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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
1601 2024-02-13 Titled Tue 13th Feb Early chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Jaka Brilej Won: 1-0 29 Open
1602 2024-02-04 2nd Bundesliga West 23-24 Germany GER 6.5 Andrey Esipenko Arnold Essing Won: 1-0 49 Open
1603 2024-02-03 2nd Bundesliga West 23-24 Germany GER 5.5 Sven Joachim Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
1604 2024-02-02 2nd Bundesliga West 23-24 Germany GER 2.5 Andrey Esipenko Felix Klein Won: 1-0 35 Open
1605 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Early chess.com INT 5 Vladimir Goncharov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 36 Open
1606 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Early chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Alexei Kornev Won: 1-0 39 Open
1607 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Early chess.com INT 2 Vladimir Demin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 64 Open
1608 2024-01-30 Titled Tue 30th Jan Early chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Dmytro Biletskyy Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
1609 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 21.37 Andrey Esipenko Dmitry Bocharov Won: 1-0 62 Open
1610 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 20.26 Arseniy Nesterov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 51 Open
1611 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 19.35 Andrey Esipenko Asrorjon Omonov Won: 1-0 57 Open
1612 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 18.44 Sergey Grigoriants Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 64 Open
1613 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 17.41 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandr Rakhmanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 84 Open
1614 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 16.31 Bardiya Daneshvar Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 56 Open
1615 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 15.41 Andrey Esipenko Jinshi Bai Won: 1-0 67 Open
1616 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 14.49 Almas Rakhmatullaev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 48 Open
1617 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 13.38 Andrey Esipenko Aditya Mittal Won: 1-0 28 Open
1618 2023-12-30 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 12.45 Artem Uskov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 70 Open
1619 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 9.25 Andrey Esipenko Yuriy Kuzubov Lost: 0-1 20 Open
1620 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 8.15 Jakub Kosakowski Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 38 Open
1621 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 7.23 Andrey Esipenko Nikita Petrov Lost: 0-1 63 Open
1622 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 6.12 Rudik Makarian Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 55 Open
1623 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 5.26 Andrey Esipenko Gabriel Gaehwiler Won: 1-0 61 Open
1624 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 4.43 Andrey Gorovets Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 50 Open
1625 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Pranesh M Lost: 0-1 36 Open
1626 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 2.44 Cem Kaan Gokerkan Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 16 Open
1627 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 11.25 Andrey Esipenko Savva Vetokhin Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
1628 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 10.39 Andrew Hong Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 33 Open
1629 2023-12-29 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB 1.21 Andrey Esipenko Arystanbek Urazayev Lost: 0-1 29 Open
1630 2023-12-28 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 13.33 Alexander Riazantsev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 7 Open
1631 2023-12-28 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 12.22 Andrey Esipenko Daniel Dardha Lost: 0-1 45 Open
1632 2023-12-28 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 11.22 Andrey Esipenko Narayanan S L Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
1633 2023-12-28 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 10.14 Giga Quparadze Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 58 Open
1634 2023-12-27 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 9.24 Andrey Esipenko Shamsiddin Vokhidov Won: 1-0 57 Open
1635 2023-12-27 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 8.33 Levan Pantsulaia Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
1636 2023-12-27 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 7.45 Andrey Esipenko Klementy Sychev Won: 1-0 31 Open
1637 2023-12-27 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 6.29 Aleksandar Indjic Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 47 Open
1638 2023-12-26 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 5.28 Andrey Esipenko B. Adhiban Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
1639 2023-12-26 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 4.23 Arseniy Nesterov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
1640 2023-12-26 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 3.23 Andrey Esipenko Aryan Tari Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
1641 2023-12-26 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 2.11 Kacper Piorun Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 107 Open
1642 2023-12-26 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB 1.21 Andrey Esipenko V Pranav Won: 1-0 39 Open
1643 2023-12-19 Titled Tue 19th Dec Late chess.com INT 9 Hans Moke Niemann Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 43 Open
1644 2023-12-19 Titled Tue 19th Dec Late chess.com INT 8 Aryan Tari Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 51 Open
1645 2023-12-19 Titled Tue 19th Dec Late chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Milosz Szpar Won: 1-0 43 Open
