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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
1601 2017-05-05 TCh-RUS Men 2017 Sochi RUS 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Alexey Mokshanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
1602 2017-05-04 TCh-RUS Men 2017 Sochi RUS 3.3 Daniil Dubov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 29 Open
1603 2017-05-02 TCh-RUS Men 2017 Sochi RUS 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Maxim Rodshtein Draw: 1/2-1/2 98 Open
1604 2017-05-01 TCh-RUS Men 2017 Sochi RUS 1.2 Sergei Rublevsky Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1605 2017-04-28 ch-RUS Junior 2017 Loo RUS 9.4 Vladimir Zakhartsov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
1606 2017-04-27 ch-RUS Junior 2017 Loo RUS 8.3 Andrey Esipenko Kirill Kozionov Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
1607 2017-04-26 ch-RUS Junior 2017 Loo RUS 7.3 Daniil Yuffa Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
1608 2017-04-25 ch-RUS Junior 2017 Loo RUS 6.4 Andrey Esipenko Ramil Faizrakhmanov Won: 1-0 32 Open
1609 2017-04-24 ch-RUS Junior 2017 Loo RUS 5.2 Semyon Lomasov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
1610 2017-04-23 ch-RUS Junior 2017 Loo RUS 4.5 Andrey Esipenko David Paravyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1611 2017-04-22 ch-RUS Junior 2017 Loo RUS 3.1 Andrey Esipenko Alexey Sarana Won: 1-0 43 Open
1612 2017-04-21 ch-RUS Junior 2017 Loo RUS 2.5 Dmitriy Khegay Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 114 Open
1613 2017-04-20 ch-RUS Junior 2017 Loo RUS 1.2 Andrey Esipenko Aleksey Sorokin Draw: 1/2-1/2 63 Open
1614 2017-04-17 Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017 Zurich SUI 7.4 Ferenc Berkes Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 47 Open
1615 2017-04-16 Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017 Zurich SUI 6.7 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Lazarev Won: 1-0 56 Open
1616 2017-04-16 Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017 Zurich SUI 5.12 Jonas Wyss Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 45 Open
1617 2017-04-15 Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017 Zurich SUI 4.5 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandr Rakhmanov Lost: 0-1 100 Open
1618 2017-04-14 Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017 Zurich SUI 3.8 Alexei Shirov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
1619 2017-04-14 Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017 Zurich SUI 2.16 Andrey Esipenko Julian Kersten Won: 1-0 30 Open
1620 2017-03-04 Mikhail Tal Mem Rapid Jurmala LAT 4.6 Igor Kovalenko Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 76 Open
1621 2017-03-01 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 9.47 Alexey Sarana Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 49 Open
1622 2017-02-28 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 8.42 Andrey Esipenko Jan-Christian Schroeder Lost: 0-1 54 Open
1623 2017-02-27 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 7.4 Alexandr Predke Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 31 Open
1624 2017-02-26 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 6.36 Andrey Esipenko Jorden Van Foreest Draw: 1/2-1/2 74 Open
1625 2017-02-25 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 5.3 Marin Bosiocic Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 82 Open
1626 2017-02-24 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 4.29 Andrey Esipenko Rinat Jumabayev Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
1627 2017-02-23 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 3.3 Grigoriy Oparin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 76 Open
1628 2017-02-22 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 2.28 Andrey Esipenko Denis Khismatullin Draw: 1/2-1/2 109 Open
1629 2017-02-21 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 1.33 Mikhail Kobalia Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
1630 2017-01-21 Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup Taganrog RUS 9.4 Artyom Timofeev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
