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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
3835

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
501 2025-11-25 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 8.2 Nodirbek Yakubboev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 26 Open
502 2025-11-24 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 8.1 Andrey Esipenko Nodirbek Yakubboev Won: 1-0 38 Open
503 2025-11-23 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 7.4 Yi Wei Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 57 Open
504 2025-11-23 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 7.3 Andrey Esipenko Yi Wei Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
505 2025-11-22 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 7.2 Andrey Esipenko Yi Wei Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
506 2025-11-21 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 7.1 Yi Wei Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
507 2025-11-19 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 6.6 Andrey Esipenko Sam Shankland Won: 1-0 35 Open
508 2025-11-19 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 6.5 Sam Shankland Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 46 Open
509 2025-11-19 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 6.4 Andrey Esipenko Sam Shankland Lost: 0-1 56 Open
510 2025-11-19 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 6.3 Sam Shankland Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 47 Open
511 2025-11-18 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 6.2 Andrey Esipenko Sam Shankland Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
512 2025-11-17 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 6.1 Sam Shankland Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
513 2025-11-16 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 5.4 Aleksey Grebnev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 145 Open
514 2025-11-16 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 5.3 Andrey Esipenko Aleksey Grebnev Won: 1-0 36 Open
515 2025-11-15 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 5.2 Aleksey Grebnev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
516 2025-11-14 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 5.1 Andrey Esipenko Aleksey Grebnev Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
517 2025-11-13 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 4.6 Vincent Keymer Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 39 Open
518 2025-11-13 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 4.5 Andrey Esipenko Vincent Keymer Won: 1-0 73 Open
519 2025-11-13 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 4.4 Andrey Esipenko Vincent Keymer Draw: 1/2-1/2 24 Open
520 2025-11-13 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 4.3 Vincent Keymer Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
521 2025-11-12 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 4.2 Vincent Keymer Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
522 2025-11-11 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Vincent Keymer Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
523 2025-11-09 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 3.6 Andrey Esipenko Pouya Idani Won: 1-0 41 Open
524 2025-11-09 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 3.5 Pouya Idani Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
525 2025-11-09 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 3.4 Pouya Idani Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 63 Open
526 2025-11-09 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 3.3 Andrey Esipenko Pouya Idani Won: 1-0 29 Open
527 2025-11-08 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Pouya Idani Won: 1-0 64 Open
528 2025-11-07 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 3.1 Pouya Idani Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 29 Open
529 2025-11-05 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 2.2 Nijat Abasov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 46 Open
530 2025-11-04 FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Nijat Abasov Won: 1-0 26 Open
531 2025-10-28 Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025 chess.com INT 9 Nitzan Steinberg Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 65 Open
532 2025-10-28 Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025 chess.com INT 8 Abtin Atakhan Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 44 Open
533 2025-10-28 Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025 chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Bharath Subramaniyam H Won: 1-0 24 Open
534 2025-10-28 Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025 chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Ian Nepomniachtchi Lost: 0-1 40 Open
535 2025-10-28 Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025 chess.com INT 5 Mahammad Muradli Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 90 Open
536 2025-10-28 Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025 chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Havard Haug Won: 1-0 43 Open
537 2025-10-28 Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025 chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Semyon Puzyrevsky Won: 1-0 63 Open
538 2025-10-28 Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025 chess.com INT 2 Vadym Petrovskiy Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 69 Open
539 2025-10-28 Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025 chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Koorosh Biglarifard Won: 1-0 27 Open
540 2025-10-21 Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025 chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Zbigniew Pakleza Lost: 0-1 37 Open
541 2025-10-21 Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025 chess.com INT 8 Olexandr Bortnyk Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 58 Open
542 2025-10-21 Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025 chess.com INT 7 Parham Maghsoodloo Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 69 Open
543 2025-10-21 Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025 chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
