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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
1101 2024-12-26 World Rapid 2024 New York USA 4.42 Andrey Esipenko Ivan Zemlyanskii Won: 1-0 35 Open
1102 2024-12-26 World Rapid 2024 New York USA 3.33 Yiping Lou Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
1103 2024-12-26 World Rapid 2024 New York USA 2.58 Andrey Esipenko Dambasuren Batsuren Won: 1-0 46 Open
1104 2024-12-26 World Rapid 2024 New York USA 1.31 Frederik Svane Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 82 Open
1105 2024-12-17 Titled Tue 17th Dec Early chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Roven Vogel Lost: 0-1 13 Open
1106 2024-12-17 Titled Tue 17th Dec Early chess.com INT 8 Bogdan-Daniel Deac Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 88 Open
1107 2024-12-17 Titled Tue 17th Dec Early chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Denes Boros Won: 1-0 40 Open
1108 2024-12-17 Titled Tue 17th Dec Early chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandr E. Usov Won: 1-0 66 Open
1109 2024-12-17 Titled Tue 17th Dec Early chess.com INT 5 Derek Wu Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 65 Open
1110 2024-12-17 Titled Tue 17th Dec Early chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Santiago Rodriguez Won: 1-0 28 Open
1111 2024-12-17 Titled Tue 17th Dec Late chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Nagare Kaivalya Sandip Lost: 0-1 65 Open
1112 2024-12-17 Titled Tue 17th Dec Late chess.com INT 3 Balaji Daggupati Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
1113 2024-12-17 Titled Tue 17th Dec Early chess.com INT 3 Valentin Dragnev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 55 Open
1114 2024-12-17 Titled Tue 17th Dec Late chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Tuna Ozates Won: 1-0 23 Open
1115 2024-12-17 Titled Tue 17th Dec Early chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Jake Kleiman Won: 1-0 34 Open
1116 2024-12-17 Titled Tue 17th Dec Early chess.com INT 1 Vedant Nitin vekhande Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 46 Open
1117 2024-12-17 Titled Tue 17th Dec Late chess.com INT 1 Giorgio Belli Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 47 Open
1118 2024-12-17 Titled Tue 17th Dec Early chess.com INT 11 Benjamin Bok Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 36 Open
1119 2024-12-17 Titled Tue 17th Dec Early chess.com INT 10 Andrey Esipenko Srihari L R Won: 1-0 33 Open
1120 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 9.2 Andrey Esipenko Aleksey Grebnev Lost: 0-1 73 Open
1121 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 8.7 Aleksey Dreev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 39 Open
1122 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 7.3 Andrey Esipenko Andrey Tsvetkov Won: 1-0 49 Open
1123 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 6.6 Alexander Riazantsev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 51 Open
1124 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 5.4 Andrey Esipenko Maxim Matlakov Lost: 0-1 51 Open
1125 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 4.5 Ernesto Inarkiev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 43 Open
1126 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 3.5 Andrey Esipenko Roman Shogdzhiev Lost: 0-1 61 Open
1127 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 2.4 Rudik Makarian Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 42 Open
1128 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 15.3 Alexander Grischuk Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 38 Open
1129 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 14.7 Andrey Esipenko Ivan Zemlyanskii Won: 1-0 31 Open
1130 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 13.2 Vladimir Potkin Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 41 Open
1131 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 12.8 Andrey Esipenko Arseniy Nesterov Won: 1-0 26 Open
1132 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 11.1 Andrey Esipenko Victor Bologan Won: 1-0 31 Open
1133 2024-12-15 New Year Festival Blitz Moscow RUS 10.8 Artem Uskov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 92 Open
1134 2024-12-12 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 9.1 Erigaisi Arjun Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
1135 2024-12-11 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 8.1 Andrey Esipenko Shant Sargsyan Won: 1-0 92 Open
1136 2024-12-10 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 7.2 Andrey Esipenko A.R. Saleh Salem Won: 1-0 31 Open
1137 2024-12-09 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 6.3 Raja Rithvik R Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 68 Open
1138 2024-12-07 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 5.1 Andrey Esipenko Bardiya Daneshvar Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1139 2024-12-06 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 4.1 Arkadij Naiditsch Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
1140 2024-12-05 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 3.1 Andrey Esipenko Surya Shekhar Ganguly Won: 1-0 51 Open
1141 2024-12-04 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 2.2 Adham Fawzy Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
1142 2024-12-03 Qatar Masters Open 2024 Doha QAT 1.6 Andrey Esipenko Bharadia Yash Won: 1-0 46 Open
1143 2024-11-30 Bundesliga 2024-25 Solingen GER 3.7 Nico Zwirs Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
1144 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Late chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Lost: 0-1 45 Open
1145 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Early chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Igor L. Vakhlamov Won: 1-0 21 Open
1146 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Late chess.com INT 8 Hikaru Nakamura Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 69 Open
1147 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Early chess.com INT 8 Thomas Beerdsen Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 34 Open
1148 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Early chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Ethan Sheehan Won: 1-0 30 Open
