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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
1751 2015-08-22 World U16 Olympiad 2015 Ulan Bator MGL 4.2 Wenxiang Li Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 67 Open
1752 2015-08-22 World U16 Olympiad 2015 Ulan Bator MGL 3.3 Sai Vishwesh.C Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
1753 2015-08-20 World U16 Olympiad 2015 Ulan Bator MGL 1.3 G M S Thilakarathne Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 50 Open
1754 2015-08-11 Riga Tech Open A 2015 Riga LAT 2.4 Hrant Melkumyan Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 52 Open
1755 2015-08-06 Liepajas Rokade Open 2015 Liepaja LAT 5.3 Andrey Esipenko Arturs Neiksans Lost: 0-1 27 Open
1756 2015-08-06 Liepajas Rokade Open 2015 Liepaja LAT 4.4 Edgars Stepins Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 89 Open
1757 2015-06-20 19th Voronezh Master Open Voronezh RUS 9.21 Andrey Esipenko Konstantin Mesropov Won: 1-0 54 Open
1758 2015-06-19 19th Voronezh Master Open Voronezh RUS 8.36 Andrey Esipenko Vitaly Gurvich Won: 1-0 34 Open
1759 2015-06-18 19th Voronezh Master Open Voronezh RUS 7.33 Ivan Selivanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
1760 2015-06-17 19th Voronezh Master Open Voronezh RUS 6.36 Andrey Esipenko Evgeny Okun Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
1761 2015-06-16 19th Voronezh Master Open Voronezh RUS 5.19 Vladislav Kovalev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 42 Open
1762 2015-06-15 19th Voronezh Master Open Voronezh RUS 4.16 Andrey Esipenko Alexandr Kharitonov Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
1763 2015-06-14 19th Voronezh Master Open Voronezh RUS 3.18 Vitaly Sivuk Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
1764 2015-06-13 19th Voronezh Master Open Voronezh RUS 2.15 Andrey Esipenko Evgeny A. Levin Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
1765 2015-06-12 19th Voronezh Master Open Voronezh RUS 1.53 Polina Maslova Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 45 Open
1766 2015-05-30 Somov Memorial 2015 Kirishi RUS 11.2 Andrey Esipenko Matyas Marek Won: 1-0 51 Open
1767 2015-05-29 Somov Memorial 2015 Kirishi RUS 10.5 Maksim Chigaev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 24 Open
1768 2015-05-28 Somov Memorial 2015 Kirishi RUS 9.3 Andrey Esipenko Valery Kazakouski Draw: 1/2-1/2 82 Open
1769 2015-05-27 Somov Memorial 2015 Kirishi RUS 8.4 Alexey Zenzera Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
1770 2015-05-26 Somov Memorial 2015 Kirishi RUS 7.4 Andrey Esipenko Ariel Erenberg Won: 1-0 68 Open
1771 2015-05-25 Somov Memorial 2015 Kirishi RUS 6.3 Kirill Kozionov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 41 Open
1772 2015-05-24 Somov Memorial 2015 Kirishi RUS 5.5 Andrey Esipenko Abdulla Gadimbayli Won: 1-0 52 Open
1773 2015-05-22 Somov Memorial 2015 Kirishi RUS 4.2 Thore Perske Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 36 Open
1774 2015-05-21 Somov Memorial 2015 Kirishi RUS 3.6 Andrey Esipenko Giorgi Sibashvili Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
1775 2015-05-20 Somov Memorial 2015 Kirishi RUS 2.1 Semen Khanin Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 33 Open
1776 2015-05-19 Somov Memorial 2015 Kirishi RUS 1.6 Svetlana Tishova Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 43 Open
1777 2015-02-08 Moscow Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 9.5 Vasiliy Korchmar Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
1778 2015-02-07 Moscow Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 8.46 Andrey Esipenko Tigran Simonian Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1779 2015-02-06 Moscow Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 7.3 Alexey Mokshanov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 40 Open
1780 2015-02-05 Moscow Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 6.26 Andrey Esipenko Maksat Atabayev Draw: 1/2-1/2 99 Open
