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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
1701 2016-05-31 VII ShakkiNet GM 2016 Helsinki FIN 2.4 Andrey Esipenko Erik Ronka Won: 1-0 70 Open
1702 2016-05-30 VII ShakkiNet GM 2016 Helsinki FIN 1.4 Andrey Esipenko Mikael Agopov Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
1703 2016-04-28 ch-RUS Junior 2016 Loo RUS 9.2 Andrey Esipenko 24131920 Lost: 0-1 40 Open
1704 2016-04-27 ch-RUS Junior 2016 Loo RUS 8.4 Kirill Alekseenko Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 39 Open
1705 2016-04-26 ch-RUS Junior 2016 Loo RUS 7.3 Andrey Esipenko Maxim Lugovskoy Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1706 2016-04-25 ch-RUS Junior 2016 Loo RUS 6.3 David Paravyan Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1707 2016-04-24 ch-RUS Junior 2016 Loo RUS 5.4 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Yuffa Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1708 2016-04-23 ch-RUS Junior 2016 Loo RUS 4.2 Aleksandra Goryachkina Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 36 Open
1709 2016-04-22 ch-RUS Junior 2016 Loo RUS 3.5 Andrey Esipenko Saveliy Golubov Lost: 0-1 67 Open
1710 2016-04-21 ch-RUS Junior 2016 Loo RUS 2.1 Dmitry Gordievsky Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 38 Open
1711 2016-04-20 ch-RUS Junior 2016 Loo RUS 1.5 Maksim Chigaev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 39 Open
1712 2016-03-09 Aeroflot Open A 2016 Moscow RUS 9.33 Kaido Kulaots Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 48 Open
1713 2016-03-08 Aeroflot Open A 2016 Moscow RUS 8.34 Andrey Esipenko Sundar M. Shyam Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
1714 2016-03-07 Aeroflot Open A 2016 Moscow RUS 7.25 Tigran L. Petrosian Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 37 Open
1715 2016-03-06 Aeroflot Open A 2016 Moscow RUS 6.28 Sergei Azarov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
1716 2016-03-05 Aeroflot Open A 2016 Moscow RUS 5.17 Andrey Esipenko Yi Wei Lost: 0-1 54 Open
1717 2016-03-04 Aeroflot Open A 2016 Moscow RUS 4.25 Denis Khismatullin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 36 Open
1718 2016-03-03 Aeroflot Open A 2016 Moscow RUS 3.28 Andrey Esipenko 24131920 Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
1719 2016-03-02 Aeroflot Open A 2016 Moscow RUS 2.4 Mikita Mayorau Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 55 Open
1720 2016-03-01 Aeroflot Open A 2016 Moscow RUS 1.39 Andrey Esipenko Matthias Bluebaum Lost: 0-1 44 Open
1721 2016-02-17 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 6.18 Andrey Esipenko Tigran Gharamian Draw: 1/2-1/2 24 Open
1722 2016-02-16 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 5.1 Yuri Vovk Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
1723 2016-02-15 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 4.35 Andrey Esipenko Jeremie Devallee Won: 1-0 28 Open
1724 2016-02-15 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 3.49 Vera Nebolsina Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 31 Open
1725 2016-02-14 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 2.15 Andrey Esipenko Kamil Dragun Lost: 0-1 29 Open
1726 2016-02-13 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 1.7 Nicolas Gerard Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 47 Open
1727 2015-11-05 World Youth Boys U14 2015 Porto Carras GRE 11.2 Sergei Lobanov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 31 Open
1728 2015-11-04 World Youth Boys U14 2015 Porto Carras GRE 10.1 Andrey Esipenko Shamsiddin Vokhidov Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
