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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
101 2026-08-20 2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 3 Esipenko,Andrey Boutikos,Eleftherios 1-0 64 Open
102 2026-08-20 2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 5 Esipenko,Andrey Harsh,Suresh 1-0 56 Open
103 2026-08-20 2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 11 Paravyan,D Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 53 Open
104 2026-08-20 2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 10 Esipenko,Andrey Bortnyk,Olexandr 0-1 61 Open
105 2026-08-20 1st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 3 Esipenko,Andrey Vovk,Or 1-0 40 Open
106 2026-08-20 2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 9 Duda,J Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 43 Open
107 2026-08-20 2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 4 Shandrygin,Nikita Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 26 Open
108 2026-08-20 2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 7 Esipenko,Andrey Zhigalko,S 1-0 32 Open
109 2026-08-20 1st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 4 Kuhn,Clement Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 81 Open
110 2026-08-20 2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 1 Esipenko,Andrey Stojanovski,Sa 1-0 76 Open
111 2026-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 9 Sargsyan,Sargis Vach. Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 27 Open
112 2026-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 5 Esipenko,Andrey Bharath,Subramaniyam H 0-1 70 Open
113 2026-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 2 Gunebakan,Yunus Emre Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 68 Open
114 2026-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 10 Esipenko,Andrey Rustemov,A 1-0 45 Open
115 2026-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 6 Lortkipanidze,N Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 39 Open
116 2026-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 4 Novozhilov,Semen Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 42 Open
117 2026-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 3 Esipenko,Andrey Sobol,Matvii 1-0 39 Open
118 2026-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 11 Salemgareev,Tagir Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 42 Open
119 2026-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 7 Dardha,Daniel Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 61 Open
120 2026-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 8 Esipenko,Andrey Weetik,V 0-1 85 Open
121 2026-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 1 Esipenko,Andrey Dyulgerov,Volen 1-0 26 Open
122 2026-08-13 Esports World Cup B 2026 Paris FRA 51.1 Nepomniachtchi,I Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 41 Open
123 2026-08-13 Esports World Cup B 2026 Paris FRA 51.2 Esipenko,Andrey Nepomniachtchi,I 1/2-1/2 41 Open
124 2026-08-12 Esports World Cup B 2026 Paris FRA 1.1 Carlsen,M Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 41 Open
125 2026-08-12 Esports World Cup B 2026 Paris FRA 1.2 Esipenko,Andrey Carlsen,M 1/2-1/2 71 Open
126 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 53.1 Esipenko,Andrey Maghsoodloo,Parham 1-0 51 Open
127 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 54.2 Artemiev,V Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 41 Open
128 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 1.1 Esipenko,Andrey Wei Yi 1/2-1/2 56 Open
129 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 52.1 Esipenko,Andrey Grischuk,A 1/2-1/2 57 Open
130 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 51.3 Esipenko,Andrey Le,Quang Liem 1-0 47 Open
131 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 52.2 Grischuk,A Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 38 Open
132 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 51.2 Esipenko,Andrey Le,Quang Liem 1-0 35 Open
133 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 54.1 Esipenko,Andrey Artemiev,V 1-0 97 Open
134 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 53.2 Maghsoodloo,Parham Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 57 Open
135 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 51.1 Le,Quang Liem Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 44 Open
136 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 53.3 Esipenko,Andrey Maghsoodloo,Parham 1-0 60 Open
137 2026-08-11 Esports World Cup PI 2026 Paris FRA 1.2 Wei Yi Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 31 Open
138 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 5 Nguyen,Ha Thi Hai Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 37 Open
139 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 1 Hamzaev,Shahzodbek Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 70 Open
140 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 6 Esipenko,Andrey Rustemov,A 1-0 31 Open
141 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 4 Esipenko,Andrey Aimdilokwong,Alec D 1-0 86 Open
142 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 11 Esipenko,Andrey Sarana,A 0-1 51 Open
143 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 8 Esipenko,Andrey Donchenko,Alexa 1/2-1/2 74 Open
144 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 7 Indjic,A Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 45 Open
145 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 3 Weishaeutel,Moritz Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 37 Open
146 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 10 Esipenko,Andrey Bjerre,Jonas Buhl 1-0 39 Open
147 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 9 Arpith S Bijoy Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 52 Open
148 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 2 Esipenko,Andrey Shubenkova,Veronika 1-0 21 Open
149 2026-07-29 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 9.1 Esipenko,Andrey Paravyan,D 1/2-1/2 11 Open
150 2026-07-28 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 8.1 Esipenko,Andrey Gholami Orimi,Mahdi 1-0 33 Open
  1. vs Boutikos,EleftheriosWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-20 · Round 32nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
