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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
651 2025-09-02 Titled Tue 2nd Sep 2025 chess.com INT 3 Srinath Narayanan Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 37 Open
652 2025-09-02 Titled Tue 2nd Sep 2025 chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Ilia Iljiushenok Won: 1-0 46 Open
653 2025-09-02 Titled Tue 2nd Sep 2025 chess.com INT 1 Dawid Janaszak Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
654 2025-09-02 Titled Tue 2nd Sep 2025 chess.com INT 11 Alexey Sarana Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
655 2025-09-02 Titled Tue 2nd Sep 2025 chess.com INT 10 Dmitry Andreikin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 58 Open
656 2025-08-18 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Alexandra Kosteniuk Won: 1-0 38 Open
657 2025-08-18 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 8 Felix-Antonio Ilinca Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 56 Open
658 2025-08-18 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Nikolozi Kacharava Won: 1-0 40 Open
659 2025-08-18 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Srihari L R Won: 1-0 36 Open
660 2025-08-18 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 5 Orest Vovk Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 73 Open
661 2025-08-18 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 4 Duc Minh Lai Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 41 Open
662 2025-08-18 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Nikita Matinian Lost: 0-1 46 Open
663 2025-08-18 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 2 Yinn Long Wong Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
664 2025-08-18 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Raem Sherman Won: 1-0 40 Open
665 2025-08-18 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 11 Jingyao Tin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 43 Open
666 2025-08-18 Abu Dhabi Masters Online chess.com INT 10 Igor Miladinovic Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 33 Open
667 2025-08-13 TCh-TUR Super League 2025 Ankara TUR 12.37 Andrey Esipenko Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
668 2025-08-12 TCh-TUR Super League 2025 Ankara TUR 11.1 Andrey Esipenko Atilla Kuru Won: 1-0 27 Open
669 2025-08-11 TCh-TUR Super League 2025 Ankara TUR 10.37 Dmitry Andreikin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
670 2025-08-10 TCh-TUR Super League 2025 Ankara TUR 8.37 Bryce Tiglon Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 83 Open
671 2025-08-09 TCh-TUR Super League 2025 Ankara TUR 7.7 Andrey Esipenko Rudik Makarian Won: 1-0 54 Open
672 2025-08-08 TCh-TUR Super League 2025 Ankara TUR 6.31 Nijat Abasov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
673 2025-08-06 TCh-TUR Super League 2025 Ankara TUR 3.19 Andrey Esipenko Volodar Murzin Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
674 2025-08-05 TCh-TUR Super League 2025 Ankara TUR 2.19 Evgenios Ioannidis Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 57 Open
675 2025-07-30 Esports World Cup A 2025 Riyadh KSA 52.3 Andrey Esipenko Ian Nepomniachtchi Draw: 1/2-1/2 63 Open
676 2025-07-30 Esports World Cup A 2025 Riyadh KSA 52.2 Ian Nepomniachtchi Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 39 Open
677 2025-07-30 Esports World Cup A 2025 Riyadh KSA 52.1 Andrey Esipenko Ian Nepomniachtchi Won: 1-0 52 Open
678 2025-07-29 Esports World Cup A 2025 Riyadh KSA 2.2 Andrey Esipenko Levon Aronian Lost: 0-1 25 Open
679 2025-07-29 Esports World Cup A 2025 Riyadh KSA 2.1 Levon Aronian Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 42 Open
680 2025-07-29 Esports World Cup A 2025 Riyadh KSA 1.2 Andrey Esipenko Ian Nepomniachtchi Won: 1-0 123 Open
