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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

2681.8 -1.2

Classical

Live estimate

2658

Rapid

Published FIDE

2645

Blitz

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
3833

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
1 2026-11-12 Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026 | Men Abu Dabhi, United Arab Emirates 3.5 Xiao, Tong(QD) Esipenko, Andrey 1/2-1/2 38 Open
2 2026-11-11 Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026 | Men Abu Dabhi, United Arab Emirates 2.5 Esipenko, Andrey Salem, A.R. Saleh 0-1 40 Open
3 2026-11-10 Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026 | Men Abu Dabhi, United Arab Emirates 1.5 Jaiswal, Rupesh Esipenko, Andrey 0-1 52 Open
4 2026-10-12 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 11.2 Vetokhin,Savva Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 14 Open
5 2026-10-11 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 10.6 Esipenko,Andrey Paravyan,D 1/2-1/2 11 Open
6 2026-10-10 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 9.1 Esipenko,Andrey Ponkratov,P 1/2-1/2 14 Open
7 2026-10-09 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 8.6 Grebnev,Aleksey Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 30 Open
8 2026-10-08 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 7.2 Esipenko,Andrey Zvjaginsev,V 1-0 34 Open
9 2026-10-06 Titled Tue 6th Oct 2026 chess.com INT 3 Lin,Bryan Enming Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 29 Open
10 2026-10-06 Titled Tue 6th Oct 2026 chess.com INT 5 Arpith S Bijoy Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 1 Open
11 2026-10-06 Titled Tue 6th Oct 2026 chess.com INT 1 Punin,Andrii Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 51 Open
12 2026-10-06 Titled Tue 6th Oct 2026 chess.com INT 2 Esipenko,Andrey Weishaeutel,Moritz 1-0 77 Open
13 2026-10-06 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 6.5 Goganov,A Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 40 Open
14 2026-10-06 Titled Tue 6th Oct 2026 chess.com INT 4 Esipenko,Andrey Rustamov,Rustam 1-0 95 Open
15 2026-10-05 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 5.3 Esipenko,Andrey Popov,Iv RUS 1-0 51 Open
16 2026-10-04 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 4.4 Kokarev,Dm Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 36 Open
17 2026-10-03 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 3.4 Esipenko,Andrey Nesterov,Arseniy 1/2-1/2 34 Open
18 2026-10-02 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 2.3 Najer,E Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 24 Open
19 2026-10-01 79th ch-RUS 2026 Rostov-on-Don RUS 1.5 Esipenko,Andrey Inarkiev,E 1-0 57 Open
20 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 8 Woodward,Andy Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 49 Open
21 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 5 Nakonechnyi,Oleksii Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 28 Open
22 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 2 Esipenko,Andrey Martin Fuentes,A 1-0 56 Open
23 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 4 Esipenko,Andrey Domin,Yan 1-0 44 Open
24 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 9 Esipenko,Andrey Caruana,F 1/2-1/2 44 Open
25 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 3 Darvishi,Mohammad Hossein Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 59 Open
26 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 7 Esipenko,Andrey Charvi A 1-0 49 Open
27 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 11 Keymer,Vincent Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 41 Open
28 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 1 Komendecki,Antoni Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 44 Open
29 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 6 Esipenko,Andrey Obgolts,Erik 1-0 38 Open
30 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 10 Esipenko,Andrey Nakamura,Hi 1/2-1/2 72 Open
31 2026-09-17 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 2 Esipenko,Andrey Papasimakopoulos,Alexandros 1-0 45 Open
32 2026-09-17 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 6 Esipenko,Andrey Galchenko,Matvey 1-0 71 Open
33 2026-09-17 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 5 Aarit Kapil Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 34 Open
34 2026-09-17 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 1 Vincenti,Leonardo Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 80 Open
35 2026-09-17 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 9 Haug,Havard Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 227 Open
36 2026-09-17 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 8 Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 72 Open
37 2026-09-17 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 3 Shandrygin,Nikita Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 42 Open
38 2026-09-17 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 7 Esipenko,Andrey Caruana,F 1/2-1/2 41 Open
39 2026-09-17 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 10 Esipenko,Andrey Arakelyan,Manvel 1-0 33 Open
40 2026-09-17 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 4 Esipenko,Andrey Movahed,Sina 0-1 26 Open
41 2026-09-17 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 11 Esipenko,Andrey Taher,Yoseph Theolifus 1-0 56 Open
42 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 5 Martin Fuentes,A Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 41 Open
43 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 1 Gnojek,Petr Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 42 Open
44 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 3 Szpar,Milosz Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 57 Open
45 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 10 Paravyan,D Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 29 Open
46 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 7 Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 66 Open
