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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
1863

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
201 2025-08-11 TCh-TUR Super League 2025 Ankara TUR 10.37 Dmitry Andreikin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
202 2025-08-10 TCh-TUR Super League 2025 Ankara TUR 8.37 Bryce Tiglon Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 83 Open
203 2025-08-09 TCh-TUR Super League 2025 Ankara TUR 7.7 Andrey Esipenko Rudik Makarian Won: 1-0 54 Open
204 2025-08-08 TCh-TUR Super League 2025 Ankara TUR 6.31 Nijat Abasov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
205 2025-08-06 TCh-TUR Super League 2025 Ankara TUR 3.19 Andrey Esipenko Volodar Murzin Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
206 2025-08-05 TCh-TUR Super League 2025 Ankara TUR 2.19 Evgenios Ioannidis Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 57 Open
207 2025-07-30 Esports World Cup A 2025 Riyadh KSA 52.3 Andrey Esipenko Ian Nepomniachtchi Draw: 1/2-1/2 63 Open
208 2025-07-30 Esports World Cup A 2025 Riyadh KSA 52.2 Ian Nepomniachtchi Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 39 Open
209 2025-07-30 Esports World Cup A 2025 Riyadh KSA 52.1 Andrey Esipenko Ian Nepomniachtchi Won: 1-0 52 Open
210 2025-07-29 Esports World Cup A 2025 Riyadh KSA 2.2 Andrey Esipenko Levon Aronian Lost: 0-1 25 Open
211 2025-07-29 Esports World Cup A 2025 Riyadh KSA 2.1 Levon Aronian Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 42 Open
212 2025-07-29 Esports World Cup A 2025 Riyadh KSA 1.2 Andrey Esipenko Ian Nepomniachtchi Won: 1-0 123 Open
213 2025-07-29 Esports World Cup A 2025 Riyadh KSA 1.1 Ian Nepomniachtchi Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
214 2025-06-29 Coupe de France 2025 Poitiers FRA 2.2 Andrey Esipenko Adam Kozak Won: 1-0 28 Open
215 2025-06-28 Coupe de France 2025 Poitiers FRA 1.6 Andrey Esipenko Jaime Santos Latasa Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
216 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 4.2 Hikaru Nakamura Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 57 Open
217 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
218 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 3.2 Nodirbek Yakubboev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
219 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 3.1 Andrey Esipenko Nodirbek Yakubboev Draw: 1/2-1/2 71 Open
220 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 2.2 Alexey Sarana Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 48 Open
221 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Quang Liem Le Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
222 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 1.3 Andrey Esipenko Roman Shogdzhiev Won: 1-0 50 Open
223 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 1.2 Andrey Esipenko Alua Nurman Won: 1-0 56 Open
224 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 1.1 Roman Shogdzhiev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 90 Open
225 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 9.2 Andrey Esipenko Anton Frank Won: 1-0 29 Open
226 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 8.3 Andrey Esipenko Edgar Mamedov Won: 1-0 32 Open
227 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 7.2 Andrey Esipenko Artjom Gurevich Won: 1-0 25 Open
228 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 6.3 Andrey Esipenko Carlos D. Schneider Sanchez Won: 1-0 28 Open
229 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 5.3 Gennadie Slavin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
230 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 4.3 Andrey Esipenko Aziz Degenbaev Won: 1-0 39 Open
231 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Gergely Kantor Won: 1-0 37 Open
232 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Jakub Seemann Won: 1-0 25 Open
233 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 12.3 Andrey Esipenko Supratit Banerjee Won: 1-0 36 Open
234 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 11.3 V Pranav Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 64 Open
235 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 10.3 Andrey Esipenko Avyukt Dasgupta Won: 1-0 59 Open
236 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 1.3 Turmunkh Munkhzul Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 46 Open
237 2025-06-13 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 9.3 David Anton Guijarro Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
238 2025-06-13 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 12.3 Jingyao Tin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
239 2025-06-13 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 11.3 Michael Adams Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
240 2025-06-13 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 10.3 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Shabalov Won: 1-0 16 Open
241 2025-06-12 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 8.3 Andrey Esipenko Quang Liem Le Lost: 0-1 35 Open
242 2025-06-12 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 7.3 Andrey Esipenko Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus Lost: 0-1 62 Open
243 2025-06-12 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 6.3 Daniel Dardha Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
244 2025-06-12 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 5.3 Nitzan Steinberg Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
245 2025-06-11 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 4.3 Andrey Esipenko Turmunkh Munkhzul Won: 1-0 41 Open
246 2025-06-11 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 3.3 Leinier Dominguez Perez Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
247 2025-06-11 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez Lost: 0-1 48 Open
248 2025-06-11 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 1.2 Andrey Esipenko Khagan Ahmad Draw: 1/2-1/2 84 Open
249 2025-06-01 TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2025 Belfort FRA 4.1 Vasyl Ivanchuk Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