681 2025-07-29 Esports World Cup A 2025 Riyadh KSA 1.1 Ian Nepomniachtchi Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
682 2025-07-26 Esports World Cup LC Lose chess.com INT 4.5 Andrey Esipenko Levon Aronian Lost: 0-1 52 Open
683 2025-07-26 Esports World Cup LC Lose chess.com INT 4.4 Andrey Esipenko Levon Aronian Won: 1-0 63 Open
684 2025-07-26 Esports World Cup LC Lose chess.com INT 4.3 Levon Aronian Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
685 2025-07-26 Esports World Cup LC Lose chess.com INT 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Levon Aronian Lost: 0-1 77 Open
686 2025-07-26 Esports World Cup LC Lose chess.com INT 4.1 Levon Aronian Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 27 Open
687 2025-07-26 Esports World Cup LC Win chess.com INT 3.4 Andrey Esipenko Nihal Sarin Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
688 2025-07-26 Esports World Cup LC Win chess.com INT 3.3 Nihal Sarin Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 22 Open
689 2025-07-26 Esports World Cup LC Win chess.com INT 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Nihal Sarin Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
690 2025-07-26 Esports World Cup LC Win chess.com INT 3.1 Nihal Sarin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
691 2025-07-26 Esports World Cup LC Win chess.com INT 2.2 Andrey Esipenko Praggnanandhaa R Won: 1-0 45 Open
692 2025-07-26 Esports World Cup LC Win chess.com INT 2.1 Praggnanandhaa R Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 61 Open
693 2025-07-26 Esports World Cup LC Win chess.com INT 1.2 Bassem Amin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
694 2025-07-26 Esports World Cup LC Win chess.com INT 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Bassem Amin Won: 1-0 34 Open
695 2025-07-15 Titled Tue 15th Jul Late chess.com INT 9 Bogdan-Daniel Deac Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 60 Open
696 2025-07-15 Titled Tue 15th Jul Late chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Parham Maghsoodloo Won: 1-0 47 Open
697 2025-07-15 Titled Tue 15th Jul Late chess.com INT 7 Rasmus Svane Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 62 Open
698 2025-07-15 Titled Tue 15th Jul Early chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Luca Jr Moroni Lost: 0-1 40 Open
699 2025-07-15 Titled Tue 15th Jul Late chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Jaloliddin Ilkhomi Won: 1-0 27 Open
700 2025-07-15 Titled Tue 15th Jul Early chess.com INT 5 Balazs Csonka Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 25 Open
  1. vs Srinath NarayananLost · 1-0Black · 2025-09-02 · Round 3Titled Tue 2nd Sep 2025
  2. vs Ilia IljiushenokWon · 1-0White · 2025-09-02 · Round 2Titled Tue 2nd Sep 2025
  3. vs Dawid JanaszakWon · 0-1Black · 2025-09-02 · Round 1Titled Tue 2nd Sep 2025
  4. vs Alexey SaranaDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-09-02 · Round 11Titled Tue 2nd Sep 2025
  5. vs Dmitry AndreikinWon · 0-1Black · 2025-09-02 · Round 10Titled Tue 2nd Sep 2025
  6. vs Alexandra KosteniukWon · 1-0White · 2025-08-18 · Round 9Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  7. vs Felix-Antonio IlincaLost · 1-0Black · 2025-08-18 · Round 8Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  8. vs Nikolozi KacharavaWon · 1-0White · 2025-08-18 · Round 7Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  9. vs Srihari L RWon · 1-0White · 2025-08-18 · Round 6Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  10. vs Orest VovkDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-08-18 · Round 5Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  11. vs Duc Minh LaiWon · 0-1Black · 2025-08-18 · Round 4Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  12. vs Nikita MatinianLost · 0-1White · 2025-08-18 · Round 3Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  13. vs Yinn Long WongDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-08-18 · Round 2Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  14. vs Raem ShermanWon · 1-0White · 2025-08-18 · Round 1Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  15. vs Jingyao TinWon · 0-1Black · 2025-08-18 · Round 11Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  16. vs Igor MiladinovicWon · 0-1Black · 2025-08-18 · Round 10Abu Dhabi Masters Online
