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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
1001 2025-02-17 Chessable Masters Play-In chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Daniel Naroditsky Lost: 0-1 34 Open
1002 2025-02-17 Chessable Play-In Match chess.com INT 1.3 Andrey Esipenko Dmitry Andreikin Won: 1-0 71 Open
1003 2025-02-17 Chessable Play-In Match chess.com INT 1.2 Andrey Esipenko Dmitry Andreikin Won: 1-0 59 Open
1004 2025-02-17 Chessable Play-In Match chess.com INT 1.1 Dmitry Andreikin Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 101 Open
1005 2025-02-15 Esipenko-Rapport m cl Rostov-on-Don RUS 3.1 Andrey Esipenko Richard Rapport Won: 1-0 49 Open
1006 2025-02-14 Esipenko-Rapport m cl Rostov-on-Don RUS 2.1 Richard Rapport Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1007 2025-02-13 Esipenko-Rapport m cl Rostov-on-Don RUS 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Richard Rapport Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
1008 2025-02-11 Titled Tue 11th Feb Early chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1009 2025-02-11 Titled Tue 11th Feb Early chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Savva Vetokhin Won: 1-0 49 Open
1010 2025-02-11 Titled Tue 11th Feb Early chess.com INT 7 Alexei Shirov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 31 Open
1011 2025-02-11 Titled Tue 11th Feb Early chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Leonardo Tristan Won: 1-0 36 Open
1012 2025-02-11 Titled Tue 11th Feb Early chess.com INT 5 Islam Hajialiyev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 52 Open
1013 2025-02-11 Titled Tue 11th Feb Early chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Nguyen Quang Anh Won: 1-0 38 Open
1014 2025-02-11 Titled Tue 11th Feb Early chess.com INT 3 Petr Matyukov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 50 Open
1015 2025-02-11 Titled Tue 11th Feb Early chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Alejandro Domingo Nunez Lost: 0-1 51 Open
1016 2025-02-11 Titled Tue 11th Feb Early chess.com INT 1 Logan C Shafer Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 53 Open
1017 2025-02-11 Titled Tue 11th Feb Early chess.com INT 11 Felix-Antonio Ilinca Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 49 Open
1018 2025-02-11 Titled Tue 11th Feb Early chess.com INT 10 Jan-Krzysztof Duda Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 37 Open
1019 2025-02-04 Titled Tue 4th Feb Early chess.com INT 9 Jiner Zhu Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 25 Open
1020 2025-02-04 Titled Tue 4th Feb Early chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Garg Aradhya Lost: 0-1 33 Open
1021 2025-02-04 Titled Tue 4th Feb Early chess.com INT 7 Dimitris Alexakis Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 26 Open
1022 2025-02-04 Titled Tue 4th Feb Early chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Abtin Atakhan Won: 1-0 45 Open
1023 2025-02-04 Titled Tue 4th Feb Early chess.com INT 5 Lorenzo Lodici Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 38 Open
1024 2025-02-04 Titled Tue 4th Feb Early chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Kerem Erten Won: 1-0 65 Open
1025 2025-02-04 Titled Tue 4th Feb Early chess.com INT 3 Manh Duc Nguyen Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 83 Open
1026 2025-02-04 Titled Tue 4th Feb Early chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Juan Antonio Urbina Perez Won: 1-0 33 Open
1027 2025-02-04 Titled Tue 4th Feb Early chess.com INT 1 Oliwia Kiolbasa Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
1028 2025-02-04 Titled Tue 4th Feb Early chess.com INT 11 Andrey Esipenko Ivan Ivanisevic Won: 1-0 70 Open
1029 2025-02-04 Titled Tue 4th Feb Early chess.com INT 10 Andrey Esipenko Mikhail Kobalia Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1030 2025-02-02 Bundesliga 2024-25 Duesseldorf GER 8.5 Andrey Esipenko Jules Moussard Lost: 0-1 39 Open
1031 2025-02-01 Bundesliga 2024-25 Duesseldorf GER 7.5 Richard Rapport Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 24 Open
1032 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Late chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Piotr Brzezina Lost: 0-1 34 Open
1033 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Late chess.com INT 5 Novak Cabarkapa Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 88 Open
1034 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian Lost: 0-1 56 Open
1035 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Stanley Badacsonyi Won: 1-0 23 Open
1036 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Late chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Daniel Barria Zuniga Won: 1-0 27 Open
1037 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early chess.com INT 3 Damir Ismagilov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 46 Open
1038 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Late chess.com INT 3 Lucas Cumpe Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 46 Open
1039 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Late chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Simon Thorhallsson Won: 1-0 32 Open
1040 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Antoni Szustakowski Lost: 0-1 51 Open
1041 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Late chess.com INT 1 Shakked Tifferet Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 32 Open
1042 2025-01-21 Titled Tue 21st Jan Early chess.com INT 1 Jakob Leon Pajeken Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 40 Open
1043 2025-01-15 Titled Tue 14th Jan Late chess.com INT 11 Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 33 Open
1044 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Bojan Maksimovic Won: 1-0 50 Open
1045 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Late chess.com INT 9 Alexey Sarana Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1046 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Late chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Rasmus Svane Won: 1-0 75 Open
1047 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 8 Volodymyr Onyshchuk Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 94 Open
