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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
3834

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
151 2026-07-28 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 8.1 Esipenko,Andrey Gholami Orimi,Mahdi 1-0 33 Open
152 2026-07-27 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 7.1 Ilamparthi,A R Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 59 Open
153 2026-07-26 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 6.1 Esipenko,Andrey Shuvalova,Polina 1-0 47 Open
154 2026-07-25 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 5.2 Vakhidov,J Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 44 Open
155 2026-07-24 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 4.5 Esipenko,Andrey Ahmad,Khagan 1-0 41 Open
156 2026-07-23 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 3.6 Novozhilov,Semen Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 47 Open
157 2026-07-22 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 2.13 Esipenko,Andrey Primbetov,Nurassyl 1-0 42 Open
158 2026-07-21 Oskemen Open Masters 2026 Oskemen KAZ 1.1 Aradhya,Garg Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 40 Open
159 2026-07-14 Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 4 Jaiveer,Mahendru Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 49 Open
160 2026-07-14 Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 1 Esipenko,Andrey Vlassov,N 1-0 29 Open
161 2026-07-14 Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 2 Kocharin,Timur Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 41 Open
162 2026-07-14 Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 8 Esipenko,Andrey Sarana,A 0-1 57 Open
163 2026-07-14 Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 6 Esipenko,Andrey Donchenko,Alexa 1-0 26 Open
164 2026-07-14 Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 7 Shankland,S Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 32 Open
165 2026-07-14 Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 9 Esipenko,Andrey Steinberg,N 0-1 83 Open
166 2026-07-14 Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 3 Esipenko,Andrey Gokerkan,Cem Kaan 0-1 95 Open
167 2026-07-07 Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 4 Esipenko,Andrey Gokerkan,Cem Kaan 1-0 49 Open
168 2026-07-07 Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 7 Esipenko,Andrey Gholami Orimi,Mahdi 1-0 41 Open
169 2026-07-07 Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 11 Esipenko,Andrey Pranesh,M 0-1 58 Open
170 2026-07-07 Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 1 Balasubramaniam,H Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 44 Open
171 2026-07-07 Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 8 Esipenko,Andrey Caruana,F 0-1 49 Open
172 2026-07-07 Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 6 Erigaisi,Arjun Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 63 Open
173 2026-07-07 Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 5 Esipenko,Andrey Mahdavi,Reza 1-0 40 Open
174 2026-07-07 Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 3 Liyanage,Ranindu Dilshan Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 35 Open
175 2026-07-07 Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 10 Sheehan,Ethan Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 56 Open
176 2026-07-07 Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 9 Anton Guijarro,D Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 53 Open
177 2026-07-07 Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026 chess.com INT 2 Esipenko,Andrey Garcia,Jan 1-0 39 Open
178 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 18.1 Esipenko,Andrey Sadhwani,Raunak 0-1 48 Open
179 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 17.1 Lu Shanglei Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 23 Open
180 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 10.1 Esipenko,Andrey Lagno,Kateryna 1-0 36 Open
181 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 15.1 Goryachkina,A Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 47 Open
182 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 14.1 Esipenko,Andrey Karjakin,Sergey 1-0 44 Open
183 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 12.1 Esipenko,Andrey Gunina,V 1-0 41 Open
184 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 11.1 Tomashevsky,E Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 11 Open
185 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 13.1 Radjabov,T Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 44 Open
186 2026-07-06 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 16.1 Esipenko,Andrey Artemiev,V 1/2-1/2 41 Open
187 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 7.1 Artemiev,V Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 69 Open
188 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 2.1 Esipenko,Andrey Tomashevsky,E 1-0 27 Open
189 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 4.1 Esipenko,Andrey Radjabov,T 1-0 43 Open
190 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 1.1 Lagno,Kateryna Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 37 Open
191 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 6.1 Esipenko,Andrey Goryachkina,A 1/2-1/2 71 Open
192 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 9.1 Sadhwani,Raunak Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 37 Open
193 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 5.1 Karjakin,Sergey Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 21 Open
194 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 8.1 Esipenko,Andrey Lu Shanglei 1/2-1/2 48 Open
195 2026-07-05 Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz Moscow RUS 3.1 Gunina,V Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 34 Open
196 2026-07-04 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 7.1 Artemiev,V Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 31 Open
197 2026-07-04 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 9.1 Sadhwani,Raunak Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 11 Open
198 2026-07-04 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 8.1 Esipenko,Andrey Lu Shanglei 1/2-1/2 22 Open
199 2026-07-03 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 6.1 Esipenko,Andrey Goryachkina,A 1-0 31 Open
200 2026-07-03 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 5.1 Karjakin,Sergey Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 29 Open
