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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
2001 2022-10-22 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 11.3 Arseniy Nesterov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
2002 2022-10-21 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 10.2 Andrey Esipenko Francesco Sonis Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
2003 2022-10-20 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 9.4 Prraneeth Vuppala Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
2004 2022-10-19 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 8.2 Andrey Esipenko Velimir Ivic Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
2005 2022-10-18 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 7.3 Abdulla Gadimbayli Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
2006 2022-10-16 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 6.1 Dominik Horvath Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
2007 2022-10-15 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 5.1 Andrey Esipenko Adam Kozak Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
2008 2022-10-14 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 4.4 Andrey Esipenko Tsvetan Stoyanov Won: 1-0 59 Open
2009 2022-10-13 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 3.1 Vignir Vatnar Stefansson Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
2010 2022-10-13 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Harshavardhan G B Won: 1-0 64 Open
2011 2022-10-12 59th World Juniors 2022 Cala Gonone ITA 1.1 Sion Radamantys Galaviz Medina Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 60 Open
2012 2022-10-09 37th ECC Open 2022 Mayrhofen AUT 7.1 Andrey Esipenko Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Won: 1-0 54 Open
2013 2022-10-08 37th ECC Open 2022 Mayrhofen AUT 6.2 Victor Mikhalevski Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 71 Open
2014 2022-10-07 37th ECC Open 2022 Mayrhofen AUT 5.2 Andrey Esipenko Jorden Van Foreest Won: 1-0 54 Open
2015 2022-10-06 37th ECC Open 2022 Mayrhofen AUT 4.4 Vahap Sanal Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 98 Open
2016 2022-10-05 37th ECC Open 2022 Mayrhofen AUT 3.3 Andrey Esipenko Tamas Banusz Draw: 1/2-1/2 73 Open
2017 2022-10-04 37th ECC Open 2022 Mayrhofen AUT 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Marco Baldauf Won: 1-0 32 Open
2018 2022-10-03 37th ECC Open 2022 Mayrhofen AUT 1.3 Frode Elsness Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 20 Open
2019 2022-09-24 CGC KO 2022 chess.com INT 2.5 Andrey Esipenko Liren Ding Lost: 0-1 40 Open
2020 2022-09-24 CGC KO 2022 chess.com INT 2.4 Andrey Esipenko Liren Ding Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
2021 2022-09-24 CGC KO 2022 chess.com INT 2.3 Liren Ding Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 46 Open
2022 2022-09-24 CGC KO 2022 chess.com INT 2.2 Andrey Esipenko Liren Ding Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
2023 2022-09-24 CGC KO 2022 chess.com INT 2.1 Liren Ding Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
2024 2022-09-22 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 11.6 Sanan Sjugirov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
2025 2022-09-21 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 10.2 Andrey Esipenko Arseniy Nesterov Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
2026 2022-09-20 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 9.5 Maxim Matlakov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
2027 2022-09-19 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 8.3 Andrey Esipenko Evgeniy Najer Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
2028 2022-09-18 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 7.4 Maksim Chigaev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 45 Open
2029 2022-09-16 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 6.4 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Dubov Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
2030 2022-09-15 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 5.3 Aleksandr Rakhmanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
2031 2022-09-14 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 4.5 Andrey Esipenko Volodar Murzin Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
2032 2022-09-14 CGC KO 2022 chess.com INT 1.3 Andrey Esipenko Bassem Amin Won: 1-0 36 Open
2033 2022-09-14 CGC KO 2022 chess.com INT 1.2 Bassem Amin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 57 Open
2034 2022-09-14 CGC KO 2022 chess.com INT 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Bassem Amin Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
2035 2022-09-13 Titled Tue 13th Sep Early chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Koby Kalavannan Lost: 0-1 39 Open
2036 2022-09-13 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 3.2 Vladislav Artemiev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
2037 2022-09-13 Titled Tue 13th Sep Early chess.com INT 2 Domen Tisaj Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 72 Open
2038 2022-09-13 Titled Tue 13th Sep Early chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Ali Mortazavi Won: 1-0 28 Open
2039 2022-09-12 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 2.6 Andrey Esipenko Evgeny Tomashevsky Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
2040 2022-09-11 75th ch-RUS 2022 Cheboksary RUS 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Ilia Iljiushenok Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
2041 2022-09-04 Baer Challenge 2022 chess24.com INT 9.8 Vantika Agrawal Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 59 Open
2042 2022-09-04 Baer Challenge 2022 chess24.com INT 8.2 Andrey Esipenko Frederik Svane Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
2043 2022-09-04 Baer Challenge 2022 chess24.com INT 15.6 Andrey Esipenko Prraneeth Vuppala Won: 1-0 45 Open
2044 2022-09-04 Baer Challenge 2022 chess24.com INT 14.3 Leon Luke Mendonca Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 38 Open
