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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
1501 2024-05-12 Chess.com Classic Div 2 L chess.com INT 3.1 Wesley So Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 48 Open
1502 2024-05-12 Chess.com Classic Div 2 L chess.com INT 2.3 Fabiano Caruana Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 43 Open
1503 2024-05-12 Chess.com Classic Div 2 L chess.com INT 2.2 Andrey Esipenko Fabiano Caruana Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
1504 2024-05-12 Chess.com Classic Div 2 L chess.com INT 2.1 Fabiano Caruana Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
1505 2024-05-11 Chess.com Classic Div 2 W chess.com INT 2.5 Grigoriy Oparin Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 81 Open
1506 2024-05-11 Chess.com Classic Div 2 W chess.com INT 2.4 Grigoriy Oparin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
1507 2024-05-11 Chess.com Classic Div 2 W chess.com INT 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Grigoriy Oparin Draw: 1/2-1/2 100 Open
1508 2024-05-11 Chess.com Classic Div 2 W chess.com INT 2.2 Grigoriy Oparin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 34 Open
1509 2024-05-11 Chess.com Classic Div 2 W chess.com INT 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Grigoriy Oparin Lost: 0-1 20 Open
1510 2024-05-10 TCh-RUS Premier 2024 Sochi RUS 9.25 Andrey Esipenko Arseniy Nesterov Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
1511 2024-05-10 Chess.com Classic Div 2 W chess.com INT 1.4 Aleksandr Rakhmanov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 73 Open
1512 2024-05-10 Chess.com Classic Div 2 W chess.com INT 1.3 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandr Rakhmanov Won: 1-0 51 Open
1513 2024-05-10 Chess.com Classic Div 2 W chess.com INT 1.2 Aleksandr Rakhmanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
1514 2024-05-10 Chess.com Classic Div 2 W chess.com INT 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandr Rakhmanov Lost: 0-1 31 Open
1515 2024-05-09 TCh-RUS Premier 2024 Sochi RUS 8.1 Dmitry Bocharov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 26 Open
1516 2024-05-09 Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1 chess.com INT 2.5 Denis Lazavik Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 49 Open
1517 2024-05-09 Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1 chess.com INT 2.4 Andrey Esipenko Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
1518 2024-05-09 Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1 chess.com INT 2.3 Denis Lazavik Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1519 2024-05-09 Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1 chess.com INT 2.2 Andrey Esipenko Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
1520 2024-05-09 Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1 chess.com INT 2.1 Denis Lazavik Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
1521 2024-05-09 Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1 chess.com INT 1.2 Matthias Bluebaum Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
1522 2024-05-09 Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1 chess.com INT 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Matthias Bluebaum Won: 1-0 86 Open
1523 2024-05-08 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 9.2 Andrey Esipenko Fabiano Caruana Lost: 0-1 56 Open
1524 2024-05-08 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 8.1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
1525 2024-05-08 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 7.4 Andrey Esipenko Nodirbek Abdusattorov Won: 1-0 50 Open
1526 2024-05-08 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 6.7 Grzegorz Nasuta Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
1527 2024-05-08 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 5.1 Andrey Esipenko David Anton Guijarro Won: 1-0 41 Open
1528 2024-05-08 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 4.15 Andrey Esipenko Maksim Chigaev Won: 1-0 48 Open
1529 2024-05-08 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 3.15 Anton Demchenko Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
1530 2024-05-08 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 2.32 Andrey Esipenko Read Samadov Won: 1-0 62 Open
1531 2024-05-08 Chess.com Classic Play-In chess.com INT 1.13 Manuel Petrosyan Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1532 2024-05-07 TCh-RUS Premier 2024 Sochi RUS 6.7 Andrey Esipenko Dmitry Kryakvin Won: 1-0 39 Open
1533 2024-05-06 TCh-RUS Premier 2024 Sochi RUS 5.19 Alexander Grischuk Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1534 2024-05-04 TCh-RUS Premier 2024 Sochi RUS 4.13 Andrey Esipenko Kirill Shubin Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1535 2024-05-03 TCh-RUS Premier 2024 Sochi RUS 3.13 Denis Lazavik Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
1536 2024-05-01 TCh-RUS Premier 2024 Sochi RUS 1.7 Timur Gareyev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 63 Open
1537 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 9 Jeffery Xiong Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 29 Open
1538 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 7 Hikaru Nakamura Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1539 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Late chess.com INT 6 Benjamin Gledura Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 33 Open
1540 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Olexandr Bortnyk Won: 1-0 40 Open
1541 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Late chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Mika Karttunen Won: 1-0 51 Open
1542 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Bobir Sattarov Won: 1-0 52 Open
1543 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Late chess.com INT 4 Reza Mahdavi Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 39 Open
1544 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Late chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Mahel Boyer Won: 1-0 60 Open
1545 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Alexandra Kosteniuk Won: 1-0 59 Open
1546 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 2 Matias Perez Gormaz Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 77 Open
