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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
51 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 8 Woodward,Andy Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 76 Open
52 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 2 Esipenko,Andrey Shubenkova,Veronika 1-0 78 Open
53 2026-09-08 Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 6 Esipenko,Andrey Karthik,V4 1-0 21 Open
54 2026-09-08 Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 10 Sheehan,Ethan Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 22 Open
55 2026-09-08 Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 5 Zhauynbay,Aldiyar Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 51 Open
56 2026-09-08 Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 4 Esipenko,Andrey Makarian,Rudik 1/2-1/2 80 Open
57 2026-09-08 Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 1 Kraczek,Cezary Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 38 Open
58 2026-09-08 Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 3 Matinian,N Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 39 Open
59 2026-09-08 Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 7 Maghsoodloo,Parham Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 56 Open
60 2026-09-08 Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 2 Esipenko,Andrey Gelman,A 1-0 34 Open
61 2026-09-08 Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 9 Esipenko,Andrey Svane,R 0-1 63 Open
62 2026-09-08 Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 8 Esipenko,Andrey Demchenko,A 1-0 39 Open
63 2026-08-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 11 Salem,AR Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 86 Open
64 2026-08-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 10 Esipenko,Andrey Pranesh,M 0-1 31 Open
65 2026-08-27 2nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 9 Mahdavi,Reza Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 89 Open
66 2026-08-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 8 Popov,Tikhon Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 57 Open
67 2026-08-27 2nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 8 Esipenko,Andrey Tsydypov,Z 0-1 53 Open
68 2026-08-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 2 Esipenko,Andrey Banerjee,Supratit 1-0 36 Open
69 2026-08-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 7 Esipenko,Andrey Zhigalko,S 1-0 59 Open
70 2026-08-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 9 Esipenko,Andrey Oro,Faustino 1-0 60 Open
71 2026-08-27 2nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 6 Esipenko,Andrey Kollars,Dmitrij 1-0 50 Open
72 2026-08-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 1 Majcher,Igor Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 39 Open
73 2026-08-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 3 Darvishi,Mohammad Hossein Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 82 Open
74 2026-08-27 2nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 3 Mekhitarian,K Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 63 Open
75 2026-08-27 2nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 10 Esipenko,Andrey Altini,N 1/2-1/2 43 Open
76 2026-08-27 2nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 2 Esipenko,Andrey Papasimakopoulos,Alexandros 1-0 91 Open
77 2026-08-27 2nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 4 Esipenko,Andrey Sheehan,Ethan 1-0 33 Open
78 2026-08-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 5 Mahdavi,Reza Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 39 Open
79 2026-08-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 4 Esipenko,Andrey Karthik,V4 1-0 61 Open
80 2026-08-27 2nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 1 Rekuc,Patryk Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 42 Open
81 2026-08-27 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 6 Movahed,Sina Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 15 Open
82 2026-08-27 2nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 7 Sarana,A Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 44 Open
83 2026-08-27 2nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 5 Paravyan,D Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 88 Open
84 2026-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 4 Esipenko,Andrey Siddharth,Jagadeesh 1-0 32 Open
85 2026-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 2 Esipenko,Andrey Sitbon,Itay 1-0 78 Open
86 2026-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 5 Dudin,Gleb Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 41 Open
87 2026-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 8 Duda,J Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 70 Open
88 2026-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 1 Schulze,Marc Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 24 Open
89 2026-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 10 Kilic,Eray Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 131 Open
90 2026-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 9 Esipenko,Andrey Erigaisi,Arjun 0-1 28 Open
91 2026-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 11 Esipenko,Andrey Le,Quang Liem 0-1 25 Open
92 2026-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 6 Esipenko,Andrey Zierk,S 1-0 62 Open
93 2026-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 3 Yeganegi,Barad Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 66 Open
94 2026-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 7 Esipenko,Andrey Niemann,Hans Moke 1-0 43 Open
95 2026-08-20 1st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 6 Esipenko,Andrey Siddhanth Poonja 0-1 35 Open
96 2026-08-20 1st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 5 Esipenko,Andrey Mindlin,A 1-0 34 Open
97 2026-08-20 2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 2 Kona,Vidip Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 73 Open
98 2026-08-20 2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 8 Steinberg,N Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 54 Open
99 2026-08-20 1st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 2 Deshpande,Sarthak Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 37 Open
100 2026-08-20 2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 6 Tan,Zhongyi Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 29 Open
  1. vs Woodward,AndyLost · 1-0Black · 2026-09-15 · Round 8Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026
