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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
1801 2023-07-24 Julius Baer Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 3.14 Andrey Esipenko Ian Nepomniachtchi Lost: 0-1 34 Open
1802 2023-07-24 Julius Baer Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 2.12 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Rustemov Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1803 2023-07-24 Julius Baer Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 1.72 Viktor Skliarov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 50 Open
1804 2023-07-11 Titled Tue 11th Jul Late chess.com INT 4 Wojciech Przybylski Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 46 Open
1805 2023-07-11 Titled Tue 11th Jul Late chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Dmitry Lavrik Lost: 0-1 25 Open
1806 2023-07-11 Titled Tue 11th Jul Late chess.com INT 2 Luis Eduardo Ballester Llagaria Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 29 Open
1807 2023-07-11 Titled Tue 11th Jul Late chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Andrei Ioan Trifan Won: 1-0 22 Open
1808 2023-07-01 Global Chess League 2023 Dubai UAE 10.6 Jonas Buhl Bjerre Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 79 Open
1809 2023-06-30 Global Chess League 2023 Dubai UAE 9.6 Javokhir Sindarov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 24 Open
1810 2023-06-29 Global Chess League 2023 Dubai UAE 8.6 Raunak Sadhwani Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 53 Open
1811 2023-06-28 Global Chess League 2023 Dubai UAE 7.6 Andrey Esipenko Praggnanandhaa R Lost: 0-1 42 Open
1812 2023-06-27 Global Chess League 2023 Dubai UAE 6.6 Nihal Sarin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
1813 2023-06-26 Global Chess League 2023 Dubai UAE 5.6 Andrey Esipenko Jonas Buhl Bjerre Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
1814 2023-06-24 Global Chess League 2023 Dubai UAE 4.6 Andrey Esipenko Javokhir Sindarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
1815 2023-06-24 Global Chess League 2023 Dubai UAE 3.6 Andrey Esipenko Raunak Sadhwani Won: 1-0 52 Open
1816 2023-06-23 Global Chess League 2023 Dubai UAE 2.6 Praggnanandhaa R Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
1817 2023-06-22 Global Chess League 2023 Dubai UAE 1.6 Andrey Esipenko Nihal Sarin Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
1818 2023-06-11 TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2023 Chartres FRA 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Maxim Rodshtein Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
1819 2023-06-10 TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2023 Chartres FRA 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Rauf Mamedov Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
1820 2023-06-09 TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2023 Chartres FRA 2.4 Clovis Vernay Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 38 Open
1821 2023-06-08 TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2023 Chartres FRA 1.3 Andrey Esipenko Anton Korobov Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
1822 2023-06-06 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2023 Chartres FRA 6.3 Andrey Esipenko Visakh N R Won: 1-0 30 Open
1823 2023-06-05 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2023 Chartres FRA 5.2 Andrey Esipenko Mircea-Emilian Parligras Won: 1-0 55 Open
1824 2023-06-03 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2023 Chartres FRA 3.1 Jorden Van Foreest Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 36 Open
1825 2023-06-02 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2023 Chartres FRA 2.4 Pierre Laurent-Paoli Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
1826 2023-06-01 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2023 Chartres FRA 1.2 Andrey Esipenko Philippe Brochet Won: 1-0 31 Open
1827 2023-05-25 6th Sharjah Masters 2023 Sharjah UAE 9.5 Andrey Esipenko Sanan Sjugirov Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
1828 2023-05-24 6th Sharjah Masters 2023 Sharjah UAE 8.7 Denis Kadric Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
1829 2023-05-23 6th Sharjah Masters 2023 Sharjah UAE 7.5 Andrey Esipenko Nihal Sarin Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
1830 2023-05-22 6th Sharjah Masters 2023 Sharjah UAE 6.6 Aryan Chopra Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
1831 2023-05-21 6th Sharjah Masters 2023 Sharjah UAE 5.11 Andrey Esipenko Nikolas Theodorou Won: 1-0 46 Open
1832 2023-05-20 6th Sharjah Masters 2023 Sharjah UAE 4.11 Shamsiddin Vokhidov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
1833 2023-05-19 6th Sharjah Masters 2023 Sharjah UAE 3.9 Andrey Esipenko Shant Sargsyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
1834 2023-05-18 6th Sharjah Masters 2023 Sharjah UAE 2.8 Chithambaram VR. Aravindh Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
1835 2023-05-17 6th Sharjah Masters 2023 Sharjah UAE 1.12 Andrey Esipenko Valentin Dragnev Won: 1-0 34 Open
1836 2023-05-11 Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023 Jermuk ARM 9.5 Andrey Esipenko Narayanan S L Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
1837 2023-05-10 Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023 Jermuk ARM 8.1 Artur Davtyan Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 29 Open
1838 2023-05-09 Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023 Jermuk ARM 7.5 Thai Dai Van Nguyen Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
1839 2023-05-08 Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023 Jermuk ARM 6.2 Andrey Esipenko Robert Hovhannisyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
1840 2023-05-07 Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023 Jermuk ARM 5.4 Nodirbek Yakubboev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1841 2023-05-06 Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023 Jermuk ARM 4.3 Andrey Esipenko Frederik Svane Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
1842 2023-05-05 Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023 Jermuk ARM 3.3 Haik M. Martirosyan Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
1843 2023-05-04 Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023 Jermuk ARM 2.4 Andrey Esipenko Samuel Sevian Lost: 0-1 53 Open
1844 2023-05-03 Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023 Jermuk ARM 1.2 M. Amin Tabatabaei Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 29 Open