  17. vs Shakhriyar MamedyarovDraw · ½–½White · 2025-08-13 · Round 12.37TCh-TUR Super League 2025
  18. vs Atilla KuruWon · 1-0White · 2025-08-12 · Round 11.1TCh-TUR Super League 2025
  19. vs Dmitry AndreikinDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-08-11 · Round 10.37TCh-TUR Super League 2025
  20. vs Bryce TiglonDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-08-10 · Round 8.37TCh-TUR Super League 2025
  21. vs Rudik MakarianWon · 1-0White · 2025-08-09 · Round 7.7TCh-TUR Super League 2025
  22. vs Nijat AbasovDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-08-08 · Round 6.31TCh-TUR Super League 2025
  23. vs Volodar MurzinDraw · ½–½White · 2025-08-06 · Round 3.19TCh-TUR Super League 2025
  24. vs Evgenios IoannidisWon · 0-1Black · 2025-08-05 · Round 2.19TCh-TUR Super League 2025
  25. vs Ian NepomniachtchiDraw · ½–½White · 2025-07-30 · Round 52.3Esports World Cup A 2025
  26. vs Ian NepomniachtchiLost · 1-0Black · 2025-07-30 · Round 52.2Esports World Cup A 2025
  27. vs Ian NepomniachtchiWon · 1-0White · 2025-07-30 · Round 52.1Esports World Cup A 2025
  28. vs Levon AronianLost · 0-1White · 2025-07-29 · Round 2.2Esports World Cup A 2025
  29. vs Levon AronianLost · 1-0Black · 2025-07-29 · Round 2.1Esports World Cup A 2025
  30. vs Ian NepomniachtchiWon · 1-0White · 2025-07-29 · Round 1.2Esports World Cup A 2025
  31. vs Ian NepomniachtchiDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-07-29 · Round 1.1Esports World Cup A 2025
  32. vs Levon AronianLost · 0-1White · 2025-07-26 · Round 4.5Esports World Cup LC Lose
  33. vs Levon AronianWon · 1-0White · 2025-07-26 · Round 4.4Esports World Cup LC Lose
  34. vs Levon AronianWon · 0-1Black · 2025-07-26 · Round 4.3Esports World Cup LC Lose
  35. vs Levon AronianLost · 0-1White · 2025-07-26 · Round 4.2Esports World Cup LC Lose
  36. vs Levon AronianLost · 1-0Black · 2025-07-26 · Round 4.1Esports World Cup LC Lose
  37. vs Nihal SarinDraw · ½–½White · 2025-07-26 · Round 3.4Esports World Cup LC Win
  38. vs Nihal SarinLost · 1-0Black · 2025-07-26 · Round 3.3Esports World Cup LC Win
  39. vs Nihal SarinDraw · ½–½White · 2025-07-26 · Round 3.2Esports World Cup LC Win
  40. vs Nihal SarinDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-07-26 · Round 3.1Esports World Cup LC Win
  41. vs Praggnanandhaa RWon · 1-0White · 2025-07-26 · Round 2.2Esports World Cup LC Win
  42. vs Praggnanandhaa RWon · 0-1Black · 2025-07-26 · Round 2.1Esports World Cup LC Win
  43. vs Bassem AminDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-07-26 · Round 1.2Esports World Cup LC Win
  44. vs Bassem AminWon · 1-0White · 2025-07-26 · Round 1.1Esports World Cup LC Win
  45. vs Bogdan-Daniel DeacLost · 1-0Black · 2025-07-15 · Round 9Titled Tue 15th Jul Late
  46. vs Parham MaghsoodlooWon · 1-0White · 2025-07-15 · Round 8Titled Tue 15th Jul Late
  47. vs Rasmus SvaneWon · 0-1Black · 2025-07-15 · Round 7Titled Tue 15th Jul Late
  48. vs Luca Jr MoroniLost · 0-1White · 2025-07-15 · Round 6Titled Tue 15th Jul Early
  49. vs Jaloliddin IlkhomiWon · 1-0White · 2025-07-15 · Round 6Titled Tue 15th Jul Late
  50. vs Balazs CsonkaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-07-15 · Round 5Titled Tue 15th Jul Early

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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