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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
1751 2023-08-29 Titled Tue 29th Aug Late chess.com INT 1 Francisco Fiorito Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 34 Open
1752 2023-08-29 Titled Tue 29th Aug Early chess.com INT 11 Pablo Salinas Herrera Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 84 Open
1753 2023-08-29 Titled Tue 29th Aug Early chess.com INT 10 Andrey Esipenko David Anton Guijarro Won: 1-0 73 Open
1754 2023-08-23 chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw chess.com INT 9 Igor Kovalenko Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 32 Open
1755 2023-08-23 chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Dmitry Andreikin Lost: 0-1 51 Open
1756 2023-08-23 chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw chess.com INT 7 Kirill Shevchenko Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 45 Open
1757 2023-08-23 chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw chess.com INT 6 Alan Pichot Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 45 Open
1758 2023-08-23 chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Gata Kamsky Won: 1-0 36 Open
1759 2023-08-23 chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw chess.com INT 4 Valentin Dragnev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 40 Open
1760 2023-08-23 chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandr Shimanov Lost: 0-1 40 Open
1761 2023-08-23 chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw chess.com INT 2 Emilio Cordova Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 32 Open
1762 2023-08-23 chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Florian Schwabeneder Won: 1-0 44 Open
1763 2023-08-23 chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw chess.com INT 14 Andrey Esipenko Raunak Sadhwani Lost: 0-1 57 Open
1764 2023-08-23 chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw chess.com INT 13 David Paravyan Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 39 Open
1765 2023-08-23 chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw chess.com INT 12 Andrey Esipenko Jeffery Xiong Won: 1-0 28 Open
1766 2023-08-23 chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw chess.com INT 11 V Pranav Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 38 Open
1767 2023-08-23 chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw chess.com INT 10 Andrey Esipenko Shant Sargsyan Won: 1-0 25 Open
1768 2023-08-22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Nihal Sarin Lost: 0-1 37 Open
1769 2023-08-22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early chess.com INT 8 Olexandr Bortnyk Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 39 Open
1770 2023-08-22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early chess.com INT 7 Juan Plazuelo Pascual Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 22 Open
1771 2023-08-22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Wesley So Won: 1-0 26 Open
1772 2023-08-22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early chess.com INT 5 Tingjie Lei Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 28 Open
1773 2023-08-22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Richard G Pert Won: 1-0 50 Open
1774 2023-08-22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early chess.com INT 3 Karol Kacprzak Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
1775 2023-08-22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Haoxiang Jia Won: 1-0 45 Open
1776 2023-08-22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early chess.com INT 1 Evgenij Shuvalov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
1777 2023-08-22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Phileas Mathieu Lost: 0-1 32 Open
1778 2023-08-22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early chess.com INT 11 Erigaisi Arjun Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 68 Open
1779 2023-08-22 Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early chess.com INT 10 Andrey Esipenko Sergei Zhigalko Won: 1-0 36 Open
1780 2023-08-11 FIDE World Cup 2023 Baku AZE 4.4 Gukesh D Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 51 Open
1781 2023-08-11 FIDE World Cup 2023 Baku AZE 4.3 Andrey Esipenko Gukesh D Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
1782 2023-08-10 FIDE World Cup 2023 Baku AZE 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Gukesh D Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
1783 2023-08-09 FIDE World Cup 2023 Baku AZE 4.1 Gukesh D Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
1784 2023-08-07 FIDE World Cup 2023 Baku AZE 3.4 Andrey Esipenko Francisco Vallejo Pons Won: 1-0 36 Open
1785 2023-08-07 FIDE World Cup 2023 Baku AZE 3.3 Francisco Vallejo Pons Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 22 Open
1786 2023-08-06 FIDE World Cup 2023 Baku AZE 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Francisco Vallejo Pons Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1787 2023-08-05 FIDE World Cup 2023 Baku AZE 3.1 Francisco Vallejo Pons Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
1788 2023-08-04 FIDE World Cup 2023 Baku AZE 2.4 Eltaj Safarli Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 31 Open
1789 2023-08-04 FIDE World Cup 2023 Baku AZE 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Eltaj Safarli Won: 1-0 33 Open
1790 2023-08-03 FIDE World Cup 2023 Baku AZE 2.2 Eltaj Safarli Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
1791 2023-08-02 FIDE World Cup 2023 Baku AZE 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Eltaj Safarli Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
1792 2023-07-25 Julius Baer Play-In Match chess.com INT 1.3 Jaime Santos Latasa Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 71 Open
1793 2023-07-25 Julius Baer Play-In Match chess.com INT 1.2 Andrey Esipenko Jaime Santos Latasa Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
1794 2023-07-25 Julius Baer Play-In Match chess.com INT 1.1 Jaime Santos Latasa Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
1795 2023-07-24 Julius Baer Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 9.8 Samuel Sevian Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 89 Open
1796 2023-07-24 Julius Baer Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 8.13 Andrey Esipenko Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Won: 1-0 115 Open
1797 2023-07-24 Julius Baer Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 7.31 Jonas Buhl Bjerre Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 52 Open
