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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
2051 2022-09-03 Baer Challenge 2022 chess24.com INT 4.4 Andrey Esipenko MarcAndria Maurizzi Won: 1-0 24 Open
2052 2022-09-03 Baer Challenge 2022 chess24.com INT 3.5 Maria Malicka Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 41 Open
2053 2022-09-03 Baer Challenge 2022 chess24.com INT 2.5 Andrey Esipenko Aditya Mittal Won: 1-0 48 Open
2054 2022-09-03 Baer Challenge 2022 chess24.com INT 1.4 Zsoka Gaal Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 41 Open
2055 2022-08-27 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 13.4 Bardiya Daneshvar Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
2056 2022-08-25 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 11.5 Kirill Shevchenko Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
2057 2022-08-24 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 9.6 Adam Kozak Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
2058 2022-08-22 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 7.6 Aryan Gholami Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
2059 2022-08-21 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Ufuk Sezen Arat Lost: 0-1 41 Open
2060 2022-08-20 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 5.5 Velimir Ivic Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 40 Open
2061 2022-08-19 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Thai Dai Van Nguyen Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
2062 2022-08-18 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 3.4 Ortik Nigmatov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 47 Open
2063 2022-08-17 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Gukesh D Lost: 0-1 29 Open
2064 2022-08-16 TCh-TUR Super League 2022 Ankara TUR 1.3 Klementy Sychev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
2065 2022-08-09 Titled Tue 9th Aug Late chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Aram Hakobyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 75 Open
2066 2022-08-09 Titled Tue 9th Aug Late chess.com INT 8 Roman Yanchenko Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 41 Open
2067 2022-08-09 Titled Tue 9th Aug Late chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Zviad Izoria Won: 1-0 34 Open
2068 2022-08-09 Titled Tue 9th Aug Late chess.com INT 6 Aman Hambleton Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 41 Open
2069 2022-08-09 Titled Tue 9th Aug Late chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Zbigniew Pakleza Lost: 0-1 42 Open
2070 2022-08-09 Titled Tue 9th Aug Late chess.com INT 4 Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 47 Open
2071 2022-08-09 Titled Tue 9th Aug Late chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko John Bartholomew Won: 1-0 53 Open
2072 2022-08-09 Titled Tue 9th Aug Late chess.com INT 2 Igor Bjelobrk Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 35 Open
2073 2022-08-09 Titled Tue 9th Aug Late chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Peter T Roberson Won: 1-0 32 Open
2074 2022-08-09 Titled Tue 9th Aug Late chess.com INT 11 Andrey Esipenko David Paravyan Won: 1-0 56 Open
2075 2022-08-09 Titled Tue 9th Aug Late chess.com INT 10 Dennis Wagner Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 52 Open
2076 2022-07-22 55th Biel GM 2022 Biel SUI 7.3 Andrey Esipenko Quang Liem Le Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
2077 2022-07-21 55th Biel GM 2022 Biel SUI 6.2 Nodirbek Abdusattorov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 60 Open
2078 2022-07-20 55th Biel GM 2022 Biel SUI 5.4 Andrey Esipenko Gata Kamsky Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
2079 2022-07-19 55th Biel GM 2022 Biel SUI 4.1 Gukesh D Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
2080 2022-07-17 55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 Biel SUI 9.1 Andrey Esipenko Arkadij Naiditsch Won: 1-0 32 Open
2081 2022-07-17 55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 Biel SUI 8.4 Andrey Esipenko Nodirbek Abdusattorov Won: 1-0 43 Open
2082 2022-07-17 55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 Biel SUI 7.2 Andrey Esipenko Vincent Keymer Won: 1-0 54 Open
2083 2022-07-17 55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 Biel SUI 6.3 A.R. Saleh Salem Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 34 Open
2084 2022-07-17 55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 Biel SUI 5.3 Andrey Esipenko Quang Liem Le Won: 1-0 49 Open
2085 2022-07-17 55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 Biel SUI 4.2 Gata Kamsky Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
2086 2022-07-17 55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 Biel SUI 2.1 Arkadij Naiditsch Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 66 Open
2087 2022-07-17 55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 Biel SUI 14.2 Vincent Keymer Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 58 Open
2088 2022-07-17 55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 Biel SUI 13.3 Andrey Esipenko A.R. Saleh Salem Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
2089 2022-07-17 55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 Biel SUI 12.3 Quang Liem Le Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 59 Open
2090 2022-07-17 55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 Biel SUI 11.2 Andrey Esipenko Gata Kamsky Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
2091 2022-07-17 55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 Biel SUI 10.4 Gukesh D Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 34 Open
2092 2022-07-17 55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 Biel SUI 1.4 Nodirbek Abdusattorov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 49 Open
2093 2022-07-17 Chess.com RCC Wk21 KO chess.com INT 1.1 Wesley So Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 27 Open
2094 2022-07-16 Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Mahammad Muradli Won: 1-0 44 Open