1631 2017-01-20 Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup Taganrog RUS 8.8 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Demianjuk Won: 1-0 48 Open
1632 2017-01-19 Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup Taganrog RUS 7.1 Vadim Gunchenko Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 49 Open
1633 2017-01-18 Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup Taganrog RUS 6.8 Anatoliy Demkovich Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 54 Open
1634 2017-01-17 Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup Taganrog RUS 5.1 Andrey Esipenko Sergey Volkov Lost: 0-1 33 Open
1635 2017-01-16 Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup Taganrog RUS 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Dmitry Kokarev Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
1636 2017-01-15 Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup Taganrog RUS 3.6 Taron Shagbazyan Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 67 Open
1637 2017-01-14 Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup Taganrog RUS 2.7 Andrey Esipenko Konstantin Rjabzev Won: 1-0 60 Open
1638 2017-01-13 Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup Taganrog RUS 1.6 Marina Niyazgulova Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 61 Open
1639 2016-12-17 NFD Cup Final A 2016 St Petersburg RUS 9.3 Andrey Esipenko Vilka Sipila Won: 1-0 37 Open
1640 2016-12-16 NFD Cup Final A 2016 St Petersburg RUS 8.3 Evgeny A. Levin Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 55 Open
1641 2016-12-15 NFD Cup Final A 2016 St Petersburg RUS 7.4 Andrey Esipenko Azat Sharafiev Won: 1-0 52 Open
1642 2016-12-14 NFD Cup Final A 2016 St Petersburg RUS 6.2 Naum Rudenko Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 65 Open
1643 2016-12-13 NFD Cup Final A 2016 St Petersburg RUS 5.5 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Lintchevski Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1644 2016-12-12 NFD Cup Final A 2016 St Petersburg RUS 4.1 Kirill Shevchenko Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 89 Open
1645 2016-12-11 NFD Cup Final A 2016 St Petersburg RUS 3.4 Viktor Gazik Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 41 Open
1646 2016-12-10 NFD Cup Final A 2016 St Petersburg RUS 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandr Volodin Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
1647 2016-12-09 NFD Cup Final A 2016 St Petersburg RUS 1.3 Vadim Moiseenko Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 71 Open
1648 2016-11-06 20th OIBM 2016 Bad Wiessee GER 9.9 Sergei Azarov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1649 2016-11-05 20th OIBM 2016 Bad Wiessee GER 8.8 Andrey Esipenko Zdenko Kozul Won: 1-0 58 Open
1650 2016-11-04 20th OIBM 2016 Bad Wiessee GER 7.2 Lance Henderson de La Fuente Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 51 Open
  1. vs Alexey MokshanovDraw · ½–½White · 2017-05-05 · Round 4.2TCh-RUS Men 2017
  2. vs Daniil DubovLost · 1-0Black · 2017-05-04 · Round 3.3TCh-RUS Men 2017
  3. vs Maxim RodshteinDraw · ½–½White · 2017-05-02 · Round 2.3TCh-RUS Men 2017
  4. vs Sergei RublevskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-05-01 · Round 1.2TCh-RUS Men 2017
  5. vs Vladimir ZakhartsovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-04-28 · Round 9.4ch-RUS Junior 2017
  6. vs Kirill KozionovDraw · ½–½White · 2017-04-27 · Round 8.3ch-RUS Junior 2017
  7. vs Daniil YuffaDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-04-26 · Round 7.3ch-RUS Junior 2017
  8. vs Ramil FaizrakhmanovWon · 1-0White · 2017-04-25 · Round 6.4ch-RUS Junior 2017
  9. vs Semyon LomasovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-04-24 · Round 5.2ch-RUS Junior 2017
  10. vs David ParavyanDraw · ½–½White · 2017-04-23 · Round 4.5ch-RUS Junior 2017
  11. vs Alexey SaranaWon · 1-0White · 2017-04-22 · Round 3.1ch-RUS Junior 2017
  12. vs Dmitriy KhegayWon · 0-1Black · 2017-04-21 · Round 2.5ch-RUS Junior 2017
  13. vs Aleksey SorokinDraw · ½–½White · 2017-04-20 · Round 1.2ch-RUS Junior 2017