  2. vs Harsh,SureshWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-20 · Round 52nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
  3. vs Paravyan,DDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-08-20 · Round 112nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
  4. vs Bortnyk,OlexandrLost · 0-1White · 2026-08-20 · Round 102nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
  5. vs Vovk,OrWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-20 · Round 31st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
  6. vs Duda,JWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-20 · Round 92nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
  7. vs Shandrygin,NikitaWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-20 · Round 42nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
  8. vs Zhigalko,SWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-20 · Round 72nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
  9. vs Kuhn,ClementDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-08-20 · Round 41st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
  10. vs Stojanovski,SaWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-20 · Round 12nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
  11. vs Sargsyan,Sargis Vach.Won · 0-1Black · 2026-08-18 · Round 9Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026
  12. vs Bharath,Subramaniyam HLost · 0-1White · 2026-08-18 · Round 5Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026
  13. vs Gunebakan,Yunus EmreWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-18 · Round 2Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026
  14. vs Rustemov,AWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-18 · Round 10Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026
  15. vs Lortkipanidze,NWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-18 · Round 6Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026
  16. vs Novozhilov,SemenWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-18 · Round 4Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026
  17. vs Sobol,MatviiWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-18 · Round 3Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026
  18. vs Salemgareev,TagirWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-18 · Round 11Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026
  19. vs Dardha,DanielDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-08-18 · Round 7Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026
  20. vs Weetik,VLost · 0-1White · 2026-08-18 · Round 8Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026
  21. vs Dyulgerov,VolenWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-18 · Round 1Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026
  22. vs Nepomniachtchi,ILost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-13 · Round 51.1Esports World Cup B 2026
  23. vs Nepomniachtchi,IDraw · ½–½White · 2026-08-13 · Round 51.2Esports World Cup B 2026
  24. vs Carlsen,MLost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-12 · Round 1.1Esports World Cup B 2026
  25. vs Carlsen,MDraw · ½–½White · 2026-08-12 · Round 1.2Esports World Cup B 2026
  26. vs Maghsoodloo,ParhamWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-11 · Round 53.1Esports World Cup PI 2026
  27. vs Artemiev,VDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-08-11 · Round 54.2Esports World Cup PI 2026
  28. vs Wei YiDraw · ½–½White · 2026-08-11 · Round 1.1Esports World Cup PI 2026
  29. vs Grischuk,ADraw · ½–½White · 2026-08-11 · Round 52.1Esports World Cup PI 2026
  30. vs Le,Quang LiemWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-11 · Round 51.3Esports World Cup PI 2026
  31. vs Grischuk,AWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-11 · Round 52.2Esports World Cup PI 2026
  32. vs Le,Quang LiemWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-11 · Round 51.2Esports World Cup PI 2026
  33. vs Artemiev,VWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-11 · Round 54.1Esports World Cup PI 2026
  34. vs Maghsoodloo,ParhamLost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-11 · Round 53.2Esports World Cup PI 2026
  35. vs Le,Quang LiemLost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-11 · Round 51.1Esports World Cup PI 2026
  36. vs Maghsoodloo,ParhamWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-11 · Round 53.3Esports World Cup PI 2026
  37. vs Wei YiLost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-11 · Round 1.2Esports World Cup PI 2026
  38. vs Nguyen,Ha Thi HaiWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-04 · Round 5Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026
  39. vs Hamzaev,ShahzodbekWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-04 · Round 1Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026
  40. vs Rustemov,AWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-04 · Round 6Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026
  41. vs Aimdilokwong,Alec DWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-04 · Round 4Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026
  42. vs Sarana,ALost · 0-1White · 2026-08-04 · Round 11Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026
  43. vs Donchenko,AlexaDraw · ½–½White · 2026-08-04 · Round 8Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026
  44. vs Indjic,ADraw · ½–½Black · 2026-08-04 · Round 7Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026
  45. vs Weishaeutel,MoritzLost · 1-0Black · 2026-08-04 · Round 3Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026
  46. vs Bjerre,Jonas BuhlWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-04 · Round 10Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026
  47. vs Arpith S BijoyWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-04 · Round 9Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026
  48. vs Shubenkova,VeronikaWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-04 · Round 2Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026
  49. vs Paravyan,DDraw · ½–½White · 2026-07-29 · Round 9.1Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  50. vs Gholami Orimi,MahdiWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-28 · Round 8.1Oskemen Open Masters 2026

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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