  2. vs Shubenkova,VeronikaWon · 1-0White · 2026-09-15 · Round 2Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026
  3. vs Karthik,V4Won · 1-0White · 2026-09-08 · Round 6Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026
  4. vs Sheehan,EthanLost · 1-0Black · 2026-09-08 · Round 10Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026
  5. vs Zhauynbay,AldiyarWon · 0-1Black · 2026-09-08 · Round 5Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026
  6. vs Makarian,RudikDraw · ½–½White · 2026-09-08 · Round 4Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026
  7. vs Kraczek,CezaryWon · 0-1Black · 2026-09-08 · Round 1Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026
  8. vs Matinian,NWon · 0-1Black · 2026-09-08 · Round 3Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026
  9. vs Maghsoodloo,ParhamLost · 1-0Black · 2026-09-08 · Round 7Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026
  10. vs Gelman,AWon · 1-0White · 2026-09-08 · Round 2Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026
  11. vs Svane,RLost · 0-1White · 2026-09-08 · Round 9Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026
  12. vs Demchenko,AWon · 1-0White · 2026-09-08 · Round 8Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026
  13. vs Salem,ARLost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-27 · Round 111st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  14. vs Pranesh,MLost · 0-1White · 2026-08-27 · Round 101st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  15. vs Mahdavi,RezaLost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-27 · Round 92nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  16. vs Popov,TikhonWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-27 · Round 81st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  17. vs Tsydypov,ZLost · 0-1White · 2026-08-27 · Round 82nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  18. vs Banerjee,SupratitWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-27 · Round 21st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  19. vs Zhigalko,SWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-27 · Round 71st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  20. vs Oro,FaustinoWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-27 · Round 91st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  21. vs Kollars,DmitrijWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-27 · Round 62nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  22. vs Majcher,IgorWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-27 · Round 11st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  23. vs Darvishi,Mohammad HosseinWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-27 · Round 31st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  24. vs Mekhitarian,KWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-27 · Round 32nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  25. vs Altini,NDraw · ½–½White · 2026-08-27 · Round 102nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  26. vs Papasimakopoulos,AlexandrosWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-27 · Round 22nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  27. vs Sheehan,EthanWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-27 · Round 42nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  28. vs Mahdavi,RezaWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-27 · Round 51st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  29. vs Karthik,V4Won · 1-0White · 2026-08-27 · Round 41st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  30. vs Rekuc,PatrykWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-27 · Round 12nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  31. vs Movahed,SinaLost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-27 · Round 61st 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  32. vs Sarana,ADraw · ½–½Black · 2026-08-27 · Round 72nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  33. vs Paravyan,DLost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-27 · Round 52nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026
  34. vs Siddharth,JagadeeshWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-25 · Round 4Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026
  35. vs Sitbon,ItayWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-25 · Round 2Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026
  36. vs Dudin,GlebWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-25 · Round 5Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026
  37. vs Duda,JLost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-25 · Round 8Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026
  38. vs Schulze,MarcWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-25 · Round 1Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026
  39. vs Kilic,ErayWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-25 · Round 10Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026
  40. vs Erigaisi,ArjunLost · 0-1White · 2026-08-25 · Round 9Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026
  41. vs Le,Quang LiemLost · 0-1White · 2026-08-25 · Round 11Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026
  42. vs Zierk,SWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-25 · Round 6Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026
  43. vs Yeganegi,BaradWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-25 · Round 3Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026
  44. vs Niemann,Hans MokeWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-25 · Round 7Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026
  45. vs Siddhanth PoonjaLost · 0-1White · 2026-08-20 · Round 61st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
  46. vs Mindlin,AWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-20 · Round 51st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
  47. vs Kona,VidipLost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-20 · Round 22nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
  48. vs Steinberg,NWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-20 · Round 82nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
  49. vs Deshpande,SarthakWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-20 · Round 21st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
  50. vs Tan,ZhongyiWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-20 · Round 62nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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