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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
801 2025-06-12 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 6.3 Daniel Dardha Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
802 2025-06-12 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 5.3 Nitzan Steinberg Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
803 2025-06-11 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 4.3 Andrey Esipenko Turmunkh Munkhzul Won: 1-0 41 Open
804 2025-06-11 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 3.3 Leinier Dominguez Perez Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
805 2025-06-11 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez Lost: 0-1 48 Open
806 2025-06-11 FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG 1.2 Andrey Esipenko Khagan Ahmad Draw: 1/2-1/2 84 Open
807 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 9 Garg Aradhya Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
808 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Alireza Firouzja Lost: 0-1 36 Open
809 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Cristobal Henriquez Villagra Won: 1-0 25 Open
810 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 6 Milosz Szpar Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 28 Open
811 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Gaioz Nigalidze Won: 1-0 40 Open
812 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 4 Jakhongir Vakhidov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 37 Open
813 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Srihari L R Won: 1-0 41 Open
814 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 2 David Schernthaner Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 38 Open
815 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Jakub Lizak Won: 1-0 14 Open
816 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 11 Artem Odegov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 22 Open
817 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 10 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Moskalenko Lost: 0-1 39 Open
818 2025-06-01 TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2025 Belfort FRA 4.1 Vasyl Ivanchuk Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
819 2025-05-30 TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2025 Belfort FRA 2.1 Murali Karthikeyan Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
820 2025-05-29 TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2025 Belfort FRA 1.3 Andrey Esipenko Lucas Van Foreest Won: 1-0 99 Open
821 2025-05-28 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025 Belfort FRA 7.3 Joseph Girel Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
822 2025-05-27 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025 Belfort FRA 6.4 Pierre Barbot Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 29 Open
823 2025-05-26 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025 Belfort FRA 5.4 Andrey Esipenko Alberto David Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
824 2025-05-25 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025 Belfort FRA 4.2 Daniel Fridman Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
825 2025-05-24 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025 Belfort FRA 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Etienne Bacrot Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
826 2025-05-22 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025 Belfort FRA 1.1 Loek Van Wely Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 47 Open
827 2025-05-19 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 9 Zbigniew Pakleza Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 50 Open
828 2025-05-19 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 8 Aram Hakobyan Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 50 Open
829 2025-05-19 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandr Shimanov Won: 1-0 86 Open
830 2025-05-19 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 6 Parham Maghsoodloo Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 47 Open
831 2025-05-19 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Cristobal Henriquez Villagra Won: 1-0 37 Open
832 2025-05-19 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Haik M. Martirosyan Lost: 0-1 30 Open
833 2025-05-19 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 3 Sanan Sjugirov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
834 2025-05-19 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian Won: 1-0 54 Open
835 2025-05-19 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 1 Aryan Tari Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 24 Open
836 2025-05-13 Titled Tue 13th May Early chess.com INT 9 Haowen Xue Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
837 2025-05-13 Titled Tue 13th May Early chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Olexandr Bortnyk Won: 1-0 46 Open
838 2025-05-13 Titled Tue 13th May Early chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Klementy Sychev Won: 1-0 22 Open
839 2025-05-13 Titled Tue 13th May Early chess.com INT 6 Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 35 Open
840 2025-05-13 Titled Tue 13th May Early chess.com INT 5 Dmitry Fomkin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 28 Open
841 2025-05-13 Titled Tue 13th May Early chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Polina Shuvalova Won: 1-0 23 Open
842 2025-05-13 Titled Tue 13th May Early chess.com INT 3 Shubh Jayesh Laddha Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 38 Open
843 2025-05-13 Titled Tue 13th May Early chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Burmakin Won: 1-0 29 Open
844 2025-05-13 Titled Tue 13th May Early chess.com INT 1 Semyon Puzyrevsky Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 45 Open
845 2025-05-13 Titled Tue 13th May Early chess.com INT 11 Chithambaram VR. Aravindh Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
846 2025-05-13 Titled Tue 13th May Early chess.com INT 10 Andrey Esipenko Dmitry Andreikin Lost: 0-1 29 Open
847 2025-05-05 TCh-RUS HL 2025 Sochi RUS 9.1 Andrey Esipenko Ivan Rozum Won: 1-0 49 Open