47 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 9 Esipenko,Andrey Gokerkan,Cem Kaan 1-0 41 Open
48 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 6 Esipenko,Andrey Le,Quang Liem 0-1 27 Open
49 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 4 Esipenko,Andrey Karthikeyan,M2 1-0 46 Open
50 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 11 Esipenko,Andrey Sahib,Singh 0-1 28 Open
  1. vs Xiao, Tong(QD)Draw · ½–½Black · 2026-11-12 · Round 3.5Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026 | Men
  2. vs Salem, A.R. SalehLost · 0-1White · 2026-11-11 · Round 2.5Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026 | Men
  3. vs Jaiswal, RupeshWon · 0-1Black · 2026-11-10 · Round 1.5Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026 | Men
  4. vs Vetokhin,SavvaDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-10-12 · Round 11.279th ch-RUS 2026
  5. vs Paravyan,DDraw · ½–½White · 2026-10-11 · Round 10.679th ch-RUS 2026
  6. vs Ponkratov,PDraw · ½–½White · 2026-10-10 · Round 9.179th ch-RUS 2026
  7. vs Grebnev,AlekseyDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-10-09 · Round 8.679th ch-RUS 2026
  8. vs Zvjaginsev,VWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-08 · Round 7.279th ch-RUS 2026
  9. vs Lin,Bryan EnmingWon · 0-1Black · 2026-10-06 · Round 3Titled Tue 6th Oct 2026
  10. vs Arpith S BijoyLost · 1-0Black · 2026-10-06 · Round 5Titled Tue 6th Oct 2026
  11. vs Punin,AndriiWon · 0-1Black · 2026-10-06 · Round 1Titled Tue 6th Oct 2026
  12. vs Weishaeutel,MoritzWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-06 · Round 2Titled Tue 6th Oct 2026
  13. vs Goganov,ADraw · ½–½Black · 2026-10-06 · Round 6.579th ch-RUS 2026
  14. vs Rustamov,RustamWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-06 · Round 4Titled Tue 6th Oct 2026
  15. vs Popov,Iv RUSWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-05 · Round 5.379th ch-RUS 2026
  16. vs Kokarev,DmWon · 0-1Black · 2026-10-04 · Round 4.479th ch-RUS 2026
  17. vs Nesterov,ArseniyDraw · ½–½White · 2026-10-03 · Round 3.479th ch-RUS 2026
  18. vs Najer,EDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-10-02 · Round 2.379th ch-RUS 2026
  19. vs Inarkiev,EWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-01 · Round 1.579th ch-RUS 2026
  20. vs Woodward,AndyWon · 0-1Black · 2026-09-22 · Round 8Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
  21. vs Nakonechnyi,OleksiiWon · 0-1Black · 2026-09-22 · Round 5Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
  22. vs Martin Fuentes,AWon · 1-0White · 2026-09-22 · Round 2Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
  23. vs Domin,YanWon · 1-0White · 2026-09-22 · Round 4Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
  24. vs Caruana,FDraw · ½–½White · 2026-09-22 · Round 9Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
  25. vs Darvishi,Mohammad HosseinDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-09-22 · Round 3Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
  26. vs Charvi AWon · 1-0White · 2026-09-22 · Round 7Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
  27. vs Keymer,VincentLost · 1-0Black · 2026-09-22 · Round 11Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
  28. vs Komendecki,AntoniWon · 0-1Black · 2026-09-22 · Round 1Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
  29. vs Obgolts,ErikWon · 1-0White · 2026-09-22 · Round 6Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
  30. vs Nakamura,HiDraw · ½–½White · 2026-09-22 · Round 10Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
  31. vs Papasimakopoulos,AlexandrosWon · 1-0White · 2026-09-17 · Round 21st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
  32. vs Galchenko,MatveyWon · 1-0White · 2026-09-17 · Round 61st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
  33. vs Aarit KapilWon · 0-1Black · 2026-09-17 · Round 51st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
  34. vs Vincenti,LeonardoWon · 0-1Black · 2026-09-17 · Round 11st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
  35. vs Haug,HavardLost · 1-0Black · 2026-09-17 · Round 91st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
  36. vs Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonWon · 0-1Black · 2026-09-17 · Round 81st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
  37. vs Shandrygin,NikitaWon · 0-1Black · 2026-09-17 · Round 31st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
  38. vs Caruana,FDraw · ½–½White · 2026-09-17 · Round 71st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
  39. vs Arakelyan,ManvelWon · 1-0White · 2026-09-17 · Round 101st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
  40. vs Movahed,SinaLost · 0-1White · 2026-09-17 · Round 41st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
  41. vs Taher,Yoseph TheolifusWon · 1-0White · 2026-09-17 · Round 111st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
  42. vs Martin Fuentes,AWon · 0-1Black · 2026-09-15 · Round 5Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026
  43. vs Gnojek,PetrWon · 0-1Black · 2026-09-15 · Round 1Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026
  44. vs Szpar,MiloszWon · 0-1Black · 2026-09-15 · Round 3Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026
  45. vs Paravyan,DLost · 1-0Black · 2026-09-15 · Round 10Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026
  46. vs Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonWon · 0-1Black · 2026-09-15 · Round 7Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026
  47. vs Gokerkan,Cem KaanWon · 1-0White · 2026-09-15 · Round 9Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026
  48. vs Le,Quang LiemLost · 0-1White · 2026-09-15 · Round 6Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026
  49. vs Karthikeyan,M2Won · 1-0White · 2026-09-15 · Round 4Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026
  50. vs Sahib,SinghLost · 0-1White · 2026-09-15 · Round 11Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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