1729 2015-11-03 World Youth Boys U14 2015 Porto Carras GRE 9.1 Aryan Gholami Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 80 Open
1730 2015-11-02 World Youth Boys U14 2015 Porto Carras GRE 8.2 Andrey Esipenko Timur Fakhrutdinov Won: 1-0 49 Open
1731 2015-11-01 World Youth Boys U14 2015 Porto Carras GRE 7.4 Paulius Pultinevicius Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
1732 2015-10-31 World Youth Boys U14 2015 Porto Carras GRE 6.5 Andrey Esipenko Patryk Chylewski Won: 1-0 35 Open
1733 2015-10-29 World Youth Boys U14 2015 Porto Carras GRE 5.1 Kirill Shevchenko Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 70 Open
1734 2015-10-28 World Youth Boys U14 2015 Porto Carras GRE 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Aram Hakobyan Won: 1-0 69 Open
1735 2015-10-27 World Youth Boys U14 2015 Porto Carras GRE 3.3 Adham Kandil Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 98 Open
1736 2015-10-26 World Youth Boys U14 2015 Porto Carras GRE 2.7 Andrey Esipenko Jean Lamblin Won: 1-0 47 Open
1737 2015-10-25 World Youth Boys U14 2015 Porto Carras GRE 1.7 Vikram Ramasamy Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 57 Open
1738 2015-09-30 25th EY BU14 2015 Porec CRO 9.2 Andrey Esipenko Viachaslau Zarubitski Won: 1-0 35 Open
1739 2015-09-29 25th EY BU14 2015 Porec CRO 8.1 Aram Hakobyan Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 61 Open
1740 2015-09-28 25th EY BU14 2015 Porec CRO 7.1 Andrey Esipenko Robby Kevlishvili Won: 1-0 58 Open
1741 2015-09-27 25th EY BU14 2015 Porec CRO 6.1 Sergei Lobanov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 41 Open
1742 2015-09-25 25th EY BU14 2015 Porec CRO 5.2 Andrey Esipenko Stefan Raykov Won: 1-0 40 Open
1743 2015-09-24 25th EY BU14 2015 Porec CRO 4.4 Adam Bohus Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 33 Open
1744 2015-09-23 25th EY BU14 2015 Porec CRO 3.1 Andrey Esipenko Maksim Ivannikau Won: 1-0 49 Open
1745 2015-09-22 25th EY BU14 2015 Porec CRO 2.3 Davit T. Mirzoyan Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
1746 2015-09-21 25th EY BU14 2015 Porec CRO 1.4 Andrey Esipenko Dejan Omorjan Won: 1-0 47 Open
1747 2015-08-27 World U16 Olympiad 2015 Ulan Bator MGL 9.3 Andrey Esipenko Viachaslau Zarubitski Lost: 0-1 33 Open
1748 2015-08-26 World U16 Olympiad 2015 Ulan Bator MGL 8.3 Uurtsaikh Agibileg Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
1749 2015-08-25 World U16 Olympiad 2015 Ulan Bator MGL 7.3 Andrey Esipenko Adam Kozak Won: 1-0 7 Open
1750 2015-08-24 World U16 Olympiad 2015 Ulan Bator MGL 5.2 Andrey Esipenko M. Amin Tabatabaei Lost: 0-1 30 Open
  1. vs Erik RonkaWon · 1-0White · 2016-05-31 · Round 2.4VII ShakkiNet GM 2016
  2. vs Mikael AgopovDraw · ½–½White · 2016-05-30 · Round 1.4VII ShakkiNet GM 2016
  3. vs 24131920Lost · 0-1White · 2016-04-28 · Round 9.2ch-RUS Junior 2016
  4. vs Kirill AlekseenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2016-04-27 · Round 8.4ch-RUS Junior 2016
  5. vs Maxim LugovskoyDraw · ½–½White · 2016-04-26 · Round 7.3ch-RUS Junior 2016
  6. vs David ParavyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-04-25 · Round 6.3ch-RUS Junior 2016
  7. vs Daniil YuffaDraw · ½–½White · 2016-04-24 · Round 5.4ch-RUS Junior 2016
  8. vs Aleksandra GoryachkinaWon · 0-1Black · 2016-04-23 · Round 4.2ch-RUS Junior 2016
  9. vs Saveliy GolubovLost · 0-1White · 2016-04-22 · Round 3.5ch-RUS Junior 2016
  10. vs Dmitry GordievskyWon · 0-1Black · 2016-04-21 · Round 2.1ch-RUS Junior 2016
  11. vs Maksim ChigaevLost · 1-0Black · 2016-04-20 · Round 1.5ch-RUS Junior 2016
