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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
1801 2014-07-03 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 2.6 Andrey Esipenko Artyom Timofeev Lost: 0-1 47 Open
1802 2014-07-02 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 1.39 Oleg Privorotsky Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 45 Open
1803 2014-05-24 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 11.2 Mihail Nikitenko Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 29 Open
1804 2014-05-23 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 10.6 Andrey Esipenko Tigran K. Harutyunyan Lost: 0-1 87 Open
1805 2014-05-22 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 9.1 Andrey Esipenko Olexandr Bortnyk Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
1806 2014-05-21 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 8.6 Saveliy Golubov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 49 Open
1807 2014-05-20 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 7.2 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Yuffa Lost: 0-1 22 Open
1808 2014-05-19 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 6.5 David Paravyan Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
1809 2014-05-18 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 5.3 Andrey Esipenko Abdulla Gadimbayli Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
1810 2014-05-16 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 4.4 Haik M. Martirosyan Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 41 Open
1811 2014-05-15 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 3.4 Andrey Esipenko Pavlo Vorontsov Draw: 1/2-1/2 98 Open
1812 2014-05-14 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 2.3 Alexey Sarana Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 21 Open
1813 2014-05-13 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 1.5 Andrey Esipenko Alexey Zenzera Lost: 0-1 55 Open
1814 2014-01-26 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 9.29 Tigran Nazaretyan Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
1815 2014-01-26 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 8.21 Andrey Esipenko Vadim Gorkavij Lost: 0-1 45 Open
1816 2014-01-24 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 7.29 Petr Zhdanov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 45 Open
1817 2014-01-23 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 6.19 Andrey Esipenko Daria Charochkina Lost: 0-1 34 Open
1818 2014-01-22 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 5.16 Rakhim Pasiev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 44 Open
1819 2014-01-21 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 4.21 Andrey Esipenko Dmitry Rozhko Won: 1-0 66 Open
1820 2014-01-20 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 3.29 Andrey Frolov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 44 Open
1821 2014-01-19 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 2.21 Andrey Esipenko 4199758 Lost: 0-1 37 Open
1822 2014-01-18 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 1.7 Sergey Volkov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1823 2013-11-01 17th OIBM 2013 Bad Wiessee GER 8.48 Soeren Foerster Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 111 Open
1824 2013-10-31 17th OIBM 2013 Bad Wiessee GER 7.23 Andrey Esipenko Maximilian Berchtenbreiter Lost: 0-1 61 Open
1825 2013-10-30 17th OIBM 2013 Bad Wiessee GER 6.2 Edin Pezerovic Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 29 Open
1826 2013-10-29 17th OIBM 2013 Bad Wiessee GER 5.16 Andrey Esipenko Gerlef Meins Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
1827 2013-10-28 17th OIBM 2013 Bad Wiessee GER 4.36 Michael Mosblech Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 47 Open
1828 2013-10-27 17th OIBM 2013 Bad Wiessee GER 3.14 Andrey Esipenko Michael Prusikin Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
1829 2013-07-30 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 9.12 Andrey Esipenko Yana Kim Won: 1-0 65 Open
1830 2013-07-29 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 8.8 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Poley Lost: 0-1 42 Open
1831 2013-07-28 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 7.3 Vladimir Belous Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 40 Open
1832 2013-07-27 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 6.6 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Chernyavsky Won: 1-0 34 Open
1833 2013-07-26 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 5.5 Pavel Kotenko Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
1834 2013-07-25 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 4.5 Viktor Dmitrenko Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
1835 2013-07-24 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 3.8 Andrey Esipenko Evgeniya Sukhareva Won: 1-0 98 Open
1836 2013-07-23 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 2.6 Eduard Khlian Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
1837 2013-07-22 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 1.23 Andrey Esipenko Anatoliy Babkin Won: 1-0 34 Open
1838 2013-06-08 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 9.29 Andrey Esipenko Igor Dmitriev Won: 1-0 49 Open
1839 2013-06-07 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 8.29 Yevhen Odnorozhenko Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
1840 2013-06-06 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 7.36 Andrey Esipenko Vsevolod Ovchinnikov Won: 1-0 45 Open
1841 2013-06-05 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 6.45 Marat Askerov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 50 Open
1842 2013-06-04 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 5.37 Andrey Esipenko Dinara Wagner Lost: 0-1 48 Open
1843 2013-06-03 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 4.27 Egor Pakhomov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 70 Open
1844 2013-06-02 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 3.39 Andrey Esipenko Katsiaryna Beinenson Won: 1-0 51 Open
1845 2013-06-01 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 2.28 Andrey Shariyazdanov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 35 Open
