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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
751 2025-06-24 Titled Tue 24th Jun Early chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Ivan Vihor Krsnik Cohar Won: 1-0 38 Open
752 2025-06-24 Titled Tue 24th Jun Early chess.com INT 2 Kevin Joel Cori Quispe Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 39 Open
753 2025-06-24 Titled Tue 24th Jun Late chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Cyril Ponizil Won: 1-0 27 Open
754 2025-06-24 Titled Tue 24th Jun Early chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Jose Garcia Molina Won: 1-0 41 Open
755 2025-06-24 Titled Tue 24th Jun Late chess.com INT 1 Sean Senft Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 30 Open
756 2025-06-19 Las Vegas Play-In KO chess.com INT 1.2 Jan-Krzysztof Duda Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
757 2025-06-19 Las Vegas Play-In KO chess.com INT 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Jan-Krzysztof Duda Lost: 0-1 36 Open
758 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Early chess.com INT 9 Pa Iniyan Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 47 Open
759 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Early chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Vjacheslav Weetik Won: 1-0 31 Open
760 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Early chess.com INT 7 Jingyao Tin Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 32 Open
761 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Early chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Alireza Firouzja Lost: 0-1 32 Open
762 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Late chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Milosz Szpar Lost: 0-1 21 Open
763 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Early chess.com INT 5 Andrey Drygalov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 36 Open
764 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Early chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Rustam Rustamov Won: 1-0 113 Open
765 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Late chess.com INT 4 Zbigniew Pakleza Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 62 Open
766 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Late chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Nikita Shandrygin Won: 1-0 56 Open
767 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Early chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Semion Sapocinic Won: 1-0 57 Open
768 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Late chess.com INT 2 Ibon Dominguez Exposito Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 38 Open
769 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Early chess.com INT 2 Hubert Zieba Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 36 Open
770 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Early chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Kaan Ozcan Won: 1-0 45 Open
771 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Late chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Martin Yatskar Won: 1-0 62 Open
772 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Early chess.com INT 11 Andrey Esipenko Sergei Zhigalko Won: 1-0 47 Open
773 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Early chess.com INT 10 Eric Hansen Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 50 Open
774 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 4.2 Hikaru Nakamura Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 57 Open
775 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
776 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 3.2 Nodirbek Yakubboev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
777 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 3.1 Andrey Esipenko Nodirbek Yakubboev Draw: 1/2-1/2 71 Open
778 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 2.2 Alexey Sarana Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 48 Open
779 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Quang Liem Le Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
780 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 1.3 Andrey Esipenko Roman Shogdzhiev Won: 1-0 50 Open
781 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 1.2 Andrey Esipenko Alua Nurman Won: 1-0 56 Open
782 2025-06-15 FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG 1.1 Roman Shogdzhiev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 90 Open
783 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 9.2 Andrey Esipenko Anton Frank Won: 1-0 29 Open
784 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 8.3 Andrey Esipenko Edgar Mamedov Won: 1-0 32 Open
785 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 7.2 Andrey Esipenko Artjom Gurevich Won: 1-0 25 Open
786 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 6.3 Andrey Esipenko Carlos D. Schneider Sanchez Won: 1-0 28 Open
787 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 5.3 Gennadie Slavin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
788 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 4.3 Andrey Esipenko Aziz Degenbaev Won: 1-0 39 Open
789 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Gergely Kantor Won: 1-0 37 Open
790 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Jakub Seemann Won: 1-0 25 Open
791 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 12.3 Andrey Esipenko Supratit Banerjee Won: 1-0 36 Open
792 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 11.3 V Pranav Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 64 Open
793 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 10.3 Andrey Esipenko Avyukt Dasgupta Won: 1-0 59 Open
794 2025-06-14 FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG 1.3 Turmunkh Munkhzul Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 46 Open
795 2025-06-13 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 9.3 David Anton Guijarro Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
796 2025-06-13 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 12.3 Jingyao Tin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
797 2025-06-13 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 11.3 Michael Adams Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
798 2025-06-13 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 10.3 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Shabalov Won: 1-0 16 Open
799 2025-06-12 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 8.3 Andrey Esipenko Quang Liem Le Lost: 0-1 35 Open