544 2025-10-21 Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025 chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Platon Galperin Won: 1-0 34 Open
545 2025-10-21 Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025 chess.com INT 4 Luca Jr Moroni Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 22 Open
546 2025-10-21 Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025 chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Edgar Mamedov Won: 1-0 50 Open
547 2025-10-21 Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025 chess.com INT 2 Antoni Radzimski Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 30 Open
548 2025-10-21 Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025 chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Arman Erzhanov Won: 1-0 36 Open
549 2025-10-18 Comet Open Titled Losers chess.com INT 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Tuan Minh Le Lost: 0-1 12 Open
550 2025-10-18 Comet Open Titled Losers chess.com INT 2.2 Tuan Minh Le Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 31 Open
  1. vs Nodirbek YakubboevWon · 0-1Black · 2025-11-25 · Round 8.2FIDE World Cup 2025
  2. vs Nodirbek YakubboevWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-24 · Round 8.1FIDE World Cup 2025
  3. vs Yi WeiLost · 1-0Black · 2025-11-23 · Round 7.4FIDE World Cup 2025
  4. vs Yi WeiDraw · ½–½White · 2025-11-23 · Round 7.3FIDE World Cup 2025
  5. vs Yi WeiDraw · ½–½White · 2025-11-22 · Round 7.2FIDE World Cup 2025
  6. vs Yi WeiDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-11-21 · Round 7.1FIDE World Cup 2025
  7. vs Sam ShanklandWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-19 · Round 6.6FIDE World Cup 2025
  8. vs Sam ShanklandWon · 0-1Black · 2025-11-19 · Round 6.5FIDE World Cup 2025
  9. vs Sam ShanklandLost · 0-1White · 2025-11-19 · Round 6.4FIDE World Cup 2025
  10. vs Sam ShanklandWon · 0-1Black · 2025-11-19 · Round 6.3FIDE World Cup 2025
  11. vs Sam ShanklandDraw · ½–½White · 2025-11-18 · Round 6.2FIDE World Cup 2025
  12. vs Sam ShanklandDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-11-17 · Round 6.1FIDE World Cup 2025
  13. vs Aleksey GrebnevDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-11-16 · Round 5.4FIDE World Cup 2025
  14. vs Aleksey GrebnevWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-16 · Round 5.3FIDE World Cup 2025
  15. vs Aleksey GrebnevDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-11-15 · Round 5.2FIDE World Cup 2025
  16. vs Aleksey GrebnevDraw · ½–½White · 2025-11-14 · Round 5.1FIDE World Cup 2025
  17. vs Vincent KeymerWon · 0-1Black · 2025-11-13 · Round 4.6FIDE World Cup 2025
  18. vs Vincent KeymerWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-13 · Round 4.5FIDE World Cup 2025
  19. vs Vincent KeymerDraw · ½–½White · 2025-11-13 · Round 4.4FIDE World Cup 2025
  20. vs Vincent KeymerDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-11-13 · Round 4.3FIDE World Cup 2025
  21. vs Vincent KeymerDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-11-12 · Round 4.2FIDE World Cup 2025
  22. vs Vincent KeymerDraw · ½–½White · 2025-11-11 · Round 4.1FIDE World Cup 2025
  23. vs Pouya IdaniWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-09 · Round 3.6FIDE World Cup 2025
  24. vs Pouya IdaniDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-11-09 · Round 3.5FIDE World Cup 2025
  25. vs Pouya IdaniLost · 1-0Black · 2025-11-09 · Round 3.4FIDE World Cup 2025
  26. vs Pouya IdaniWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-09 · Round 3.3FIDE World Cup 2025
  27. vs Pouya IdaniWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-08 · Round 3.2FIDE World Cup 2025
  28. vs Pouya IdaniLost · 1-0Black · 2025-11-07 · Round 3.1FIDE World Cup 2025
  29. vs Nijat AbasovWon · 0-1Black · 2025-11-05 · Round 2.2FIDE World Cup 2025
  30. vs Nijat AbasovWon · 1-0White · 2025-11-04 · Round 2.1FIDE World Cup 2025
  31. vs Nitzan SteinbergLost · 1-0Black · 2025-10-28 · Round 9Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025
  32. vs Abtin AtakhanLost · 1-0Black · 2025-10-28 · Round 8Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025
  33. vs Bharath Subramaniyam HWon · 1-0White · 2025-10-28 · Round 7Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025
  34. vs Ian NepomniachtchiLost · 0-1White · 2025-10-28 · Round 6Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025
  35. vs Mahammad MuradliWon · 0-1Black · 2025-10-28 · Round 5Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025
  36. vs Havard HaugWon · 1-0White · 2025-10-28 · Round 4Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025
  37. vs Semyon PuzyrevskyWon · 1-0White · 2025-10-28 · Round 3Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025
  38. vs Vadym PetrovskiyWon · 0-1Black · 2025-10-28 · Round 2Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025
  39. vs Koorosh BiglarifardWon · 1-0White · 2025-10-28 · Round 1Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025
  40. vs Zbigniew PaklezaLost · 0-1White · 2025-10-21 · Round 9Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025
  41. vs Olexandr BortnykLost · 1-0Black · 2025-10-21 · Round 8Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025
  42. vs Parham MaghsoodlooLost · 1-0Black · 2025-10-21 · Round 7Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025
  43. vs Jose Carlos Ibarra JerezDraw · ½–½White · 2025-10-21 · Round 6Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025
  44. vs Platon GalperinWon · 1-0White · 2025-10-21 · Round 5Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025
  45. vs Luca Jr MoroniWon · 0-1Black · 2025-10-21 · Round 4Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025
  46. vs Edgar MamedovWon · 1-0White · 2025-10-21 · Round 3Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025
  47. vs Antoni RadzimskiWon · 0-1Black · 2025-10-21 · Round 2Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025
  48. vs Arman ErzhanovWon · 1-0White · 2025-10-21 · Round 1Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025
  49. vs Tuan Minh LeLost · 0-1White · 2025-10-18 · Round 2.3Comet Open Titled Losers
  50. vs Tuan Minh LeLost · 1-0Black · 2025-10-18 · Round 2.2Comet Open Titled Losers

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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