250 2025-05-30 TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2025 Belfort FRA 2.1 Murali Karthikeyan Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
  1. vs Dmitry AndreikinDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-08-11 · Round 10.37TCh-TUR Super League 2025
  2. vs Bryce TiglonDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-08-10 · Round 8.37TCh-TUR Super League 2025
  3. vs Rudik MakarianWon · 1-0White · 2025-08-09 · Round 7.7TCh-TUR Super League 2025
  4. vs Nijat AbasovDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-08-08 · Round 6.31TCh-TUR Super League 2025
  5. vs Volodar MurzinDraw · ½–½White · 2025-08-06 · Round 3.19TCh-TUR Super League 2025
  6. vs Evgenios IoannidisWon · 0-1Black · 2025-08-05 · Round 2.19TCh-TUR Super League 2025
  7. vs Ian NepomniachtchiDraw · ½–½White · 2025-07-30 · Round 52.3Esports World Cup A 2025
  8. vs Ian NepomniachtchiLost · 1-0Black · 2025-07-30 · Round 52.2Esports World Cup A 2025
  9. vs Ian NepomniachtchiWon · 1-0White · 2025-07-30 · Round 52.1Esports World Cup A 2025
  10. vs Levon AronianLost · 0-1White · 2025-07-29 · Round 2.2Esports World Cup A 2025
  11. vs Levon AronianLost · 1-0Black · 2025-07-29 · Round 2.1Esports World Cup A 2025
  12. vs Ian NepomniachtchiWon · 1-0White · 2025-07-29 · Round 1.2Esports World Cup A 2025
  13. vs Ian NepomniachtchiDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-07-29 · Round 1.1Esports World Cup A 2025
  14. vs Adam KozakWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-29 · Round 2.2Coupe de France 2025
  15. vs Jaime Santos LatasaDraw · ½–½White · 2025-06-28 · Round 1.6Coupe de France 2025
  16. vs Hikaru NakamuraLost · 1-0Black · 2025-06-15 · Round 4.2FIDE World Bl Team Final
  17. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveDraw · ½–½White · 2025-06-15 · Round 4.1FIDE World Bl Team Final
  18. vs Nodirbek YakubboevDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-15 · Round 3.2FIDE World Bl Team Final
  19. vs Nodirbek YakubboevDraw · ½–½White · 2025-06-15 · Round 3.1FIDE World Bl Team Final
  20. vs Alexey SaranaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-15 · Round 2.2FIDE World Bl Team Final
  21. vs Quang Liem LeDraw · ½–½White · 2025-06-15 · Round 2.1FIDE World Bl Team Final
  22. vs Roman ShogdzhievWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-15 · Round 1.3FIDE World Bl Team Final
  23. vs Alua NurmanWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-15 · Round 1.2FIDE World Bl Team Final
  24. vs Roman ShogdzhievWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-15 · Round 1.1FIDE World Bl Team Final
  25. vs Anton FrankWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 9.2FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  26. vs Edgar MamedovWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 8.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  27. vs Artjom GurevichWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 7.2FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  28. vs Carlos D. Schneider SanchezWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 6.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  29. vs Gennadie SlavinWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-14 · Round 5.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  30. vs Aziz DegenbaevWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 4.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  31. vs Gergely KantorWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 3.2FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  32. vs Jakub SeemannWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 2.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  33. vs Supratit BanerjeeWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 12.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  34. vs V PranavLost · 1-0Black · 2025-06-14 · Round 11.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  35. vs Avyukt DasguptaWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 10.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  36. vs Turmunkh MunkhzulWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-14 · Round 1.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  37. vs David Anton GuijarroDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-13 · Round 9.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  38. vs Jingyao TinDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-13 · Round 12.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  39. vs Michael AdamsDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-13 · Round 11.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  40. vs Alexander ShabalovWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-13 · Round 10.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  41. vs Quang Liem LeLost · 0-1White · 2025-06-12 · Round 8.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  42. vs Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusLost · 0-1White · 2025-06-12 · Round 7.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  43. vs Daniel DardhaDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-12 · Round 6.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  44. vs Nitzan SteinbergDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-12 · Round 5.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  45. vs Turmunkh MunkhzulWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-11 · Round 4.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  46. vs Leinier Dominguez PerezDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-11 · Round 3.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  47. vs Jose Fernando Cuenca JimenezLost · 0-1White · 2025-06-11 · Round 2.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  48. vs Khagan AhmadDraw · ½–½White · 2025-06-11 · Round 1.2FIDE World Rapid Team
  49. vs Vasyl IvanchukDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-01 · Round 4.1TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2025
  50. vs Murali KarthikeyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-30 · Round 2.1TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2025

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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