  14. vs Ferenc BerkesLost · 1-0Black · 2017-04-17 · Round 7.4Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017
  15. vs Vladimir LazarevWon · 1-0White · 2017-04-16 · Round 6.7Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017
  16. vs Jonas WyssWon · 0-1Black · 2017-04-16 · Round 5.12Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017
  17. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovLost · 0-1White · 2017-04-15 · Round 4.5Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017
  18. vs Alexei ShirovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-04-14 · Round 3.8Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017
  19. vs Julian KerstenWon · 1-0White · 2017-04-14 · Round 2.16Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017
  20. vs Igor KovalenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2017-03-04 · Round 4.6Mikhail Tal Mem Rapid
  21. vs Alexey SaranaLost · 1-0Black · 2017-03-01 · Round 9.47Aeroflot Open A 2017
  22. vs Jan-Christian SchroederLost · 0-1White · 2017-02-28 · Round 8.42Aeroflot Open A 2017
  23. vs Alexandr PredkeLost · 1-0Black · 2017-02-27 · Round 7.4Aeroflot Open A 2017
  24. vs Jorden Van ForeestDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-26 · Round 6.36Aeroflot Open A 2017
  25. vs Marin BosiocicLost · 1-0Black · 2017-02-25 · Round 5.3Aeroflot Open A 2017
  26. vs Rinat JumabayevDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-24 · Round 4.29Aeroflot Open A 2017
  27. vs Grigoriy OparinDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-23 · Round 3.3Aeroflot Open A 2017
  28. vs Denis KhismatullinDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-22 · Round 2.28Aeroflot Open A 2017
  29. vs Mikhail KobaliaDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-21 · Round 1.33Aeroflot Open A 2017
  30. vs Artyom TimofeevDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-01-21 · Round 9.4Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup
  31. vs Alexander DemianjukWon · 1-0White · 2017-01-20 · Round 8.8Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup
  32. vs Vadim GunchenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2017-01-19 · Round 7.1Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup
  33. vs Anatoliy DemkovichLost · 1-0Black · 2017-01-18 · Round 6.8Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup
  34. vs Sergey VolkovLost · 0-1White · 2017-01-17 · Round 5.1Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup
  35. vs Dmitry KokarevDraw · ½–½White · 2017-01-16 · Round 4.2Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup
  36. vs Taron ShagbazyanWon · 0-1Black · 2017-01-15 · Round 3.6Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup
  37. vs Konstantin RjabzevWon · 1-0White · 2017-01-14 · Round 2.7Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup
  38. vs Marina NiyazgulovaWon · 0-1Black · 2017-01-13 · Round 1.6Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup
  39. vs Vilka SipilaWon · 1-0White · 2016-12-17 · Round 9.3NFD Cup Final A 2016
  40. vs Evgeny A. LevinLost · 1-0Black · 2016-12-16 · Round 8.3NFD Cup Final A 2016
  41. vs Azat SharafievWon · 1-0White · 2016-12-15 · Round 7.4NFD Cup Final A 2016
  42. vs Naum RudenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2016-12-14 · Round 6.2NFD Cup Final A 2016
  43. vs Daniil LintchevskiDraw · ½–½White · 2016-12-13 · Round 5.5NFD Cup Final A 2016
  44. vs Kirill ShevchenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2016-12-12 · Round 4.1NFD Cup Final A 2016
  45. vs Viktor GazikWon · 0-1Black · 2016-12-11 · Round 3.4NFD Cup Final A 2016
  46. vs Aleksandr VolodinDraw · ½–½White · 2016-12-10 · Round 2.1NFD Cup Final A 2016
  47. vs Vadim MoiseenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-12-09 · Round 1.3NFD Cup Final A 2016
  48. vs Sergei AzarovDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-11-06 · Round 9.920th OIBM 2016
  49. vs Zdenko KozulWon · 1-0White · 2016-11-05 · Round 8.820th OIBM 2016
  50. vs Lance Henderson de La FuenteWon · 0-1Black · 2016-11-04 · Round 7.220th OIBM 2016

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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