vs Grigoriy OparinLost · 1-0Black · 2017-07-08 · Round 6.1170th ch-RUS HL 2017
  33. vs 4102622Won · 1-0White · 2017-07-06 · Round 5.1670th ch-RUS HL 2017
  34. vs Sergey VolkovLost · 1-0Black · 2017-07-05 · Round 4.870th ch-RUS HL 2017
  35. vs Sergey SavitskiyWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-04 · Round 3.1770th ch-RUS HL 2017
  36. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-07-03 · Round 2.1270th ch-RUS HL 2017
  37. vs Maxim MatlakovDraw · ½–½White · 2017-07-02 · Round 1.170th ch-RUS HL 2017
  38. vs Mikheil MchedlishviliDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-06-10 · Round 11.5118th ch-EUR Indiv 2017
  39. vs Pawel TeclafWon · 1-0White · 2017-06-09 · Round 10.8618th ch-EUR Indiv 2017
  40. vs Mircea-Emilian ParligrasLost · 1-0Black · 2017-06-08 · Round 9.4818th ch-EUR Indiv 2017
  41. vs Dragan SolakWon · 1-0White · 2017-06-07 · Round 8.5918th ch-EUR Indiv 2017
  42. vs Matthias BluebaumDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-06-06 · Round 7.5818th ch-EUR Indiv 2017
  43. vs Sergey A. FedorchukDraw · ½–½White · 2017-06-05 · Round 6.5818th ch-EUR Indiv 2017
  44. vs Alexander MotylevDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-06-03 · Round 5.4718th ch-EUR Indiv 2017
  45. vs Gawain C B Maroroa JonesDraw · ½–½White · 2017-06-02 · Round 4.4418th ch-EUR Indiv 2017
  46. vs Yuriy KuzubovLost · 1-0Black · 2017-06-01 · Round 3.1618th ch-EUR Indiv 2017
  47. vs Mustafa YilmazWon · 1-0White · 2017-05-31 · Round 2.3918th ch-EUR Indiv 2017
  48. vs Anish GiriLost · 0-1White · 2017-05-10 · Round 7.4TCh-RUS Men 2017
  49. vs Artyom TimofeevDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-05-08 · Round 6.1TCh-RUS Men 2017
  50. vs Kirill AlekseenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2017-05-07 · Round 5.4TCh-RUS Men 2017

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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