1781 2015-02-04 Moscow Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 5.42 Alexander Zaitsev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 56 Open
1782 2015-02-03 Moscow Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 4.66 Andrey Esipenko Ulugbek Tillyaev Won: 1-0 38 Open
1783 2015-02-02 Moscow Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 3.102 Nikita Safonov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 50 Open
1784 2015-02-01 Moscow Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 2.57 Andrey Esipenko Susanto Megaranto Lost: 0-1 55 Open
1785 2015-01-31 Moscow Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 1.45 Mishra Swayams Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
1786 2015-01-24 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem Taganrog RUS 7.12 Andrey Esipenko Denis Khismatullin Won: 1-0 45 Open
1787 2015-01-23 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem Taganrog RUS 6.25 Andrey Esipenko Vadim Gunchenko Won: 1-0 36 Open
1788 2015-01-22 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem Taganrog RUS 5.14 Maxim Lugovskoy Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 48 Open
1789 2015-01-21 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem Taganrog RUS 4.23 Andrey Esipenko Grigory Aivazian Won: 1-0 40 Open
1790 2015-01-20 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem Taganrog RUS 3.25 Alexander Kozachenko Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
1791 2015-01-19 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem Taganrog RUS 2.17 Andrey Esipenko Gor Airapetian Lost: 0-1 48 Open
1792 2015-01-18 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem Taganrog RUS 1.38 Platon Gruntovskiy Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 24 Open
1793 2014-07-14 Corporation Cup 2014 Izhevsk RUS 3.9 Dmitry Kokarev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 51 Open
1794 2014-07-10 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 9.11 Dmitry Kokarev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 29 Open
1795 2014-07-09 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 8.1 Andrey Esipenko Pavel Smirnov Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1796 2014-07-08 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 7.24 Ruslan Vildanov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 48 Open
1797 2014-07-07 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 6.31 Andrey Esipenko Marina Niyazgulova Won: 1-0 45 Open
1798 2014-07-06 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 5.31 Ildar Garifullin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
1799 2014-07-05 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 4.4 Andrey Esipenko Aleksey Geshko Won: 1-0 55 Open
1800 2014-07-04 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 3.31 Anatoly Oshevnev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 53 Open
  1. vs Wenxiang LiWon · 0-1Black · 2015-08-22 · Round 4.2World U16 Olympiad 2015
  2. vs Sai Vishwesh.CWon · 0-1Black · 2015-08-22 · Round 3.3World U16 Olympiad 2015
  3. vs G M S ThilakarathneWon · 0-1Black · 2015-08-20 · Round 1.3World U16 Olympiad 2015
  4. vs Hrant MelkumyanLost · 1-0Black · 2015-08-11 · Round 2.4Riga Tech Open A 2015
  5. vs Arturs NeiksansLost · 0-1White · 2015-08-06 · Round 5.3Liepajas Rokade Open 2015
  6. vs Edgars StepinsDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-08-06 · Round 4.4Liepajas Rokade Open 2015
  7. vs Konstantin MesropovWon · 1-0White · 2015-06-20 · Round 9.2119th Voronezh Master Open
  8. vs Vitaly GurvichWon · 1-0White · 2015-06-19 · Round 8.3619th Voronezh Master Open
  9. vs Ivan SelivanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-06-18 · Round 7.3319th Voronezh Master Open
  10. vs Evgeny OkunDraw · ½–½White · 2015-06-17 · Round 6.3619th Voronezh Master Open
  11. vs Vladislav KovalevLost · 1-0Black · 2015-06-16 · Round 5.1919th Voronezh Master Open
  12. vs Alexandr KharitonovDraw · ½–½White · 2015-06-15 · Round 4.1619th Voronezh Master Open