  1. vs Gholami Orimi,MahdiWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-28 · Round 8.1Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  2. vs Ilamparthi,A RDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-27 · Round 7.1Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  3. vs Shuvalova,PolinaWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-26 · Round 6.1Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  4. vs Vakhidov,JWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-25 · Round 5.2Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  5. vs Ahmad,KhaganWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-24 · Round 4.5Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  6. vs Novozhilov,SemenDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-23 · Round 3.6Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  7. vs Primbetov,NurassylWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-22 · Round 2.13Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  8. vs Aradhya,GargDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-21 · Round 1.1Oskemen Open Masters 2026
  9. vs Jaiveer,MahendruWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-14 · Round 4Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026
  10. vs Vlassov,NWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-14 · Round 1Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026
  11. vs Kocharin,TimurWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-14 · Round 2Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026
  12. vs Sarana,ALost · 0-1White · 2026-07-14 · Round 8Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026
  13. vs Donchenko,AlexaWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-14 · Round 6Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026
  14. vs Shankland,SWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-14 · Round 7Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026
  15. vs Steinberg,NLost · 0-1White · 2026-07-14 · Round 9Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026
  16. vs Gokerkan,Cem KaanLost · 0-1White · 2026-07-14 · Round 3Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026
  17. vs Gokerkan,Cem KaanWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-07 · Round 4Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026
  18. vs Gholami Orimi,MahdiWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-07 · Round 7Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026
  19. vs Pranesh,MLost · 0-1White · 2026-07-07 · Round 11Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026
  20. vs Balasubramaniam,HWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-07 · Round 1Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026
  21. vs Caruana,FLost · 0-1White · 2026-07-07 · Round 8Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026
  22. vs Erigaisi,ArjunLost · 1-0Black · 2026-07-07 · Round 6Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026
  23. vs Mahdavi,RezaWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-07 · Round 5Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026
  24. vs Liyanage,Ranindu DilshanWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-07 · Round 3Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026
  25. vs Sheehan,EthanWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-07 · Round 10Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026
  26. vs Anton Guijarro,DWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-07 · Round 9Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026
  27. vs Garcia,JanWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-07 · Round 2Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026
  28. vs Sadhwani,RaunakLost · 0-1White · 2026-07-06 · Round 18.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  29. vs Lu ShangleiLost · 1-0Black · 2026-07-06 · Round 17.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  30. vs Lagno,KaterynaWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-06 · Round 10.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  31. vs Goryachkina,ALost · 1-0Black · 2026-07-06 · Round 15.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  32. vs Karjakin,SergeyWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-06 · Round 14.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  33. vs Gunina,VWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-06 · Round 12.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  34. vs Tomashevsky,EDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-06 · Round 11.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  35. vs Radjabov,TDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-06 · Round 13.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  36. vs Artemiev,VDraw · ½–½White · 2026-07-06 · Round 16.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  37. vs Artemiev,VDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-05 · Round 7.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  38. vs Tomashevsky,EWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-05 · Round 2.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  39. vs Radjabov,TWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-05 · Round 4.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  40. vs Lagno,KaterynaLost · 1-0Black · 2026-07-05 · Round 1.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  41. vs Goryachkina,ADraw · ½–½White · 2026-07-05 · Round 6.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  42. vs Sadhwani,RaunakLost · 1-0Black · 2026-07-05 · Round 9.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  43. vs Karjakin,SergeyWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-05 · Round 5.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  44. vs Lu ShangleiDraw · ½–½White · 2026-07-05 · Round 8.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  45. vs Gunina,VWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-05 · Round 3.1Chess Stars 6.0 Blitz
  46. vs Artemiev,VDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-04 · Round 7.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  47. vs Sadhwani,RaunakDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-04 · Round 9.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  48. vs Lu ShangleiDraw · ½–½White · 2026-07-04 · Round 8.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  49. vs Goryachkina,AWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-03 · Round 6.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  50. vs Karjakin,SergeyDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-03 · Round 5.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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