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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
1051 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 6 Igor Janik Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 29 Open
1052 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Late chess.com INT 5 Eric Zhang Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 39 Open
1053 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Maxim Matlakov Lost: 0-1 28 Open
1054 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 4 Anthony Wirig Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 64 Open
1055 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Late chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Arman Mikaelyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
1056 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Late chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Mohamed Haddouche Won: 1-0 32 Open
1057 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Alvar Alonso Rosell Won: 1-0 30 Open
1058 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 2 Kevin Joel Cori Quispe Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 34 Open
1059 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Late chess.com INT 2 Ondrej Svanda Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 60 Open
1060 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Gerardo Antonio Gracia Alvarez Won: 1-0 58 Open
1061 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Late chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Ricardo D. D`Arruda Won: 1-0 66 Open
1062 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 11 Patryk Cieslak Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
1063 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Late chess.com INT 10 Andrey Esipenko Vugar Rasulov Won: 1-0 76 Open
1064 2025-01-14 Titled Tue 14th Jan Early chess.com INT 10 Olexandr Bortnyk Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 33 Open
1065 2025-01-12 Bundesliga 2024-25 St. Pauli GER 6.4 MarcAndria Maurizzi Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
1066 2025-01-11 Bundesliga 2024-25 St. Pauli GER 5.4 Andrey Esipenko Lucas Van Foreest Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
1067 2025-01-07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Early chess.com INT 9 Rasmus Svane Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 38 Open
1068 2025-01-07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Early chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Vasif Durarbayli Won: 1-0 22 Open
1069 2025-01-07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Early chess.com INT 7 Saidakbar Saydaliev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 43 Open
1070 2025-01-07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Early chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Isaak Parpiev Won: 1-0 38 Open
1071 2025-01-07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Early chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Semen Kazmin Won: 1-0 39 Open
1072 2025-01-07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Early chess.com INT 3 Lorenzo Lodici Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 36 Open
1073 2025-01-07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Late chess.com INT 2 Nestor Cofre Archibold Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 54 Open
1074 2025-01-07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Early chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Rosh Jain Won: 1-0 24 Open
1075 2025-01-07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Late chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko William Olsson Lost: 0-1 71 Open
1076 2025-01-07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Early chess.com INT 1 Simon Thorhallsson Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 29 Open
1077 2025-01-07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Early chess.com INT 11 Andrey Esipenko Erigaisi Arjun Lost: 0-1 29 Open
1078 2025-01-07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Early chess.com INT 10 Andrey Esipenko Konstantin Popov Lost: 0-1 56 Open
1079 2024-12-30 World Blitz 2024 New York USA 9.27 Elham Amar Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 53 Open
1080 2024-12-30 World Blitz 2024 New York USA 8.36 Andrey Esipenko Karthik Venkataraman Won: 1-0 46 Open
1081 2024-12-30 World Blitz 2024 New York USA 7.45 David Brodsky Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 35 Open
1082 2024-12-30 World Blitz 2024 New York USA 6.33 Andrey Esipenko Merab Gagunashvili Lost: 0-1 57 Open
1083 2024-12-30 World Blitz 2024 New York USA 5.13 Jeffery Xiong Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 54 Open
1084 2024-12-30 World Blitz 2024 New York USA 4.36 Andrey Esipenko Raja Harshit Won: 1-0 28 Open
1085 2024-12-30 World Blitz 2024 New York USA 3.4 Wesley So Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 45 Open
1086 2024-12-30 World Blitz 2024 New York USA 2.33 Andrey Esipenko Brewington Hardaway Won: 1-0 31 Open
1087 2024-12-30 World Blitz 2024 New York USA 13.38 Frederik Svane Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
1088 2024-12-30 World Blitz 2024 New York USA 12.36 Andrey Esipenko Awonder Liang Draw: 1/2-1/2 69 Open
1089 2024-12-30 World Blitz 2024 New York USA 11.27 Mikhail Al. Antipov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 52 Open
1090 2024-12-30 World Blitz 2024 New York USA 10.12 Andrey Esipenko Erigaisi Arjun Lost: 0-1 66 Open
1091 2024-12-30 World Blitz 2024 New York USA 1.51 Shiyam Thavandiran Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 31 Open
1092 2024-12-28 World Rapid 2024 New York USA 13.11 Levon Aronian Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1093 2024-12-28 World Rapid 2024 New York USA 12.4 Andrey Esipenko Alireza Firouzja Lost: 0-1 62 Open
1094 2024-12-28 World Rapid 2024 New York USA 11.5 Jan-Krzysztof Duda Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1095 2024-12-28 World Rapid 2024 New York USA 10.5 Andrey Esipenko Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 13 Open
1096 2024-12-27 World Rapid 2024 New York USA 9.4 Leinier Dominguez Perez Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