1149 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Late chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Alexey Sarana Draw: 1/2-1/2 93 Open
1150 2024-11-26 Titled Tue 26th Nov Early chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Olexandr Bortnyk Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
  1. vs Ivan ZemlyanskiiWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-26 · Round 4.42World Rapid 2024
  2. vs Yiping LouDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-12-26 · Round 3.33World Rapid 2024
  3. vs Dambasuren BatsurenWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-26 · Round 2.58World Rapid 2024
  4. vs Frederik SvaneLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-26 · Round 1.31World Rapid 2024
  5. vs Roven VogelLost · 0-1White · 2024-12-17 · Round 9Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
  6. vs Bogdan-Daniel DeacWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-17 · Round 8Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
  7. vs Denes BorosWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-17 · Round 7Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
  8. vs Aleksandr E. UsovWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-17 · Round 6Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
  9. vs Derek WuWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-17 · Round 5Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
  10. vs Santiago RodriguezWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-17 · Round 4Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
  11. vs Nagare Kaivalya SandipLost · 0-1White · 2024-12-17 · Round 4Titled Tue 17th Dec Late
  12. vs Balaji DaggupatiDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-12-17 · Round 3Titled Tue 17th Dec Late
  13. vs Valentin DragnevLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-17 · Round 3Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
  14. vs Tuna OzatesWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-17 · Round 2Titled Tue 17th Dec Late
  15. vs Jake KleimanWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-17 · Round 2Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
  16. vs Vedant Nitin vekhandeWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-17 · Round 1Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
  17. vs Giorgio BelliWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-17 · Round 1Titled Tue 17th Dec Late
  18. vs Benjamin BokWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-17 · Round 11Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
  19. vs Srihari L RWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-17 · Round 10Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
  20. vs Aleksey GrebnevLost · 0-1White · 2024-12-15 · Round 9.2New Year Festival Blitz
  21. vs Aleksey DreevWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-15 · Round 8.7New Year Festival Blitz
  22. vs Andrey TsvetkovWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-15 · Round 7.3New Year Festival Blitz
  23. vs Alexander RiazantsevWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-15 · Round 6.6New Year Festival Blitz
  24. vs Maxim MatlakovLost · 0-1White · 2024-12-15 · Round 5.4New Year Festival Blitz
  25. vs Ernesto InarkievWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-15 · Round 4.5New Year Festival Blitz
  26. vs Roman ShogdzhievLost · 0-1White · 2024-12-15 · Round 3.5New Year Festival Blitz
  27. vs Rudik MakarianLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-15 · Round 2.4New Year Festival Blitz
  28. vs Alexander GrischukWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-15 · Round 15.3New Year Festival Blitz
  29. vs Ivan ZemlyanskiiWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-15 · Round 14.7New Year Festival Blitz
  30. vs Vladimir PotkinLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-15 · Round 13.2New Year Festival Blitz
  31. vs Arseniy NesterovWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-15 · Round 12.8New Year Festival Blitz
  32. vs Victor BologanWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-15 · Round 11.1New Year Festival Blitz
  33. vs Artem UskovLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-15 · Round 10.8New Year Festival Blitz
  34. vs Erigaisi ArjunDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-12-12 · Round 9.1Qatar Masters Open 2024
  35. vs Shant SargsyanWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-11 · Round 8.1Qatar Masters Open 2024
  36. vs A.R. Saleh SalemWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-10 · Round 7.2Qatar Masters Open 2024
  37. vs Raja Rithvik RWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-09 · Round 6.3Qatar Masters Open 2024
  38. vs Bardiya DaneshvarDraw · ½–½White · 2024-12-07 · Round 5.1Qatar Masters Open 2024
  39. vs Arkadij NaiditschDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-12-06 · Round 4.1Qatar Masters Open 2024
  40. vs Surya Shekhar GangulyWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-05 · Round 3.1Qatar Masters Open 2024
  41. vs Adham FawzyWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-04 · Round 2.2Qatar Masters Open 2024
  42. vs Bharadia YashWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-03 · Round 1.6Qatar Masters Open 2024
  43. vs Nico ZwirsDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-11-30 · Round 3.7Bundesliga 2024-25
  44. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraLost · 0-1White · 2024-11-26 · Round 9Titled Tue 26th Nov Late
  45. vs Igor L. VakhlamovWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-26 · Round 9Titled Tue 26th Nov Early
  46. vs Hikaru NakamuraWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-26 · Round 8Titled Tue 26th Nov Late
  47. vs Thomas BeerdsenLost · 1-0Black · 2024-11-26 · Round 8Titled Tue 26th Nov Early
  48. vs Ethan SheehanWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-26 · Round 7Titled Tue 26th Nov Early
  49. vs Alexey SaranaDraw · ½–½White · 2024-11-26 · Round 7Titled Tue 26th Nov Late
  50. vs Olexandr BortnykDraw · ½–½White · 2024-11-26 · Round 6Titled Tue 26th Nov Early

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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