1845 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Late chess.com INT 9 Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 40 Open
1846 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Lefong Hua Won: 1-0 26 Open
1847 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Valentina Gunina Won: 1-0 32 Open
1848 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Late chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Nihal Sarin Draw: 1/2-1/2 78 Open
1849 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Late chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Hikaru Nakamura Won: 1-0 41 Open
1850 2023-04-25 Titled Tue 25th Apr Early chess.com INT 7 Daniel Naroditsky Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 35 Open
  1. vs Ian NepomniachtchiLost · 0-1White · 2023-07-24 · Round 3.14Julius Baer Play-In 2023
  2. vs Alexander RustemovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-07-24 · Round 2.12Julius Baer Play-In 2023
  3. vs Viktor SkliarovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-07-24 · Round 1.72Julius Baer Play-In 2023
  4. vs Wojciech PrzybylskiLost · 1-0Black · 2023-07-11 · Round 4Titled Tue 11th Jul Late
  5. vs Dmitry LavrikLost · 0-1White · 2023-07-11 · Round 3Titled Tue 11th Jul Late
  6. vs Luis Eduardo Ballester LlagariaWon · 0-1Black · 2023-07-11 · Round 2Titled Tue 11th Jul Late
  7. vs Andrei Ioan TrifanWon · 1-0White · 2023-07-11 · Round 1Titled Tue 11th Jul Late
  8. vs Jonas Buhl BjerreLost · 1-0Black · 2023-07-01 · Round 10.6Global Chess League 2023
  9. vs Javokhir SindarovLost · 1-0Black · 2023-06-30 · Round 9.6Global Chess League 2023
  10. vs Raunak SadhwaniWon · 0-1Black · 2023-06-29 · Round 8.6Global Chess League 2023
  11. vs Praggnanandhaa RLost · 0-1White · 2023-06-28 · Round 7.6Global Chess League 2023
  12. vs Nihal SarinDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-06-27 · Round 6.6Global Chess League 2023
  13. vs Jonas Buhl BjerreDraw · ½–½White · 2023-06-26 · Round 5.6Global Chess League 2023
  14. vs Javokhir SindarovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-06-24 · Round 4.6Global Chess League 2023
  15. vs Raunak SadhwaniWon · 1-0White · 2023-06-24 · Round 3.6Global Chess League 2023
  16. vs Praggnanandhaa RDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-06-23 · Round 2.6Global Chess League 2023
  17. vs Nihal SarinDraw · ½–½White · 2023-06-22 · Round 1.6Global Chess League 2023
  18. vs Maxim RodshteinDraw · ½–½White · 2023-06-11 · Round 4.1TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2023
  19. vs Rauf MamedovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-06-10 · Round 3.2TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2023
  20. vs Clovis VernayWon · 0-1Black · 2023-06-09 · Round 2.4TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2023
  21. vs Anton KorobovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-06-08 · Round 1.3TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2023
  22. vs Visakh N RWon · 1-0White · 2023-06-06 · Round 6.3TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2023
  23. vs Mircea-Emilian ParligrasWon · 1-0White · 2023-06-05 · Round 5.2TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2023
  24. vs Jorden Van ForeestLost · 1-0Black · 2023-06-03 · Round 3.1TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2023
  25. vs Pierre Laurent-PaoliWon · 0-1Black · 2023-06-02 · Round 2.4TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2023
  26. vs Philippe BrochetWon · 1-0White · 2023-06-01 · Round 1.2TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2023
  27. vs Sanan SjugirovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-05-25 · Round 9.56th Sharjah Masters 2023
  28. vs Denis KadricDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-05-24 · Round 8.76th Sharjah Masters 2023
  29. vs Nihal SarinDraw · ½–½White · 2023-05-23 · Round 7.56th Sharjah Masters 2023
  30. vs Aryan ChopraDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-05-22 · Round 6.66th Sharjah Masters 2023
  31. vs Nikolas TheodorouWon · 1-0White · 2023-05-21 · Round 5.116th Sharjah Masters 2023
  32. vs Shamsiddin VokhidovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-05-20 · Round 4.116th Sharjah Masters 2023
  33. vs Shant SargsyanDraw · ½–½White · 2023-05-19 · Round 3.96th Sharjah Masters 2023
  34. vs Chithambaram VR. AravindhDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-05-18 · Round 2.86th Sharjah Masters 2023
  35. vs Valentin DragnevWon · 1-0White · 2023-05-17 · Round 1.126th Sharjah Masters 2023
  36. vs Narayanan S LDraw · ½–½White · 2023-05-11 · Round 9.5Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023
  37. vs Artur DavtyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-05-10 · Round 8.1Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023
  38. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-05-09 · Round 7.5Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023
  39. vs Robert HovhannisyanDraw · ½–½White · 2023-05-08 · Round 6.2Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023
  40. vs Nodirbek YakubboevDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-05-07 · Round 5.4Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023
  41. vs Frederik SvaneDraw · ½–½White · 2023-05-06 · Round 4.3Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023
  42. vs Haik M. MartirosyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-05-05 · Round 3.3Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023
  43. vs Samuel SevianLost · 0-1White · 2023-05-04 · Round 2.4Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023
  44. vs M. Amin TabatabaeiWon · 0-1Black · 2023-05-03 · Round 1.2Stepan Avagyan Mem 2023
  45. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraLost · 1-0Black · 2023-04-25 · Round 9Titled Tue 25th Apr Late
  46. vs Lefong HuaWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-25 · Round 9Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
  47. vs Valentina GuninaWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-25 · Round 8Titled Tue 25th Apr Early
  48. vs Nihal SarinDraw · ½–½White · 2023-04-25 · Round 8Titled Tue 25th Apr Late
  49. vs Hikaru NakamuraWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-25 · Round 7Titled Tue 25th Apr Late
  50. vs Daniel NaroditskyLost · 1-0Black · 2023-04-25 · Round 7Titled Tue 25th Apr Early

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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