1646 2023-12-19 Titled Tue 19th Dec Late chess.com INT 6 Ali Rastbod Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 56 Open
1647 2023-12-19 Titled Tue 19th Dec Late chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Raven Sturt Won: 1-0 55 Open
1648 2023-12-19 Titled Tue 19th Dec Late chess.com INT 4 Wojciech Przybylski Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 80 Open
1649 2023-12-19 Titled Tue 19th Dec Late chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Marco Dobrikov Lost: 0-1 54 Open
1650 2023-12-19 Titled Tue 19th Dec Late chess.com INT 2 Kanan Hajiyev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 49 Open
  1. vs Jaka BrilejWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-13 · Round 1Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
  2. vs Arnold EssingWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-04 · Round 6.52nd Bundesliga West 23-24
  3. vs Sven JoachimDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-03 · Round 5.52nd Bundesliga West 23-24
  4. vs Felix KleinWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-02 · Round 2.52nd Bundesliga West 23-24
  5. vs Vladimir GoncharovLost · 1-0Black · 2024-01-30 · Round 5Titled Tue 30th Jan Early
  6. vs Alexei KornevWon · 1-0White · 2024-01-30 · Round 3Titled Tue 30th Jan Early
  7. vs Vladimir DeminWon · 0-1Black · 2024-01-30 · Round 2Titled Tue 30th Jan Early
  8. vs Dmytro BiletskyyDraw · ½–½White · 2024-01-30 · Round 1Titled Tue 30th Jan Early
  9. vs Dmitry BocharovWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-30 · Round 21.37World Blitz 2023
  10. vs Arseniy NesterovLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 20.26World Blitz 2023
  11. vs Asrorjon OmonovWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-30 · Round 19.35World Blitz 2023
  12. vs Sergey GrigoriantsWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 18.44World Blitz 2023
  13. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-30 · Round 17.41World Blitz 2023
  14. vs Bardiya DaneshvarLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 16.31World Blitz 2023
  15. vs Jinshi BaiWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-30 · Round 15.41World Blitz 2023
  16. vs Almas RakhmatullaevWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 14.49World Blitz 2023
  17. vs Aditya MittalWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-30 · Round 13.38World Blitz 2023
  18. vs Artem UskovLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 12.45World Blitz 2023
  19. vs Yuriy KuzubovLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-29 · Round 9.25World Blitz 2023
  20. vs Jakub KosakowskiLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 8.15World Blitz 2023
  21. vs Nikita PetrovLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-29 · Round 7.23World Blitz 2023
  22. vs Rudik MakarianWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 6.12World Blitz 2023
  23. vs Gabriel GaehwilerWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-29 · Round 5.26World Blitz 2023
  24. vs Andrey GorovetsWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 4.43World Blitz 2023
  25. vs Pranesh MLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-29 · Round 3.2World Blitz 2023
  26. vs Cem Kaan GokerkanWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 2.44World Blitz 2023
  27. vs Savva VetokhinDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-29 · Round 11.25World Blitz 2023
  28. vs Andrew HongWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 10.39World Blitz 2023
  29. vs Arystanbek UrazayevLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-29 · Round 1.21World Blitz 2023
  30. vs Alexander RiazantsevDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-28 · Round 13.33World Rapid 2023
  31. vs Daniel DardhaLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-28 · Round 12.22World Rapid 2023
  32. vs Narayanan S LDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-28 · Round 11.22World Rapid 2023
  33. vs Giga QuparadzeLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-28 · Round 10.14World Rapid 2023
  34. vs Shamsiddin VokhidovWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-27 · Round 9.24World Rapid 2023
  35. vs Levan PantsulaiaWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-27 · Round 8.33World Rapid 2023
  36. vs Klementy SychevWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-27 · Round 7.45World Rapid 2023
  37. vs Aleksandar IndjicLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-27 · Round 6.29World Rapid 2023
  38. vs B. AdhibanDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-26 · Round 5.28World Rapid 2023
  39. vs Arseniy NesterovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-26 · Round 4.23World Rapid 2023
  40. vs Aryan TariDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-26 · Round 3.23World Rapid 2023
  41. vs Kacper PiorunDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-26 · Round 2.11World Rapid 2023
  42. vs V PranavWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-26 · Round 1.21World Rapid 2023
  43. vs Hans Moke NiemannLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-19 · Round 9Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
  44. vs Aryan TariWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-19 · Round 8Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
  45. vs Milosz SzparWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-19 · Round 7Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
  46. vs Ali RastbodWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-19 · Round 6Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
  47. vs Raven SturtWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-19 · Round 5Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
  48. vs Wojciech PrzybylskiWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-19 · Round 4Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
  49. vs Marco DobrikovLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-19 · Round 3Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
  50. vs Kanan HajiyevWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-19 · Round 2Titled Tue 19th Dec Late

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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