1048 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Late chess.com INT 7 Volodar Murzin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 78 Open
1049 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Artin Ashraf Won: 1-0 52 Open
1050 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Late chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Bojan Maksimovic Won: 1-0 32 Open
  1. vs Daniel NaroditskyLost · 0-1White · 2025-02-17 · Round 1Chessable Masters Play-In
  2. vs Dmitry AndreikinWon · 1-0White · 2025-02-17 · Round 1.3Chessable Play-In Match
  3. vs Dmitry AndreikinWon · 1-0White · 2025-02-17 · Round 1.2Chessable Play-In Match
  4. vs Dmitry AndreikinLost · 1-0Black · 2025-02-17 · Round 1.1Chessable Play-In Match
  5. vs Richard RapportWon · 1-0White · 2025-02-15 · Round 3.1Esipenko-Rapport m cl
  6. vs Richard RapportDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-02-14 · Round 2.1Esipenko-Rapport m cl
  7. vs Richard RapportDraw · ½–½White · 2025-02-13 · Round 1.1Esipenko-Rapport m cl
  8. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveDraw · ½–½White · 2025-02-11 · Round 9Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
  9. vs Savva VetokhinWon · 1-0White · 2025-02-11 · Round 8Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
  10. vs Alexei ShirovWon · 0-1Black · 2025-02-11 · Round 7Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
  11. vs Leonardo TristanWon · 1-0White · 2025-02-11 · Round 6Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
  12. vs Islam HajialiyevWon · 0-1Black · 2025-02-11 · Round 5Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
  13. vs Nguyen Quang AnhWon · 1-0White · 2025-02-11 · Round 4Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
  14. vs Petr MatyukovWon · 0-1Black · 2025-02-11 · Round 3Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
  15. vs Alejandro Domingo NunezLost · 0-1White · 2025-02-11 · Round 2Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
  16. vs Logan C ShaferWon · 0-1Black · 2025-02-11 · Round 1Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
  17. vs Felix-Antonio IlincaLost · 1-0Black · 2025-02-11 · Round 11Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
  18. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaLost · 1-0Black · 2025-02-11 · Round 10Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
  19. vs Jiner ZhuWon · 0-1Black · 2025-02-04 · Round 9Titled Tue 4th Feb Early
  20. vs Garg AradhyaLost · 0-1White · 2025-02-04 · Round 8Titled Tue 4th Feb Early
  21. vs Dimitris AlexakisLost · 1-0Black · 2025-02-04 · Round 7Titled Tue 4th Feb Early
  22. vs Abtin AtakhanWon · 1-0White · 2025-02-04 · Round 6Titled Tue 4th Feb Early
  23. vs Lorenzo LodiciWon · 0-1Black · 2025-02-04 · Round 5Titled Tue 4th Feb Early
  24. vs Kerem ErtenWon · 1-0White · 2025-02-04 · Round 4Titled Tue 4th Feb Early
  25. vs Manh Duc NguyenDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-02-04 · Round 3Titled Tue 4th Feb Early
  26. vs Juan Antonio Urbina PerezWon · 1-0White · 2025-02-04 · Round 2Titled Tue 4th Feb Early
  27. vs Oliwia KiolbasaDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-02-04 · Round 1Titled Tue 4th Feb Early
  28. vs Ivan IvanisevicWon · 1-0White · 2025-02-04 · Round 11Titled Tue 4th Feb Early
  29. vs Mikhail KobaliaDraw · ½–½White · 2025-02-04 · Round 10Titled Tue 4th Feb Early
  30. vs Jules MoussardLost · 0-1White · 2025-02-02 · Round 8.5Bundesliga 2024-25
  31. vs Richard RapportDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-02-01 · Round 7.5Bundesliga 2024-25
  32. vs Piotr BrzezinaLost · 0-1White · 2025-01-21 · Round 6Titled Tue 21st Jan Late
  33. vs Novak CabarkapaDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-01-21 · Round 5Titled Tue 21st Jan Late
  34. vs Krikor Sevag MekhitarianLost · 0-1White · 2025-01-21 · Round 5Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
  35. vs Stanley BadacsonyiWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-21 · Round 4Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
  36. vs Daniel Barria ZunigaWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-21 · Round 4Titled Tue 21st Jan Late
  37. vs Damir IsmagilovWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-21 · Round 3Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
  38. vs Lucas CumpeLost · 1-0Black · 2025-01-21 · Round 3Titled Tue 21st Jan Late
  39. vs Simon ThorhallssonWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-21 · Round 2Titled Tue 21st Jan Late
  40. vs Antoni SzustakowskiLost · 0-1White · 2025-01-21 · Round 2Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
  41. vs Shakked TifferetWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-21 · Round 1Titled Tue 21st Jan Late
  42. vs Jakob Leon PajekenWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-21 · Round 1Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
  43. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-15 · Round 11Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
  44. vs Bojan MaksimovicWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-14 · Round 9Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  45. vs Alexey SaranaDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-01-14 · Round 9Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
  46. vs Rasmus SvaneWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-14 · Round 8Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
  47. vs Volodymyr OnyshchukDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-01-14 · Round 8Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  48. vs Volodar MurzinDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-01-14 · Round 7Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
  49. vs Artin AshrafWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-14 · Round 7Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  50. vs Bojan MaksimovicWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-14 · Round 6Titled Tue 14th Jan Late

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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