1798 2023-07-24 Julius Baer Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 6.9 Andrey Esipenko Georg Meier Lost: 0-1 51 Open
1799 2023-07-24 Julius Baer Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 5.2 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 21 Open
1800 2023-07-24 Julius Baer Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 4.46 Panesar Vedant Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 48 Open
  1. vs Francisco FioritoWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-29 · Round 1Titled Tue 29th Aug Late
  2. vs Pablo Salinas HerreraDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-29 · Round 11Titled Tue 29th Aug Early
  3. vs David Anton GuijarroWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-29 · Round 10Titled Tue 29th Aug Early
  4. vs Igor KovalenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-23 · Round 9chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
  5. vs Dmitry AndreikinLost · 0-1White · 2023-08-23 · Round 8chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
  6. vs Kirill ShevchenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-23 · Round 7chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
  7. vs Alan PichotWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-23 · Round 6chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
  8. vs Gata KamskyWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-23 · Round 5chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
  9. vs Valentin DragnevWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-23 · Round 4chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
  10. vs Aleksandr ShimanovLost · 0-1White · 2023-08-23 · Round 3chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
  11. vs Emilio CordovaWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-23 · Round 2chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
  12. vs Florian SchwabenederWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-23 · Round 1chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
  13. vs Raunak SadhwaniLost · 0-1White · 2023-08-23 · Round 14chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
  14. vs David ParavyanLost · 1-0Black · 2023-08-23 · Round 13chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
  15. vs Jeffery XiongWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-23 · Round 12chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
  16. vs V PranavLost · 1-0Black · 2023-08-23 · Round 11chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
  17. vs Shant SargsyanWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-23 · Round 10chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
  18. vs Nihal SarinLost · 0-1White · 2023-08-22 · Round 9Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
  19. vs Olexandr BortnykWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-22 · Round 8Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
  20. vs Juan Plazuelo PascualWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-22 · Round 7Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
  21. vs Wesley SoWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-22 · Round 6Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
  22. vs Tingjie LeiWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-22 · Round 5Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
  23. vs Richard G PertWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-22 · Round 4Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
  24. vs Karol KacprzakDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-22 · Round 3Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
  25. vs Haoxiang JiaWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-22 · Round 2Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
  26. vs Evgenij ShuvalovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-22 · Round 1Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
  27. vs Phileas MathieuLost · 0-1White · 2023-08-22 · Round 1Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late
  28. vs Erigaisi ArjunWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-22 · Round 11Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
  29. vs Sergei ZhigalkoWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-22 · Round 10Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early
  30. vs Gukesh DLost · 1-0Black · 2023-08-11 · Round 4.4FIDE World Cup 2023
  31. vs Gukesh DDraw · ½–½White · 2023-08-11 · Round 4.3FIDE World Cup 2023
  32. vs Gukesh DDraw · ½–½White · 2023-08-10 · Round 4.2FIDE World Cup 2023
  33. vs Gukesh DDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-09 · Round 4.1FIDE World Cup 2023
  34. vs Francisco Vallejo PonsWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-07 · Round 3.4FIDE World Cup 2023
  35. vs Francisco Vallejo PonsWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-07 · Round 3.3FIDE World Cup 2023
  36. vs Francisco Vallejo PonsDraw · ½–½White · 2023-08-06 · Round 3.2FIDE World Cup 2023
  37. vs Francisco Vallejo PonsDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-05 · Round 3.1FIDE World Cup 2023
  38. vs Eltaj SafarliWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-04 · Round 2.4FIDE World Cup 2023
  39. vs Eltaj SafarliWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-04 · Round 2.3FIDE World Cup 2023
  40. vs Eltaj SafarliDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-03 · Round 2.2FIDE World Cup 2023
  41. vs Eltaj SafarliDraw · ½–½White · 2023-08-02 · Round 2.1FIDE World Cup 2023
  42. vs Jaime Santos LatasaDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-07-25 · Round 1.3Julius Baer Play-In Match
  43. vs Jaime Santos LatasaDraw · ½–½White · 2023-07-25 · Round 1.2Julius Baer Play-In Match
  44. vs Jaime Santos LatasaDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-07-25 · Round 1.1Julius Baer Play-In Match
  45. vs Samuel SevianDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-07-24 · Round 9.8Julius Baer Play-In 2023
  46. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraWon · 1-0White · 2023-07-24 · Round 8.13Julius Baer Play-In 2023
  47. vs Jonas Buhl BjerreWon · 0-1Black · 2023-07-24 · Round 7.31Julius Baer Play-In 2023
  48. vs Georg MeierLost · 0-1White · 2023-07-24 · Round 6.9Julius Baer Play-In 2023
  49. vs Shakhriyar MamedyarovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-07-24 · Round 5.2Julius Baer Play-In 2023
  50. vs Panesar VedantWon · 0-1Black · 2023-07-24 · Round 4.46Julius Baer Play-In 2023

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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