800 2025-06-12 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 7.3 Andrey Esipenko Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus Lost: 0-1 62 Open
  1. vs Ivan Vihor Krsnik CoharWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-24 · Round 3Titled Tue 24th Jun Early
  2. vs Kevin Joel Cori QuispeWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-24 · Round 2Titled Tue 24th Jun Early
  3. vs Cyril PonizilWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-24 · Round 2Titled Tue 24th Jun Late
  4. vs Jose Garcia MolinaWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-24 · Round 1Titled Tue 24th Jun Early
  5. vs Sean SenftWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-24 · Round 1Titled Tue 24th Jun Late
  6. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-19 · Round 1.2Las Vegas Play-In KO
  7. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaLost · 0-1White · 2025-06-19 · Round 1.1Las Vegas Play-In KO
  8. vs Pa IniyanWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-17 · Round 9Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
  9. vs Vjacheslav WeetikWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-17 · Round 8Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
  10. vs Jingyao TinLost · 1-0Black · 2025-06-17 · Round 7Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
  11. vs Alireza FirouzjaLost · 0-1White · 2025-06-17 · Round 6Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
  12. vs Milosz SzparLost · 0-1White · 2025-06-17 · Round 6Titled Tue 17th Jun Late
  13. vs Andrey DrygalovWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-17 · Round 5Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
  14. vs Rustam RustamovWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-17 · Round 4Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
  15. vs Zbigniew PaklezaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-17 · Round 4Titled Tue 17th Jun Late
  16. vs Nikita ShandryginWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-17 · Round 3Titled Tue 17th Jun Late
  17. vs Semion SapocinicWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-17 · Round 3Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
  18. vs Ibon Dominguez ExpositoWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-17 · Round 2Titled Tue 17th Jun Late
  19. vs Hubert ZiebaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-17 · Round 2Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
  20. vs Kaan OzcanWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-17 · Round 1Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
  21. vs Martin YatskarWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-17 · Round 1Titled Tue 17th Jun Late
  22. vs Sergei ZhigalkoWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-17 · Round 11Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
  23. vs Eric HansenWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-17 · Round 10Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
  24. vs Hikaru NakamuraLost · 1-0Black · 2025-06-15 · Round 4.2FIDE World Bl Team Final
  25. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveDraw · ½–½White · 2025-06-15 · Round 4.1FIDE World Bl Team Final
  26. vs Nodirbek YakubboevDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-15 · Round 3.2FIDE World Bl Team Final
  27. vs Nodirbek YakubboevDraw · ½–½White · 2025-06-15 · Round 3.1FIDE World Bl Team Final
  28. vs Alexey SaranaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-15 · Round 2.2FIDE World Bl Team Final
  29. vs Quang Liem LeDraw · ½–½White · 2025-06-15 · Round 2.1FIDE World Bl Team Final
  30. vs Roman ShogdzhievWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-15 · Round 1.3FIDE World Bl Team Final
  31. vs Alua NurmanWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-15 · Round 1.2FIDE World Bl Team Final
  32. vs Roman ShogdzhievWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-15 · Round 1.1FIDE World Bl Team Final
  33. vs Anton FrankWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 9.2FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  34. vs Edgar MamedovWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 8.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  35. vs Artjom GurevichWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 7.2FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  36. vs Carlos D. Schneider SanchezWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 6.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  37. vs Gennadie SlavinWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-14 · Round 5.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  38. vs Aziz DegenbaevWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 4.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  39. vs Gergely KantorWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 3.2FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  40. vs Jakub SeemannWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 2.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  41. vs Supratit BanerjeeWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 12.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  42. vs V PranavLost · 1-0Black · 2025-06-14 · Round 11.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  43. vs Avyukt DasguptaWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-14 · Round 10.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  44. vs Turmunkh MunkhzulWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-14 · Round 1.3FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
  45. vs David Anton GuijarroDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-13 · Round 9.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  46. vs Jingyao TinDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-13 · Round 12.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  47. vs Michael AdamsDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-13 · Round 11.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  48. vs Alexander ShabalovWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-13 · Round 10.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  49. vs Quang Liem LeLost · 0-1White · 2025-06-12 · Round 8.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  50. vs Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusLost · 0-1White · 2025-06-12 · Round 7.3FIDE World Rapid Team

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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