  12. vs Kaido KulaotsWon · 0-1Black · 2016-03-09 · Round 9.33Aeroflot Open A 2016
  13. vs Sundar M. ShyamDraw · ½–½White · 2016-03-08 · Round 8.34Aeroflot Open A 2016
  14. vs Tigran L. PetrosianLost · 1-0Black · 2016-03-07 · Round 7.25Aeroflot Open A 2016
  15. vs Sergei AzarovDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-03-06 · Round 6.28Aeroflot Open A 2016
  16. vs Yi WeiLost · 0-1White · 2016-03-05 · Round 5.17Aeroflot Open A 2016
  17. vs Denis KhismatullinWon · 0-1Black · 2016-03-04 · Round 4.25Aeroflot Open A 2016
  18. vs 24131920Draw · ½–½White · 2016-03-03 · Round 3.28Aeroflot Open A 2016
  19. vs Mikita MayorauWon · 0-1Black · 2016-03-02 · Round 2.4Aeroflot Open A 2016
  20. vs Matthias BluebaumLost · 0-1White · 2016-03-01 · Round 1.39Aeroflot Open A 2016
  21. vs Tigran GharamianDraw · ½–½White · 2016-02-17 · Round 6.1832nd Cappelle Open 2016
  22. vs Yuri VovkDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-02-16 · Round 5.132nd Cappelle Open 2016
  23. vs Jeremie DevalleeWon · 1-0White · 2016-02-15 · Round 4.3532nd Cappelle Open 2016
  24. vs Vera NebolsinaWon · 0-1Black · 2016-02-15 · Round 3.4932nd Cappelle Open 2016
  25. vs Kamil DragunLost · 0-1White · 2016-02-14 · Round 2.1532nd Cappelle Open 2016
  26. vs Nicolas GerardWon · 0-1Black · 2016-02-13 · Round 1.732nd Cappelle Open 2016
  27. vs Sergei LobanovWon · 0-1Black · 2015-11-05 · Round 11.2World Youth Boys U14 2015
  28. vs Shamsiddin VokhidovDraw · ½–½White · 2015-11-04 · Round 10.1World Youth Boys U14 2015
  29. vs Aryan GholamiDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-11-03 · Round 9.1World Youth Boys U14 2015
  30. vs Timur FakhrutdinovWon · 1-0White · 2015-11-02 · Round 8.2World Youth Boys U14 2015
  31. vs Paulius PultineviciusWon · 0-1Black · 2015-11-01 · Round 7.4World Youth Boys U14 2015
  32. vs Patryk ChylewskiWon · 1-0White · 2015-10-31 · Round 6.5World Youth Boys U14 2015
  33. vs Kirill ShevchenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2015-10-29 · Round 5.1World Youth Boys U14 2015
  34. vs Aram HakobyanWon · 1-0White · 2015-10-28 · Round 4.2World Youth Boys U14 2015
  35. vs Adham KandilWon · 0-1Black · 2015-10-27 · Round 3.3World Youth Boys U14 2015
  36. vs Jean LamblinWon · 1-0White · 2015-10-26 · Round 2.7World Youth Boys U14 2015
  37. vs Vikram RamasamyWon · 0-1Black · 2015-10-25 · Round 1.7World Youth Boys U14 2015
  38. vs Viachaslau ZarubitskiWon · 1-0White · 2015-09-30 · Round 9.225th EY BU14 2015
  39. vs Aram HakobyanLost · 1-0Black · 2015-09-29 · Round 8.125th EY BU14 2015
  40. vs Robby KevlishviliWon · 1-0White · 2015-09-28 · Round 7.125th EY BU14 2015
  41. vs Sergei LobanovWon · 0-1Black · 2015-09-27 · Round 6.125th EY BU14 2015
  42. vs Stefan RaykovWon · 1-0White · 2015-09-25 · Round 5.225th EY BU14 2015
  43. vs Adam BohusWon · 0-1Black · 2015-09-24 · Round 4.425th EY BU14 2015
  44. vs Maksim IvannikauWon · 1-0White · 2015-09-23 · Round 3.125th EY BU14 2015
  45. vs Davit T. MirzoyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-09-22 · Round 2.325th EY BU14 2015
  46. vs Dejan OmorjanWon · 1-0White · 2015-09-21 · Round 1.425th EY BU14 2015
  47. vs Viachaslau ZarubitskiLost · 0-1White · 2015-08-27 · Round 9.3World U16 Olympiad 2015
  48. vs Uurtsaikh AgibilegWon · 0-1Black · 2015-08-26 · Round 8.3World U16 Olympiad 2015
  49. vs Adam KozakWon · 1-0White · 2015-08-25 · Round 7.3World U16 Olympiad 2015
  50. vs M. Amin TabatabaeiLost · 0-1White · 2015-08-24 · Round 5.2World U16 Olympiad 2015

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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