1846 2013-05-31 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Evgeny E. Vorobiov Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
1847 2013-01-23 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 9.14 Andrey Esipenko Ruslan Musalov Won: 1-0 59 Open
1848 2013-01-22 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 8.22 Andrey Esipenko Alexandr Predke Won: 1-0 66 Open
1849 2013-01-21 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 7.24 Vadim Ivaschenko Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 39 Open
1850 2013-01-20 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 6.29 Andrey Esipenko Danil Najdin Won: 1-0 32 Open
  1. vs Artyom TimofeevLost · 0-1White · 2014-07-03 · Round 2.6Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  2. vs Oleg PrivorotskyWon · 0-1Black · 2014-07-02 · Round 1.39Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  3. vs Mihail NikitenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-05-24 · Round 11.2Somov Memorial 2014
  4. vs Tigran K. HarutyunyanLost · 0-1White · 2014-05-23 · Round 10.6Somov Memorial 2014
  5. vs Olexandr BortnykDraw · ½–½White · 2014-05-22 · Round 9.1Somov Memorial 2014
  6. vs Saveliy GolubovLost · 1-0Black · 2014-05-21 · Round 8.6Somov Memorial 2014
  7. vs Daniil YuffaLost · 0-1White · 2014-05-20 · Round 7.2Somov Memorial 2014
  8. vs David ParavyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-05-19 · Round 6.5Somov Memorial 2014
  9. vs Abdulla GadimbayliDraw · ½–½White · 2014-05-18 · Round 5.3Somov Memorial 2014
  10. vs Haik M. MartirosyanLost · 1-0Black · 2014-05-16 · Round 4.4Somov Memorial 2014
  11. vs Pavlo VorontsovDraw · ½–½White · 2014-05-15 · Round 3.4Somov Memorial 2014
  12. vs Alexey SaranaLost · 1-0Black · 2014-05-14 · Round 2.3Somov Memorial 2014
  13. vs Alexey ZenzeraLost · 0-1White · 2014-05-13 · Round 1.5Somov Memorial 2014
  14. vs Tigran NazaretyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-01-26 · Round 9.29Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  15. vs Vadim GorkavijLost · 0-1White · 2014-01-26 · Round 8.21Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  16. vs Petr ZhdanovWon · 0-1Black · 2014-01-24 · Round 7.29Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  17. vs Daria CharochkinaLost · 0-1White · 2014-01-23 · Round 6.19Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  18. vs Rakhim PasievLost · 1-0Black · 2014-01-22 · Round 5.16Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  19. vs Dmitry RozhkoWon · 1-0White · 2014-01-21 · Round 4.21Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  20. vs Andrey FrolovLost · 1-0Black · 2014-01-20 · Round 3.29Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  21. vs 4199758Lost · 0-1White · 2014-01-19 · Round 2.21Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  22. vs Sergey VolkovDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-01-18 · Round 1.7Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  23. vs Soeren FoersterWon · 0-1Black · 2013-11-01 · Round 8.4817th OIBM 2013
  24. vs Maximilian BerchtenbreiterLost · 0-1White · 2013-10-31 · Round 7.2317th OIBM 2013
  25. vs Edin PezerovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-10-30 · Round 6.217th OIBM 2013
  26. vs Gerlef MeinsDraw · ½–½White · 2013-10-29 · Round 5.1617th OIBM 2013
  27. vs Michael MosblechWon · 0-1Black · 2013-10-28 · Round 4.3617th OIBM 2013
  28. vs Michael PrusikinDraw · ½–½White · 2013-10-27 · Round 3.1417th OIBM 2013
  29. vs Yana KimWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-30 · Round 9.12VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  30. vs Vladimir PoleyLost · 0-1White · 2013-07-29 · Round 8.8VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  31. vs Vladimir BelousLost · 1-0Black · 2013-07-28 · Round 7.3VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  32. vs Alexander ChernyavskyWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-27 · Round 6.6VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  33. vs Pavel KotenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-07-26 · Round 5.5VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  34. vs Viktor DmitrenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-07-25 · Round 4.5VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  35. vs Evgeniya SukharevaWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-24 · Round 3.8VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  36. vs Eduard KhlianDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-07-23 · Round 2.6VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  37. vs Anatoliy BabkinWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-22 · Round 1.23VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  38. vs Igor DmitrievWon · 1-0White · 2013-06-08 · Round 9.2935th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  39. vs Yevhen OdnorozhenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-06-07 · Round 8.2935th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  40. vs Vsevolod OvchinnikovWon · 1-0White · 2013-06-06 · Round 7.3635th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  41. vs Marat AskerovWon · 0-1Black · 2013-06-05 · Round 6.4535th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  42. vs Dinara WagnerLost · 0-1White · 2013-06-04 · Round 5.3735th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  43. vs Egor PakhomovLost · 1-0Black · 2013-06-03 · Round 4.2735th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  44. vs Katsiaryna BeinensonWon · 1-0White · 2013-06-02 · Round 3.3935th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  45. vs Andrey ShariyazdanovLost · 1-0Black · 2013-06-01 · Round 2.2835th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  46. vs Evgeny E. VorobiovDraw · ½–½White · 2013-05-31 · Round 1.135th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  47. vs Ruslan MusalovWon · 1-0White · 2013-01-23 · Round 9.14Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  48. vs Alexandr PredkeWon · 1-0White · 2013-01-22 · Round 8.22Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  49. vs Vadim IvaschenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2013-01-21 · Round 7.24Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  50. vs Danil NajdinWon · 1-0White · 2013-01-20 · Round 6.29Dvorkovich Mem 2013

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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