  13. vs Vitaly SivukDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-06-14 · Round 3.1819th Voronezh Master Open
  14. vs Evgeny A. LevinDraw · ½–½White · 2015-06-13 · Round 2.1519th Voronezh Master Open
  15. vs Polina MaslovaWon · 0-1Black · 2015-06-12 · Round 1.5319th Voronezh Master Open
  16. vs Matyas MarekWon · 1-0White · 2015-05-30 · Round 11.2Somov Memorial 2015
  17. vs Maksim ChigaevDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-05-29 · Round 10.5Somov Memorial 2015
  18. vs Valery KazakouskiDraw · ½–½White · 2015-05-28 · Round 9.3Somov Memorial 2015
  19. vs Alexey ZenzeraDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-05-27 · Round 8.4Somov Memorial 2015
  20. vs Ariel ErenbergWon · 1-0White · 2015-05-26 · Round 7.4Somov Memorial 2015
  21. vs Kirill KozionovLost · 1-0Black · 2015-05-25 · Round 6.3Somov Memorial 2015
  22. vs Abdulla GadimbayliWon · 1-0White · 2015-05-24 · Round 5.5Somov Memorial 2015
  23. vs Thore PerskeWon · 0-1Black · 2015-05-22 · Round 4.2Somov Memorial 2015
  24. vs Giorgi SibashviliDraw · ½–½White · 2015-05-21 · Round 3.6Somov Memorial 2015
  25. vs Semen KhaninLost · 1-0Black · 2015-05-20 · Round 2.1Somov Memorial 2015
  26. vs Svetlana TishovaWon · 0-1Black · 2015-05-19 · Round 1.6Somov Memorial 2015
  27. vs Vasiliy KorchmarDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-02-08 · Round 9.5Moscow Open A 2015
  28. vs Tigran SimonianDraw · ½–½White · 2015-02-07 · Round 8.46Moscow Open A 2015
  29. vs Alexey MokshanovLost · 1-0Black · 2015-02-06 · Round 7.3Moscow Open A 2015
  30. vs Maksat AtabayevDraw · ½–½White · 2015-02-05 · Round 6.26Moscow Open A 2015
  31. vs Alexander ZaitsevWon · 0-1Black · 2015-02-04 · Round 5.42Moscow Open A 2015
  32. vs Ulugbek TillyaevWon · 1-0White · 2015-02-03 · Round 4.66Moscow Open A 2015
  33. vs Nikita SafonovWon · 0-1Black · 2015-02-02 · Round 3.102Moscow Open A 2015
  34. vs Susanto MegarantoLost · 0-1White · 2015-02-01 · Round 2.57Moscow Open A 2015
  35. vs Mishra SwayamsDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-01-31 · Round 1.45Moscow Open A 2015
  36. vs Denis KhismatullinWon · 1-0White · 2015-01-24 · Round 7.12Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem
  37. vs Vadim GunchenkoWon · 1-0White · 2015-01-23 · Round 6.25Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem
  38. vs Maxim LugovskoyLost · 1-0Black · 2015-01-22 · Round 5.14Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem
  39. vs Grigory AivazianWon · 1-0White · 2015-01-21 · Round 4.23Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem
  40. vs Alexander KozachenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-01-20 · Round 3.25Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem
  41. vs Gor AirapetianLost · 0-1White · 2015-01-19 · Round 2.17Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem
  42. vs Platon GruntovskiyWon · 0-1Black · 2015-01-18 · Round 1.38Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem
  43. vs Dmitry KokarevLost · 1-0Black · 2014-07-14 · Round 3.9Corporation Cup 2014
  44. vs Dmitry KokarevLost · 1-0Black · 2014-07-10 · Round 9.11Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  45. vs Pavel SmirnovDraw · ½–½White · 2014-07-09 · Round 8.1Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  46. vs Ruslan VildanovWon · 0-1Black · 2014-07-08 · Round 7.24Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  47. vs Marina NiyazgulovaWon · 1-0White · 2014-07-07 · Round 6.31Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  48. vs Ildar GarifullinDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-07-06 · Round 5.31Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  49. vs Aleksey GeshkoWon · 1-0White · 2014-07-05 · Round 4.4Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  50. vs Anatoly OshevnevLost · 1-0Black · 2014-07-04 · Round 3.31Polugaevsky Mem 2014

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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