2045 2022-09-04 Baer Challenge 2022 chess24.com INT 13.7 Andrey Esipenko Leya Garifullina Won: 1-0 47 Open
2046 2022-09-04 Baer Challenge 2022 chess24.com INT 12.2 Bibisara Assaubayeva Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 35 Open
2047 2022-09-04 Baer Challenge 2022 chess24.com INT 11.8 Andrey Esipenko Jonas Buhl Bjerre Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
2048 2022-09-03 Baer Challenge 2022 chess24.com INT 7.7 Nurgyul Salimova Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 56 Open
2049 2022-09-03 Baer Challenge 2022 chess24.com INT 6.3 Andrey Esipenko Savitha Shri B Won: 1-0 33 Open
2050 2022-09-03 Baer Challenge 2022 chess24.com INT 5.6 Raunak Sadhwani Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
  1. vs Arseniy NesterovDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-22 · Round 11.359th World Juniors 2022
  2. vs Francesco SonisDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-21 · Round 10.259th World Juniors 2022
  3. vs Prraneeth VuppalaWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-20 · Round 9.459th World Juniors 2022
  4. vs Velimir IvicDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-19 · Round 8.259th World Juniors 2022
  5. vs Abdulla GadimbayliDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-18 · Round 7.359th World Juniors 2022
  6. vs Dominik HorvathDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-16 · Round 6.159th World Juniors 2022
  7. vs Adam KozakDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-15 · Round 5.159th World Juniors 2022
  8. vs Tsvetan StoyanovWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-14 · Round 4.459th World Juniors 2022
  9. vs Vignir Vatnar StefanssonDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-13 · Round 3.159th World Juniors 2022
  10. vs Harshavardhan G BWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-13 · Round 2.159th World Juniors 2022
  11. vs Sion Radamantys Galaviz MedinaWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-12 · Round 1.159th World Juniors 2022
  12. vs Santosh Gujrathi ViditWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-09 · Round 7.137th ECC Open 2022
  13. vs Victor MikhalevskiWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-08 · Round 6.237th ECC Open 2022
  14. vs Jorden Van ForeestWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-07 · Round 5.237th ECC Open 2022
  15. vs Vahap SanalDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-06 · Round 4.437th ECC Open 2022
  16. vs Tamas BanuszDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-05 · Round 3.337th ECC Open 2022
  17. vs Marco BaldaufWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-04 · Round 2.337th ECC Open 2022
  18. vs Frode ElsnessWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-03 · Round 1.337th ECC Open 2022
  19. vs Liren DingLost · 0-1White · 2022-09-24 · Round 2.5CGC KO 2022
  20. vs Liren DingDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-24 · Round 2.4CGC KO 2022
  21. vs Liren DingLost · 1-0Black · 2022-09-24 · Round 2.3CGC KO 2022
  22. vs Liren DingDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-24 · Round 2.2CGC KO 2022
  23. vs Liren DingWon · 0-1Black · 2022-09-24 · Round 2.1CGC KO 2022
  24. vs Sanan SjugirovDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-22 · Round 11.675th ch-RUS 2022
  25. vs Arseniy NesterovDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-21 · Round 10.275th ch-RUS 2022
  26. vs Maxim MatlakovDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-20 · Round 9.575th ch-RUS 2022
  27. vs Evgeniy NajerDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-19 · Round 8.375th ch-RUS 2022
  28. vs Maksim ChigaevLost · 1-0Black · 2022-09-18 · Round 7.475th ch-RUS 2022
  29. vs Daniil DubovDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-16 · Round 6.475th ch-RUS 2022
  30. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-15 · Round 5.375th ch-RUS 2022
  31. vs Volodar MurzinDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-14 · Round 4.575th ch-RUS 2022
  32. vs Bassem AminWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-14 · Round 1.3CGC KO 2022
  33. vs Bassem AminWon · 0-1Black · 2022-09-14 · Round 1.2CGC KO 2022
  34. vs Bassem AminDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-14 · Round 1.1CGC KO 2022
  35. vs Koby KalavannanLost · 0-1White · 2022-09-13 · Round 3Titled Tue 13th Sep Early
  36. vs Vladislav ArtemievDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-13 · Round 3.275th ch-RUS 2022
  37. vs Domen TisajDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-09-13 · Round 2Titled Tue 13th Sep Early
  38. vs Ali MortazaviWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-13 · Round 1Titled Tue 13th Sep Early
  39. vs Evgeny TomashevskyDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-12 · Round 2.675th ch-RUS 2022
  40. vs Ilia IljiushenokDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-11 · Round 1.175th ch-RUS 2022
  41. vs Vantika AgrawalWon · 0-1Black · 2022-09-04 · Round 9.8Baer Challenge 2022
  42. vs Frederik SvaneDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-04 · Round 8.2Baer Challenge 2022
  43. vs Prraneeth VuppalaWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-04 · Round 15.6Baer Challenge 2022
  44. vs Leon Luke MendoncaWon · 0-1Black · 2022-09-04 · Round 14.3Baer Challenge 2022
  45. vs Leya GarifullinaWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-04 · Round 13.7Baer Challenge 2022
  46. vs Bibisara AssaubayevaWon · 0-1Black · 2022-09-04 · Round 12.2Baer Challenge 2022
  47. vs Jonas Buhl BjerreDraw · ½–½White · 2022-09-04 · Round 11.8Baer Challenge 2022
  48. vs Nurgyul SalimovaWon · 0-1Black · 2022-09-03 · Round 7.7Baer Challenge 2022
  49. vs Savitha Shri BWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-03 · Round 6.3Baer Challenge 2022
  50. vs Raunak SadhwaniWon · 0-1Black · 2022-09-03 · Round 5.6Baer Challenge 2022

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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