1547 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Late chess.com INT 2 Dmitry Gurevich Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
1548 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Late chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Stepan Hrbek Won: 1-0 48 Open
1549 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Maxim Ventura Bolet Won: 1-0 53 Open
1550 2024-03-26 Titled Tue 26th Mar Early chess.com INT 10 Andrey Esipenko Jan-Krzysztof Duda Lost: 0-1 44 Open
  1. vs Wesley SoLost · 1-0Black · 2024-05-12 · Round 3.1Chess.com Classic Div 2 L
  2. vs Fabiano CaruanaWon · 0-1Black · 2024-05-12 · Round 2.3Chess.com Classic Div 2 L
  3. vs Fabiano CaruanaDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-12 · Round 2.2Chess.com Classic Div 2 L
  4. vs Fabiano CaruanaDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-12 · Round 2.1Chess.com Classic Div 2 L
  5. vs Grigoriy OparinLost · 1-0Black · 2024-05-11 · Round 2.5Chess.com Classic Div 2 W
  6. vs Grigoriy OparinDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-11 · Round 2.4Chess.com Classic Div 2 W
  7. vs Grigoriy OparinDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-11 · Round 2.3Chess.com Classic Div 2 W
  8. vs Grigoriy OparinWon · 0-1Black · 2024-05-11 · Round 2.2Chess.com Classic Div 2 W
  9. vs Grigoriy OparinLost · 0-1White · 2024-05-11 · Round 2.1Chess.com Classic Div 2 W
  10. vs Arseniy NesterovDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-10 · Round 9.25TCh-RUS Premier 2024
  11. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-05-10 · Round 1.4Chess.com Classic Div 2 W
  12. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovWon · 1-0White · 2024-05-10 · Round 1.3Chess.com Classic Div 2 W
  13. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-10 · Round 1.2Chess.com Classic Div 2 W
  14. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovLost · 0-1White · 2024-05-10 · Round 1.1Chess.com Classic Div 2 W
  15. vs Dmitry BocharovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-05-09 · Round 8.1TCh-RUS Premier 2024
  16. vs Denis LazavikLost · 1-0Black · 2024-05-09 · Round 2.5Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1
  17. vs Denis LazavikDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-09 · Round 2.4Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1
  18. vs Denis LazavikDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-09 · Round 2.3Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1
  19. vs Denis LazavikDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-09 · Round 2.2Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1
  20. vs Denis LazavikDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-09 · Round 2.1Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1
  21. vs Matthias BluebaumDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-09 · Round 1.2Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1
  22. vs Matthias BluebaumWon · 1-0White · 2024-05-09 · Round 1.1Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1
  23. vs Fabiano CaruanaLost · 0-1White · 2024-05-08 · Round 9.2Chess.com Classic Play-In
  24. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-08 · Round 8.1Chess.com Classic Play-In
  25. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovWon · 1-0White · 2024-05-08 · Round 7.4Chess.com Classic Play-In
  26. vs Grzegorz NasutaWon · 0-1Black · 2024-05-08 · Round 6.7Chess.com Classic Play-In
  27. vs David Anton GuijarroWon · 1-0White · 2024-05-08 · Round 5.1Chess.com Classic Play-In
  28. vs Maksim ChigaevWon · 1-0White · 2024-05-08 · Round 4.15Chess.com Classic Play-In
  29. vs Anton DemchenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-08 · Round 3.15Chess.com Classic Play-In
  30. vs Read SamadovWon · 1-0White · 2024-05-08 · Round 2.32Chess.com Classic Play-In
  31. vs Manuel PetrosyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-08 · Round 1.13Chess.com Classic Play-In
  32. vs Dmitry KryakvinWon · 1-0White · 2024-05-07 · Round 6.7TCh-RUS Premier 2024
  33. vs Alexander GrischukDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-06 · Round 5.19TCh-RUS Premier 2024
  34. vs Kirill ShubinDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-04 · Round 4.13TCh-RUS Premier 2024
  35. vs Denis LazavikDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-03 · Round 3.13TCh-RUS Premier 2024
  36. vs Timur GareyevDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-01 · Round 1.7TCh-RUS Premier 2024
  37. vs Jeffery XiongWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-26 · Round 9Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  38. vs Hikaru NakamuraDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-03-26 · Round 7Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  39. vs Benjamin GleduraLost · 1-0Black · 2024-03-26 · Round 6Titled Tue 26th Mar Late
  40. vs Olexandr BortnykWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-26 · Round 6Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  41. vs Mika KarttunenWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-26 · Round 5Titled Tue 26th Mar Late
  42. vs Bobir SattarovWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-26 · Round 5Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  43. vs Reza MahdaviLost · 1-0Black · 2024-03-26 · Round 4Titled Tue 26th Mar Late
  44. vs Mahel BoyerWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-26 · Round 3Titled Tue 26th Mar Late
  45. vs Alexandra KosteniukWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-26 · Round 3Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  46. vs Matias Perez GormazWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-26 · Round 2Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  47. vs Dmitry GurevichWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-26 · Round 2Titled Tue 26th Mar Late
  48. vs Stepan HrbekWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-26 · Round 1Titled Tue 26th Mar Late
  49. vs Maxim Ventura BoletWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-26 · Round 1Titled Tue 26th Mar Early
  50. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaLost · 0-1White · 2024-03-26 · Round 10Titled Tue 26th Mar Early

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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