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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
351 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 7.3 Andrey Esipenko Andrey Tsvetkov Won: 1-0 49 Open
352 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 6.6 Alexander Riazantsev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 51 Open
353 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 5.4 Andrey Esipenko Maxim Matlakov Lost: 0-1 51 Open
354 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 4.5 Ernesto Inarkiev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 43 Open
355 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 3.5 Andrey Esipenko Roman Shogdzhiev Lost: 0-1 61 Open
356 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 2.4 Rudik Makarian Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 42 Open
357 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 15.3 Alexander Grischuk Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 38 Open
358 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 14.7 Andrey Esipenko Ivan Zemlyanskii Won: 1-0 31 Open
359 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 13.2 Vladimir Potkin Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 41 Open
360 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 12.8 Andrey Esipenko Arseniy Nesterov Won: 1-0 26 Open
361 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 11.1 Andrey Esipenko Victor Bologan Won: 1-0 31 Open
362 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 10.8 Artem Uskov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 92 Open
363 2024-12-12 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 9.1 Erigaisi Arjun Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
364 2024-12-11 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 8.1 Andrey Esipenko Shant Sargsyan Won: 1-0 92 Open
365 2024-12-10 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 7.2 Andrey Esipenko A.R. Saleh Salem Won: 1-0 31 Open
366 2024-12-09 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 6.3 Raja Rithvik R Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 68 Open
367 2024-12-07 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 5.1 Andrey Esipenko Bardiya Daneshvar Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
368 2024-12-06 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 4.1 Arkadij Naiditsch Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
369 2024-12-05 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 3.1 Andrey Esipenko Surya Shekhar Ganguly Won: 1-0 51 Open
370 2024-12-04 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 2.2 Adham Fawzy Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
371 2024-12-03 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 1.6 Andrey Esipenko Bharadia Yash Won: 1-0 46 Open
372 2024-11-30 Bundesliga 2024-25 Solingen GER 3.7 Nico Zwirs Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
373 2024-10-19 TCh-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 9.1 Evgeny Alekseev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
374 2024-10-19 TCh-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 8.1 Andrey Esipenko Nikita Matinian Won: 1-0 33 Open
375 2024-10-19 TCh-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 7.1 Dmitry Rostovtsev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 62 Open
376 2024-10-19 TCh-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Ivan Zemlyanskii Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
377 2024-10-18 TCh-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 5.1 Vladislav Artemiev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
378 2024-10-18 TCh-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Lintchevski Won: 1-0 35 Open
379 2024-10-18 TCh-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Manelyuk Won: 1-0 35 Open
380 2024-10-18 TCh-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 1.1 Lev Rezvy Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 41 Open
381 2024-10-17 TCh-RUS Blitz 2024 Sochi RUS 9.1 Vladislav Artemiev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 36 Open
382 2024-10-17 TCh-RUS Blitz 2024 Sochi RUS 8.1 Andrey Esipenko Denis Lazavik Won: 1-0 64 Open
383 2024-10-17 TCh-RUS Blitz 2024 Sochi RUS 7.13 Ivan Rozum Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
384 2024-10-17 TCh-RUS Blitz 2024 Sochi RUS 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Lintchevski Lost: 0-1 34 Open
385 2024-10-17 TCh-RUS Blitz 2024 Sochi RUS 5.9 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Manelyuk Won: 1-0 43 Open
386 2024-10-17 TCh-RUS Blitz 2024 Sochi RUS 4.17 Kirill Otdelnov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 27 Open
387 2024-10-17 TCh-RUS Blitz 2024 Sochi RUS 3.1 Dmitry Kokarev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 57 Open
388 2024-10-17 TCh-RUS Blitz 2024 Sochi RUS 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Nikita Matinian Won: 1-0 41 Open
389 2024-10-17 TCh-RUS Blitz 2024 Sochi RUS 11.9 Dmitry Rostovtsev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
390 2024-10-17 TCh-RUS Blitz 2024 Sochi RUS 10.9 Andrey Esipenko Nikita Afanasiev Lost: 0-1 48 Open
391 2024-10-17 TCh-RUS Blitz 2024 Sochi RUS 1.1 Elmar Atakishiyev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 59 Open
392 2024-10-16 ch-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 9.3 Denis Khismatullin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
393 2024-10-16 ch-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 8.2 Andrey Esipenko Mikhail Demidov Draw: 1/2-1/2 83 Open
394 2024-10-16 ch-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 7.8 Yaroslav Remizov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 39 Open
395 2024-10-16 ch-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 6.2 Andrey Esipenko Arsen Kukhmazov Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
