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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
2101 2022-07-16 55th Biel GM 2022 Biel SUI 3.4 Arkadij Naiditsch Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
2102 2022-07-16 Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss chess.com INT 2 Alexander Moiseenko Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 56 Open
2103 2022-07-16 Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Mateusz Bartel Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
2104 2022-07-15 55th Biel GM 2022 Biel SUI 2.2 Andrey Esipenko A.R. Saleh Salem Draw: 1/2-1/2 29 Open
2105 2022-07-14 55th Biel GM 2022 Biel SUI 1.3 Vincent Keymer Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
2106 2022-07-12 55th Biel GM Rapid 2022 Biel SUI 7.3 Quang Liem Le Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 73 Open
2107 2022-07-12 55th Biel GM Rapid 2022 Biel SUI 6.2 Andrey Esipenko Nodirbek Abdusattorov Lost: 0-1 109 Open
2108 2022-07-12 55th Biel GM Rapid 2022 Biel SUI 5.4 Gata Kamsky Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 36 Open
2109 2022-07-12 55th Biel GM Rapid 2022 Biel SUI 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Gukesh D Won: 1-0 45 Open
2110 2022-07-12 55th Biel GM Rapid 2022 Biel SUI 3.4 Andrey Esipenko Arkadij Naiditsch Won: 1-0 51 Open
2111 2022-07-12 55th Biel GM Rapid 2022 Biel SUI 2.2 A.R. Saleh Salem Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 45 Open
2112 2022-07-12 55th Biel GM Rapid 2022 Biel SUI 1.3 Andrey Esipenko Vincent Keymer Won: 1-0 31 Open
2113 2022-07-09 35th Leon GM 2022 Leon ESP 1.7 Andrey Esipenko Boris Gelfand Lost: 0-1 98 Open
2114 2022-07-09 35th Leon GM 2022 Leon ESP 1.6 Boris Gelfand Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 40 Open
2115 2022-07-09 35th Leon GM 2022 Leon ESP 1.5 Andrey Esipenko Boris Gelfand Lost: 0-1 57 Open
2116 2022-07-09 35th Leon GM 2022 Leon ESP 1.4 Andrey Esipenko Boris Gelfand Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
2117 2022-07-09 35th Leon GM 2022 Leon ESP 1.3 Boris Gelfand Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
2118 2022-07-09 35th Leon GM 2022 Leon ESP 1.2 Andrey Esipenko Boris Gelfand Lost: 0-1 29 Open
2119 2022-07-09 35th Leon GM 2022 Leon ESP 1.1 Boris Gelfand Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 53 Open
2120 2022-07-05 Titled Tue 5th Jul Early chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Maksims Golubovskis Lost: 0-1 46 Open
2121 2022-07-05 Titled Tue 5th Jul Early chess.com INT 2 Sune Berg Hansen Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 37 Open
2122 2022-07-05 Titled Tue 5th Jul Early chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Bruno Andre Leite Martins Won: 1-0 65 Open
2123 2022-06-19 TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2022 Chartres FRA 4.4 Andrey Esipenko Markus Ragger Won: 1-0 40 Open
2124 2022-06-18 TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2022 Chartres FRA 3.4 Gawain C B Maroroa Jones Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 42 Open
2125 2022-06-17 TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2022 Chartres FRA 2.1 Nijat Abasov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
2126 2022-06-16 TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2022 Chartres FRA 1.3 Andrey Esipenko Gata Kamsky Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
2127 2022-06-15 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2022 Chartres FRA 7.1 Erigaisi Arjun Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
2128 2022-06-14 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2022 Chartres FRA 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Pavel V. Tregubov Won: 1-0 42 Open
2129 2022-06-13 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2022 Chartres FRA 5.1 Arturs Neiksans Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