2095 2022-07-16 Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss chess.com INT 8 Wesley So Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 6 Open
2096 2022-07-16 Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Jeffery Xiong Won: 1-0 28 Open
2097 2022-07-16 Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss chess.com INT 6 Alexander Rustemov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 72 Open
2098 2022-07-16 Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss chess.com INT 5 Pavel V. Tregubov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 46 Open
2099 2022-07-16 Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Aryan Tari Won: 1-0 23 Open
2100 2022-07-16 Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss chess.com INT 3 Grigoriy Oparin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
  1. vs MarcAndria MaurizziWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-03 · Round 4.4Baer Challenge 2022
  2. vs Maria MalickaWon · 0-1Black · 2022-09-03 · Round 3.5Baer Challenge 2022
  3. vs Aditya MittalWon · 1-0White · 2022-09-03 · Round 2.5Baer Challenge 2022
  4. vs Zsoka GaalWon · 0-1Black · 2022-09-03 · Round 1.4Baer Challenge 2022
  5. vs Bardiya DaneshvarDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-08-27 · Round 13.4TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  6. vs Kirill ShevchenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-08-25 · Round 11.5TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  7. vs Adam KozakDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-08-24 · Round 9.6TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  8. vs Aryan GholamiWon · 0-1Black · 2022-08-22 · Round 7.6TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  9. vs Ufuk Sezen AratLost · 0-1White · 2022-08-21 · Round 6.1TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  10. vs Velimir IvicWon · 0-1Black · 2022-08-20 · Round 5.5TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  11. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenDraw · ½–½White · 2022-08-19 · Round 4.2TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  12. vs Ortik NigmatovWon · 0-1Black · 2022-08-18 · Round 3.4TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  13. vs Gukesh DLost · 0-1White · 2022-08-17 · Round 2.3TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  14. vs Klementy SychevDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-08-16 · Round 1.3TCh-TUR Super League 2022
  15. vs Aram HakobyanDraw · ½–½White · 2022-08-09 · Round 9Titled Tue 9th Aug Late
  16. vs Roman YanchenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2022-08-09 · Round 8Titled Tue 9th Aug Late
  17. vs Zviad IzoriaWon · 1-0White · 2022-08-09 · Round 7Titled Tue 9th Aug Late
  18. vs Aman HambletonWon · 0-1Black · 2022-08-09 · Round 6Titled Tue 9th Aug Late
  19. vs Zbigniew PaklezaLost · 0-1White · 2022-08-09 · Round 5Titled Tue 9th Aug Late
  20. vs Jose Carlos Ibarra JerezWon · 0-1Black · 2022-08-09 · Round 4Titled Tue 9th Aug Late
  21. vs John BartholomewWon · 1-0White · 2022-08-09 · Round 3Titled Tue 9th Aug Late
  22. vs Igor BjelobrkWon · 0-1Black · 2022-08-09 · Round 2Titled Tue 9th Aug Late
  23. vs Peter T RobersonWon · 1-0White · 2022-08-09 · Round 1Titled Tue 9th Aug Late
  24. vs David ParavyanWon · 1-0White · 2022-08-09 · Round 11Titled Tue 9th Aug Late
  25. vs Dennis WagnerWon · 0-1Black · 2022-08-09 · Round 10Titled Tue 9th Aug Late
  26. vs Quang Liem LeDraw · ½–½White · 2022-07-22 · Round 7.355th Biel GM 2022
  27. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovWon · 0-1Black · 2022-07-21 · Round 6.255th Biel GM 2022
  28. vs Gata KamskyDraw · ½–½White · 2022-07-20 · Round 5.455th Biel GM 2022
  29. vs Gukesh DWon · 0-1Black · 2022-07-19 · Round 4.155th Biel GM 2022
  30. vs Arkadij NaiditschWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-17 · Round 9.155th Biel GM Blitz 2022
  31. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-17 · Round 8.455th Biel GM Blitz 2022
  32. vs Vincent KeymerWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-17 · Round 7.255th Biel GM Blitz 2022
  33. vs A.R. Saleh SalemLost · 1-0Black · 2022-07-17 · Round 6.355th Biel GM Blitz 2022
  34. vs Quang Liem LeWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-17 · Round 5.355th Biel GM Blitz 2022
  35. vs Gata KamskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-07-17 · Round 4.255th Biel GM Blitz 2022
  36. vs Arkadij NaiditschWon · 0-1Black · 2022-07-17 · Round 2.155th Biel GM Blitz 2022
  37. vs Vincent KeymerLost · 1-0Black · 2022-07-17 · Round 14.255th Biel GM Blitz 2022
  38. vs A.R. Saleh SalemDraw · ½–½White · 2022-07-17 · Round 13.355th Biel GM Blitz 2022
  39. vs Quang Liem LeLost · 1-0Black · 2022-07-17 · Round 12.355th Biel GM Blitz 2022
  40. vs Gata KamskyDraw · ½–½White · 2022-07-17 · Round 11.255th Biel GM Blitz 2022
  41. vs Gukesh DLost · 1-0Black · 2022-07-17 · Round 10.455th Biel GM Blitz 2022
  42. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovLost · 1-0Black · 2022-07-17 · Round 1.455th Biel GM Blitz 2022
  43. vs Wesley SoLost · 1-0Black · 2022-07-17 · Round 1.1Chess.com RCC Wk21 KO
  44. vs Mahammad MuradliWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-16 · Round 9Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss
  45. vs Wesley SoDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-07-16 · Round 8Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss
  46. vs Jeffery XiongWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-16 · Round 7Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss
  47. vs Alexander RustemovWon · 0-1Black · 2022-07-16 · Round 6Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss
  48. vs Pavel V. TregubovLost · 1-0Black · 2022-07-16 · Round 5Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss
  49. vs Aryan TariWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-16 · Round 4Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss
  50. vs Grigoriy OparinDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-07-16 · Round 3Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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