1097 2024-12-27 World Rapid 2024 New York USA 8.7 Andrey Esipenko Fabiano Caruana Won: 1-0 37 Open
1098 2024-12-27 World Rapid 2024 New York USA 7.2 Jonas Buhl Bjerre Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 35 Open
1099 2024-12-27 World Rapid 2024 New York USA 6.16 Andrey Esipenko Vasif Durarbayli Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1100 2024-12-26 World Rapid 2024 New York USA 5.25 Mikhail Kobalia Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 45 Open
  1. vs Igor JanikWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-14 · Round 6Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  2. vs Eric ZhangWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-14 · Round 5Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
  3. vs Maxim MatlakovLost · 0-1White · 2025-01-14 · Round 5Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  4. vs Anthony WirigWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-14 · Round 4Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  5. vs Arman MikaelyanDraw · ½–½White · 2025-01-14 · Round 4Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
  6. vs Mohamed HaddoucheWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-14 · Round 3Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
  7. vs Alvar Alonso RosellWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-14 · Round 3Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  8. vs Kevin Joel Cori QuispeWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-14 · Round 2Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  9. vs Ondrej SvandaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-14 · Round 2Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
  10. vs Gerardo Antonio Gracia AlvarezWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-14 · Round 1Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  11. vs Ricardo D. D`ArrudaWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-14 · Round 1Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
  12. vs Patryk CieslakWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-14 · Round 11Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  13. vs Vugar RasulovWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-14 · Round 10Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
  14. vs Olexandr BortnykLost · 1-0Black · 2025-01-14 · Round 10Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
  15. vs MarcAndria MaurizziDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-01-12 · Round 6.4Bundesliga 2024-25
  16. vs Lucas Van ForeestDraw · ½–½White · 2025-01-11 · Round 5.4Bundesliga 2024-25
  17. vs Rasmus SvaneWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-07 · Round 9Titled Tue 7th Jan Early
  18. vs Vasif DurarbayliWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-07 · Round 8Titled Tue 7th Jan Early
  19. vs Saidakbar SaydalievWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-07 · Round 7Titled Tue 7th Jan Early
  20. vs Isaak ParpievWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-07 · Round 6Titled Tue 7th Jan Early
  21. vs Semen KazminWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-07 · Round 5Titled Tue 7th Jan Early
  22. vs Lorenzo LodiciWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-07 · Round 3Titled Tue 7th Jan Early
  23. vs Nestor Cofre ArchiboldLost · 1-0Black · 2025-01-07 · Round 2Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
  24. vs Rosh JainWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-07 · Round 2Titled Tue 7th Jan Early
  25. vs William OlssonLost · 0-1White · 2025-01-07 · Round 1Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
  26. vs Simon ThorhallssonWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-07 · Round 1Titled Tue 7th Jan Early
  27. vs Erigaisi ArjunLost · 0-1White · 2025-01-07 · Round 11Titled Tue 7th Jan Early
  28. vs Konstantin PopovLost · 0-1White · 2025-01-07 · Round 10Titled Tue 7th Jan Early
  29. vs Elham AmarWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-30 · Round 9.27World Blitz 2024
  30. vs Karthik VenkataramanWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-30 · Round 8.36World Blitz 2024
  31. vs David BrodskyWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-30 · Round 7.45World Blitz 2024
  32. vs Merab GagunashviliLost · 0-1White · 2024-12-30 · Round 6.33World Blitz 2024
  33. vs Jeffery XiongLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-30 · Round 5.13World Blitz 2024
  34. vs Raja HarshitWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-30 · Round 4.36World Blitz 2024
  35. vs Wesley SoLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-30 · Round 3.4World Blitz 2024
  36. vs Brewington HardawayWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-30 · Round 2.33World Blitz 2024
  37. vs Frederik SvaneDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-12-30 · Round 13.38World Blitz 2024
  38. vs Awonder LiangDraw · ½–½White · 2024-12-30 · Round 12.36World Blitz 2024
  39. vs Mikhail Al. AntipovLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-30 · Round 11.27World Blitz 2024
  40. vs Erigaisi ArjunLost · 0-1White · 2024-12-30 · Round 10.12World Blitz 2024
  41. vs Shiyam ThavandiranWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-30 · Round 1.51World Blitz 2024
  42. vs Levon AronianDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-12-28 · Round 13.11World Rapid 2024
  43. vs Alireza FirouzjaLost · 0-1White · 2024-12-28 · Round 12.4World Rapid 2024
  44. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-12-28 · Round 11.5World Rapid 2024
  45. vs Shakhriyar MamedyarovDraw · ½–½White · 2024-12-28 · Round 10.5World Rapid 2024
  46. vs Leinier Dominguez PerezDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-12-27 · Round 9.4World Rapid 2024
  47. vs Fabiano CaruanaWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-27 · Round 8.7World Rapid 2024
  48. vs Jonas Buhl BjerreWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-27 · Round 7.2World Rapid 2024
  49. vs Vasif DurarbayliDraw · ½–½White · 2024-12-27 · Round 6.16World Rapid 2024
  50. vs Mikhail KobaliaWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-26 · Round 5.25World Rapid 2024

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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