848 2025-05-04 TCh-RUS HL 2025 Sochi RUS 8.1 Anton Shomoev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
849 2025-05-03 TCh-RUS HL 2025 Sochi RUS 7.1 Alexander Zabotin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
850 2025-05-02 TCh-RUS HL 2025 Sochi RUS 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Oleg Rychkov Won: 1-0 37 Open
  1. vs Daniel DardhaDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-12 · Round 6.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  2. vs Nitzan SteinbergDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-12 · Round 5.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  3. vs Turmunkh MunkhzulWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-11 · Round 4.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  4. vs Leinier Dominguez PerezDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-11 · Round 3.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  5. vs Jose Fernando Cuenca JimenezLost · 0-1White · 2025-06-11 · Round 2.3FIDE World Rapid Team
  6. vs Khagan AhmadDraw · ½–½White · 2025-06-11 · Round 1.2FIDE World Rapid Team
  7. vs Garg AradhyaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-10 · Round 9Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  8. vs Alireza FirouzjaLost · 0-1White · 2025-06-10 · Round 8Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  9. vs Cristobal Henriquez VillagraWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-10 · Round 7Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  10. vs Milosz SzparWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-10 · Round 6Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  11. vs Gaioz NigalidzeWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-10 · Round 5Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  12. vs Jakhongir VakhidovLost · 1-0Black · 2025-06-10 · Round 4Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  13. vs Srihari L RWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-10 · Round 3Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  14. vs David SchernthanerWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-10 · Round 2Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  15. vs Jakub LizakWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-10 · Round 1Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  16. vs Artem OdegovWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-10 · Round 11Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  17. vs Alexander MoskalenkoLost · 0-1White · 2025-06-10 · Round 10Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  18. vs Vasyl IvanchukDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-01 · Round 4.1TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2025
  19. vs Murali KarthikeyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-30 · Round 2.1TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2025
  20. vs Lucas Van ForeestWon · 1-0White · 2025-05-29 · Round 1.3TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2025
  21. vs Joseph GirelDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-28 · Round 7.3TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025
  22. vs Pierre BarbotWon · 0-1Black · 2025-05-27 · Round 6.4TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025
  23. vs Alberto DavidDraw · ½–½White · 2025-05-26 · Round 5.4TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025
  24. vs Daniel FridmanDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-25 · Round 4.2TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025
  25. vs Etienne BacrotDraw · ½–½White · 2025-05-24 · Round 3.2TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025
  26. vs Loek Van WelyLost · 1-0Black · 2025-05-22 · Round 1.1TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025
  27. vs Zbigniew PaklezaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-05-19 · Round 9Chess.com Classic Play-In
  28. vs Aram HakobyanLost · 1-0Black · 2025-05-19 · Round 8Chess.com Classic Play-In
  29. vs Aleksandr ShimanovWon · 1-0White · 2025-05-19 · Round 7Chess.com Classic Play-In
  30. vs Parham MaghsoodlooLost · 1-0Black · 2025-05-19 · Round 6Chess.com Classic Play-In
  31. vs Cristobal Henriquez VillagraWon · 1-0White · 2025-05-19 · Round 5Chess.com Classic Play-In
  32. vs Haik M. MartirosyanLost · 0-1White · 2025-05-19 · Round 4Chess.com Classic Play-In
  33. vs Sanan SjugirovDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-19 · Round 3Chess.com Classic Play-In
  34. vs Krikor Sevag MekhitarianWon · 1-0White · 2025-05-19 · Round 2Chess.com Classic Play-In
  35. vs Aryan TariDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-19 · Round 1Chess.com Classic Play-In
  36. vs Haowen XueDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-13 · Round 9Titled Tue 13th May Early
  37. vs Olexandr BortnykWon · 1-0White · 2025-05-13 · Round 8Titled Tue 13th May Early
  38. vs Klementy SychevWon · 1-0White · 2025-05-13 · Round 7Titled Tue 13th May Early
  39. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraLost · 1-0Black · 2025-05-13 · Round 6Titled Tue 13th May Early
  40. vs Dmitry FomkinWon · 0-1Black · 2025-05-13 · Round 5Titled Tue 13th May Early
  41. vs Polina ShuvalovaWon · 1-0White · 2025-05-13 · Round 4Titled Tue 13th May Early
  42. vs Shubh Jayesh LaddhaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-05-13 · Round 3Titled Tue 13th May Early
  43. vs Vladimir BurmakinWon · 1-0White · 2025-05-13 · Round 2Titled Tue 13th May Early
  44. vs Semyon PuzyrevskyWon · 0-1Black · 2025-05-13 · Round 1Titled Tue 13th May Early
  45. vs Chithambaram VR. AravindhDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-13 · Round 11Titled Tue 13th May Early
  46. vs Dmitry AndreikinLost · 0-1White · 2025-05-13 · Round 10Titled Tue 13th May Early
  47. vs Ivan RozumWon · 1-0White · 2025-05-05 · Round 9.1TCh-RUS HL 2025
  48. vs Anton ShomoevDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-04 · Round 8.1TCh-RUS HL 2025
  49. vs Alexander ZabotinDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-05-03 · Round 7.1TCh-RUS HL 2025
  50. vs Oleg RychkovWon · 1-0White · 2025-05-02 · Round 6.1TCh-RUS HL 2025

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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