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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
1951 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 8.33 Andrey Esipenko Thai Dai Van Nguyen Won: 1-0 53 Open
1952 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 7.32 David Paravyan Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
1953 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 6.44 Andrey Esipenko Victor Bologan Won: 1-0 40 Open
1954 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 5.4 Pavel Ponkratov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
1955 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 4.28 Andrey Esipenko Nikita Petrov Lost: 0-1 44 Open
1956 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 3.42 Daniel Dardha Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 30 Open
1957 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 2.44 Andrey Esipenko Abdulla Gadimbayli Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
1958 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 12.34 Andrey Esipenko Rustam Khusnutdinov Won: 1-0 34 Open
1959 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 11.36 Alvar Alonso Rosell Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1960 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 10.21 Andrey Esipenko Manuel Petrosyan Lost: 0-1 38 Open
1961 2022-12-29 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ 1.43 Bardiya Daneshvar Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
1962 2022-12-28 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 13.21 Andrey Esipenko Shant Sargsyan Won: 1-0 97 Open
1963 2022-12-28 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 12.18 Raunak Sadhwani Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 69 Open
1964 2022-12-28 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 11.19 Andrey Esipenko Mikhail Kobalia Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1965 2022-12-28 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 10.18 Hans Moke Niemann Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 125 Open
1966 2022-12-27 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 9.27 Andrey Esipenko Vahap Sanal Won: 1-0 32 Open
1967 2022-12-27 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 8.16 Rauf Mamedov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 14 Open
1968 2022-12-27 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 7.15 Andrey Esipenko Maksim Chigaev Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
1969 2022-12-27 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 6.15 Zhamsaran Tsydypov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1970 2022-12-26 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 5.19 Andrey Esipenko Ehsan Ghaem Maghami Won: 1-0 20 Open
1971 2022-12-26 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 4.16 Haik M. Martirosyan Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
1972 2022-12-26 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 3.3 Andrey Esipenko Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev Won: 1-0 43 Open
1973 2022-12-26 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 2.12 Anton Demchenko Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 47 Open
1974 2022-12-26 World Rapid 2022 Almaty KAZ 1.16 Andrey Esipenko Vugar Asadli Won: 1-0 36 Open
1975 2022-12-22 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 10.7 Pedro Antonio Gines Esteo Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 45 Open
1976 2022-12-21 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 9.6 Andrey Esipenko Daniel Alsina Leal Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
1977 2022-12-20 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 8.1 Samant Aditya S Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 113 Open
1978 2022-12-19 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 7.4 Andrey Esipenko Chithambaram VR. Aravindh Lost: 0-1 83 Open
1979 2022-12-17 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 6.7 Andrey Esipenko Arjun Kalyan Won: 1-0 43 Open
1980 2022-12-16 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 5.6 Frederik Svane Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
1981 2022-12-15 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Kushal O Won: 1-0 29 Open
1982 2022-12-14 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 3.3 Umut Ata Akbas Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
1983 2022-12-13 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 2.4 Andrey Esipenko Phileas Mathieu Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
1984 2022-12-12 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 Sitges ESP 1.6 Alex Cherniack Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 33 Open
1985 2022-11-27 Bundesliga 2022-23 Dresden GER 4.8 Jan-Christian Schroeder Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
1986 2022-11-26 Bundesliga 2022-23 Dresden GER 3.7 Andrey Esipenko Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1987 2022-11-06 TCh-AUT 2022-23 Austria AUT 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Rasmus Svane Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
1988 2022-11-05 TCh-AUT 2022-23 Austria AUT 3.6 Dominik Horvath Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1989 2022-11-04 TCh-AUT 2022-23 Austria AUT 2.1 Pouya Idani Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 126 Open
1990 2022-11-01 Titled Tue 1st Nov Late chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Vugar Rasulov Lost: 0-1 32 Open
1991 2022-11-01 Titled Tue 1st Nov Late chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Steven Zierk Won: 1-0 24 Open
1992 2022-11-01 Titled Tue 1st Nov Late chess.com INT 5 Yoav Milikow Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 34 Open
1993 2022-11-01 Titled Tue 1st Nov Late chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Nikita Matinian Won: 1-0 41 Open