2130 2022-06-12 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2022 Chartres FRA 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Floryan Eugene Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
2131 2022-06-11 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2022 Chartres FRA 3.1 Nicolas Le Hetet Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 39 Open
2132 2022-06-10 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2022 Chartres FRA 2.4 Andrey Esipenko Clovis Vernay Won: 1-0 25 Open
2133 2022-06-09 TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2022 Chartres FRA 1.4 Alexander Donchenko Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 24 Open
2134 2022-06-03 2nd Festival d'Estate OpA Cattolica ITA 9.2 Andrey Esipenko Jagadeesh Siddharth Won: 1-0 31 Open
2135 2022-06-03 2nd Festival d'Estate OpA Cattolica ITA 8.2 Eltaj Safarli Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
2136 2022-06-02 2nd Festival d'Estate OpA Cattolica ITA 7.2 Shahil Dey Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 51 Open
2137 2022-06-02 2nd Festival d'Estate OpA Cattolica ITA 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Vitaly Sivuk Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
2138 2022-06-01 2nd Festival d'Estate OpA Cattolica ITA 5.2 Rahul Srivatshav P Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
2139 2022-06-01 2nd Festival d'Estate OpA Cattolica ITA 4.4 Andrey Esipenko Tarun Kanyamarala Won: 1-0 41 Open
2140 2022-05-31 2nd Festival d'Estate OpA Cattolica ITA 3.2 Pier Luigi Basso Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
2141 2022-05-30 2nd Festival d'Estate OpA Cattolica ITA 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Velikanov Won: 1-0 33 Open
2142 2022-05-29 Bundesliga 2021-22 Hamburg GER 10.2 Andrey Esipenko Evgeny Postny Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
2143 2022-05-28 Bundesliga 2021-22 Hamburg GER 9.2 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
2144 2022-05-26 Grandiscacchi Ch Open A Cattolica ITA 9.2 Oleg Korneev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 93 Open
2145 2022-05-25 Grandiscacchi Ch Open A Cattolica ITA 8.1 Andrey Esipenko Jagadeesh Siddharth Won: 1-0 32 Open
2146 2022-05-25 Grandiscacchi Ch Open A Cattolica ITA 7.1 Vitaliy Bernadskiy Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 34 Open
2147 2022-05-24 Grandiscacchi Ch Open A Cattolica ITA 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Eltaj Safarli Won: 1-0 40 Open
2148 2022-05-24 Grandiscacchi Ch Open A Cattolica ITA 5.1 Levan Pantsulaia Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
2149 2022-05-23 Grandiscacchi Ch Open A Cattolica ITA 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Isik Can Won: 1-0 39 Open
2150 2022-05-23 Grandiscacchi Ch Open A Cattolica ITA 3.2 Harshita Guddanti Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 51 Open
  1. vs Arkadij NaiditschDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-07-16 · Round 3.455th Biel GM 2022
  2. vs Alexander MoiseenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2022-07-16 · Round 2Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss
  3. vs Mateusz BartelDraw · ½–½White · 2022-07-16 · Round 1Chess.com RCC Wk21 Swiss
  4. vs A.R. Saleh SalemDraw · ½–½White · 2022-07-15 · Round 2.255th Biel GM 2022
  5. vs Vincent KeymerDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-07-14 · Round 1.355th Biel GM 2022
  6. vs Quang Liem LeLost · 1-0Black · 2022-07-12 · Round 7.355th Biel GM Rapid 2022
  7. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovLost · 0-1White · 2022-07-12 · Round 6.255th Biel GM Rapid 2022
  8. vs Gata KamskyWon · 0-1Black · 2022-07-12 · Round 5.455th Biel GM Rapid 2022
  9. vs Gukesh DWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-12 · Round 4.155th Biel GM Rapid 2022
  10. vs Arkadij NaiditschWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-12 · Round 3.455th Biel GM Rapid 2022
  11. vs A.R. Saleh SalemWon · 0-1Black · 2022-07-12 · Round 2.255th Biel GM Rapid 2022