396 2024-10-16 ch-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 11.3 Dmitry Kokarev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
397 2024-10-16 ch-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 10.1 Andrey Esipenko Nikita Afanasiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
398 2024-10-15 ch-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 5.2 Savva Vetokhin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
399 2024-10-15 ch-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Kirill Shubin Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
400 2024-10-15 ch-RUS Rapid 2024 Sochi RUS 3.1 Daniil Manelyuk Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
  1. vs Andrey TsvetkovWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-15 · Round 7.3New Year Festival Blitz
  2. vs Alexander RiazantsevWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-15 · Round 6.6New Year Festival Blitz
  3. vs Maxim MatlakovLost · 0-1White · 2024-12-15 · Round 5.4New Year Festival Blitz
  4. vs Ernesto InarkievWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-15 · Round 4.5New Year Festival Blitz
  5. vs Roman ShogdzhievLost · 0-1White · 2024-12-15 · Round 3.5New Year Festival Blitz
  6. vs Rudik MakarianLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-15 · Round 2.4New Year Festival Blitz
  7. vs Alexander GrischukWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-15 · Round 15.3New Year Festival Blitz
  8. vs Ivan ZemlyanskiiWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-15 · Round 14.7New Year Festival Blitz
  9. vs Vladimir PotkinLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-15 · Round 13.2New Year Festival Blitz
  10. vs Arseniy NesterovWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-15 · Round 12.8New Year Festival Blitz
  11. vs Victor BologanWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-15 · Round 11.1New Year Festival Blitz
  12. vs Artem UskovLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-15 · Round 10.8New Year Festival Blitz
  13. vs Erigaisi ArjunDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-12-12 · Round 9.1Qatar Masters Open 2024
  14. vs Shant SargsyanWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-11 · Round 8.1Qatar Masters Open 2024
  15. vs A.R. Saleh SalemWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-10 · Round 7.2Qatar Masters Open 2024
  16. vs Raja Rithvik RWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-09 · Round 6.3Qatar Masters Open 2024
  17. vs Bardiya DaneshvarDraw · ½–½White · 2024-12-07 · Round 5.1Qatar Masters Open 2024
  18. vs Arkadij NaiditschDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-12-06 · Round 4.1Qatar Masters Open 2024
  19. vs Surya Shekhar GangulyWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-05 · Round 3.1Qatar Masters Open 2024
  20. vs Adham FawzyWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-04 · Round 2.2Qatar Masters Open 2024
  21. vs Bharadia YashWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-03 · Round 1.6Qatar Masters Open 2024
  22. vs Nico ZwirsDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-11-30 · Round 3.7Bundesliga 2024-25
  23. vs Evgeny AlekseevDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-10-19 · Round 9.1TCh-RUS Rapid 2024
  24. vs Nikita MatinianWon · 1-0White · 2024-10-19 · Round 8.1TCh-RUS Rapid 2024
  25. vs Dmitry RostovtsevWon · 0-1Black · 2024-10-19 · Round 7.1TCh-RUS Rapid 2024
  26. vs Ivan ZemlyanskiiDraw · ½–½White · 2024-10-19 · Round 6.1TCh-RUS Rapid 2024
  27. vs Vladislav ArtemievDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-10-18 · Round 5.1TCh-RUS Rapid 2024
  28. vs Daniil LintchevskiWon · 1-0White · 2024-10-18 · Round 4.1TCh-RUS Rapid 2024
  29. vs Daniil ManelyukWon · 1-0White · 2024-10-18 · Round 2.1TCh-RUS Rapid 2024
  30. vs Lev RezvyWon · 0-1Black · 2024-10-18 · Round 1.1TCh-RUS Rapid 2024
  31. vs Vladislav ArtemievWon · 0-1Black · 2024-10-17 · Round 9.1TCh-RUS Blitz 2024
  32. vs Denis LazavikWon · 1-0White · 2024-10-17 · Round 8.1TCh-RUS Blitz 2024
  33. vs Ivan RozumDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-10-17 · Round 7.13TCh-RUS Blitz 2024
  34. vs Daniil LintchevskiLost · 0-1White · 2024-10-17 · Round 6.1TCh-RUS Blitz 2024
  35. vs Daniil ManelyukWon · 1-0White · 2024-10-17 · Round 5.9TCh-RUS Blitz 2024
  36. vs Kirill OtdelnovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-10-17 · Round 4.17TCh-RUS Blitz 2024
  37. vs Dmitry KokarevLost · 1-0Black · 2024-10-17 · Round 3.1TCh-RUS Blitz 2024
  38. vs Nikita MatinianWon · 1-0White · 2024-10-17 · Round 2.1TCh-RUS Blitz 2024
  39. vs Dmitry RostovtsevDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-10-17 · Round 11.9TCh-RUS Blitz 2024
  40. vs Nikita AfanasievLost · 0-1White · 2024-10-17 · Round 10.9TCh-RUS Blitz 2024
  41. vs Elmar AtakishiyevWon · 0-1Black · 2024-10-17 · Round 1.1TCh-RUS Blitz 2024
  42. vs Denis KhismatullinWon · 0-1Black · 2024-10-16 · Round 9.3ch-RUS Rapid 2024
  43. vs Mikhail DemidovDraw · ½–½White · 2024-10-16 · Round 8.2ch-RUS Rapid 2024
  44. vs Yaroslav RemizovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-10-16 · Round 7.8ch-RUS Rapid 2024
  45. vs Arsen KukhmazovDraw · ½–½White · 2024-10-16 · Round 6.2ch-RUS Rapid 2024
  46. vs Dmitry KokarevDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-10-16 · Round 11.3ch-RUS Rapid 2024
  47. vs Nikita AfanasievDraw · ½–½White · 2024-10-16 · Round 10.1ch-RUS Rapid 2024
  48. vs Savva VetokhinDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-10-15 · Round 5.2ch-RUS Rapid 2024
  49. vs Kirill ShubinDraw · ½–½White · 2024-10-15 · Round 4.1ch-RUS Rapid 2024
  50. vs Daniil ManelyukWon · 0-1Black · 2024-10-15 · Round 3.1ch-RUS Rapid 2024

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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