1994 2022-11-01 Titled Tue 1st Nov Late chess.com INT 3 Sipke Ernst Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 27 Open
1995 2022-11-01 Titled Tue 1st Nov Late chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Babageldi Annaberdiyev Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1996 2022-11-01 Titled Tue 1st Nov Late chess.com INT 1 Dmitry Kirillov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 28 Open
1997 2022-10-29 Challengers Tour Final 4 chess24.com INT 1.4 Andrey Esipenko V Pranav Lost: 0-1 58 Open
1998 2022-10-29 Challengers Tour Final 4 chess24.com INT 1.3 V Pranav Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
1999 2022-10-29 Challengers Tour Final 4 chess24.com INT 1.2 Andrey Esipenko V Pranav Won: 1-0 55 Open
2000 2022-10-29 Challengers Tour Final 4 chess24.com INT 1.1 V Pranav Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 68 Open
  1. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-29 · Round 8.33World Blitz 2022
  2. vs David ParavyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-29 · Round 7.32World Blitz 2022
  3. vs Victor BologanWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-29 · Round 6.44World Blitz 2022
  4. vs Pavel PonkratovDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-29 · Round 5.4World Blitz 2022
  5. vs Nikita PetrovLost · 0-1White · 2022-12-29 · Round 4.28World Blitz 2022
  6. vs Daniel DardhaWon · 0-1Black · 2022-12-29 · Round 3.42World Blitz 2022
  7. vs Abdulla GadimbayliDraw · ½–½White · 2022-12-29 · Round 2.44World Blitz 2022
  8. vs Rustam KhusnutdinovWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-29 · Round 12.34World Blitz 2022
  9. vs Alvar Alonso RosellDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-29 · Round 11.36World Blitz 2022
  10. vs Manuel PetrosyanLost · 0-1White · 2022-12-29 · Round 10.21World Blitz 2022
  11. vs Bardiya DaneshvarDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-29 · Round 1.43World Blitz 2022
  12. vs Shant SargsyanWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-28 · Round 13.21World Rapid 2022
  13. vs Raunak SadhwaniDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-28 · Round 12.18World Rapid 2022
  14. vs Mikhail KobaliaDraw · ½–½White · 2022-12-28 · Round 11.19World Rapid 2022
  15. vs Hans Moke NiemannDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-28 · Round 10.18World Rapid 2022
  16. vs Vahap SanalWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-27 · Round 9.27World Rapid 2022
  17. vs Rauf MamedovLost · 1-0Black · 2022-12-27 · Round 8.16World Rapid 2022
  18. vs Maksim ChigaevDraw · ½–½White · 2022-12-27 · Round 7.15World Rapid 2022
  19. vs Zhamsaran TsydypovDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-27 · Round 6.15World Rapid 2022
  20. vs Ehsan Ghaem MaghamiWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-26 · Round 5.19World Rapid 2022
  21. vs Haik M. MartirosyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-26 · Round 4.16World Rapid 2022
  22. vs Mustafokhuja KhusenkhojaevWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-26 · Round 3.3World Rapid 2022
  23. vs Anton DemchenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2022-12-26 · Round 2.12World Rapid 2022
  24. vs Vugar AsadliWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-26 · Round 1.16World Rapid 2022
  25. vs Pedro Antonio Gines EsteoWon · 0-1Black · 2022-12-22 · Round 10.79th Sunway Sitges 2022
  26. vs Daniel Alsina LealDraw · ½–½White · 2022-12-21 · Round 9.69th Sunway Sitges 2022
  27. vs Samant Aditya SWon · 0-1Black · 2022-12-20 · Round 8.19th Sunway Sitges 2022
  28. vs Chithambaram VR. AravindhLost · 0-1White · 2022-12-19 · Round 7.49th Sunway Sitges 2022
  29. vs Arjun KalyanWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-17 · Round 6.79th Sunway Sitges 2022
  30. vs Frederik SvaneDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-12-16 · Round 5.69th Sunway Sitges 2022
  31. vs Kushal OWon · 1-0White · 2022-12-15 · Round 4.19th Sunway Sitges 2022
  32. vs Umut Ata AkbasWon · 0-1Black · 2022-12-14 · Round 3.39th Sunway Sitges 2022
  33. vs Phileas MathieuDraw · ½–½White · 2022-12-13 · Round 2.49th Sunway Sitges 2022
  34. vs Alex CherniackWon · 0-1Black · 2022-12-12 · Round 1.69th Sunway Sitges 2022
  35. vs Jan-Christian SchroederWon · 0-1Black · 2022-11-27 · Round 4.8Bundesliga 2022-23
  36. vs Liviu-Dieter NisipeanuDraw · ½–½White · 2022-11-26 · Round 3.7Bundesliga 2022-23
  37. vs Rasmus SvaneDraw · ½–½White · 2022-11-06 · Round 4.2TCh-AUT 2022-23
  38. vs Dominik HorvathDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-11-05 · Round 3.6TCh-AUT 2022-23
  39. vs Pouya IdaniDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-11-04 · Round 2.1TCh-AUT 2022-23
  40. vs Vugar RasulovLost · 0-1White · 2022-11-01 · Round 7Titled Tue 1st Nov Late
  41. vs Steven ZierkWon · 1-0White · 2022-11-01 · Round 6Titled Tue 1st Nov Late
  42. vs Yoav MilikowWon · 0-1Black · 2022-11-01 · Round 5Titled Tue 1st Nov Late
  43. vs Nikita MatinianWon · 1-0White · 2022-11-01 · Round 4Titled Tue 1st Nov Late
  44. vs Sipke ErnstWon · 0-1Black · 2022-11-01 · Round 3Titled Tue 1st Nov Late
  45. vs Babageldi AnnaberdiyevDraw · ½–½White · 2022-11-01 · Round 2Titled Tue 1st Nov Late
  46. vs Dmitry KirillovWon · 0-1Black · 2022-11-01 · Round 1Titled Tue 1st Nov Late
  47. vs V PranavLost · 0-1White · 2022-10-29 · Round 1.4Challengers Tour Final 4
  48. vs V PranavDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-29 · Round 1.3Challengers Tour Final 4
  49. vs V PranavWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-29 · Round 1.2Challengers Tour Final 4
  50. vs V PranavLost · 1-0Black · 2022-10-29 · Round 1.1Challengers Tour Final 4

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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