  12. vs Vincent KeymerWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-12 · Round 1.355th Biel GM Rapid 2022
  13. vs Boris GelfandLost · 0-1White · 2022-07-09 · Round 1.735th Leon GM 2022
  14. vs Boris GelfandWon · 0-1Black · 2022-07-09 · Round 1.635th Leon GM 2022
  15. vs Boris GelfandLost · 0-1White · 2022-07-09 · Round 1.535th Leon GM 2022
  16. vs Boris GelfandDraw · ½–½White · 2022-07-09 · Round 1.435th Leon GM 2022
  17. vs Boris GelfandDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-07-09 · Round 1.335th Leon GM 2022
  18. vs Boris GelfandLost · 0-1White · 2022-07-09 · Round 1.235th Leon GM 2022
  19. vs Boris GelfandWon · 0-1Black · 2022-07-09 · Round 1.135th Leon GM 2022
  20. vs Maksims GolubovskisLost · 0-1White · 2022-07-05 · Round 3Titled Tue 5th Jul Early
  21. vs Sune Berg HansenLost · 1-0Black · 2022-07-05 · Round 2Titled Tue 5th Jul Early
  22. vs Bruno Andre Leite MartinsWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-05 · Round 1Titled Tue 5th Jul Early
  23. vs Markus RaggerWon · 1-0White · 2022-06-19 · Round 4.4TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2022
  24. vs Gawain C B Maroroa JonesLost · 1-0Black · 2022-06-18 · Round 3.4TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2022
  25. vs Nijat AbasovDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-06-17 · Round 2.1TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2022
  26. vs Gata KamskyDraw · ½–½White · 2022-06-16 · Round 1.3TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2022
  27. vs Erigaisi ArjunDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-06-15 · Round 7.1TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2022
  28. vs Pavel V. TregubovWon · 1-0White · 2022-06-14 · Round 6.1TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2022
  29. vs Arturs NeiksansDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-06-13 · Round 5.1TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2022
  30. vs Floryan EugeneDraw · ½–½White · 2022-06-12 · Round 4.1TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2022
  31. vs Nicolas Le HetetLost · 1-0Black · 2022-06-11 · Round 3.1TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2022
  32. vs Clovis VernayWon · 1-0White · 2022-06-10 · Round 2.4TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2022
  33. vs Alexander DonchenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2022-06-09 · Round 1.4TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2022
  34. vs Jagadeesh SiddharthWon · 1-0White · 2022-06-03 · Round 9.22nd Festival d'Estate OpA
  35. vs Eltaj SafarliDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-06-03 · Round 8.22nd Festival d'Estate OpA
  36. vs Shahil DeyWon · 0-1Black · 2022-06-02 · Round 7.22nd Festival d'Estate OpA
  37. vs Vitaly SivukDraw · ½–½White · 2022-06-02 · Round 6.12nd Festival d'Estate OpA
  38. vs Rahul Srivatshav PDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-06-01 · Round 5.22nd Festival d'Estate OpA
  39. vs Tarun KanyamaralaWon · 1-0White · 2022-06-01 · Round 4.42nd Festival d'Estate OpA
  40. vs Pier Luigi BassoDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-05-31 · Round 3.22nd Festival d'Estate OpA
  41. vs Alexander VelikanovWon · 1-0White · 2022-05-30 · Round 1.12nd Festival d'Estate OpA
  42. vs Evgeny PostnyDraw · ½–½White · 2022-05-29 · Round 10.2Bundesliga 2021-22
  43. vs Liviu-Dieter NisipeanuDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-05-28 · Round 9.2Bundesliga 2021-22
  44. vs Oleg KorneevWon · 0-1Black · 2022-05-26 · Round 9.2Grandiscacchi Ch Open A
  45. vs Jagadeesh SiddharthWon · 1-0White · 2022-05-25 · Round 8.1Grandiscacchi Ch Open A
  46. vs Vitaliy BernadskiyLost · 1-0Black · 2022-05-25 · Round 7.1Grandiscacchi Ch Open A
  47. vs Eltaj SafarliWon · 1-0White · 2022-05-24 · Round 6.1Grandiscacchi Ch Open A
  48. vs Levan PantsulaiaDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-05-24 · Round 5.1Grandiscacchi Ch Open A
  49. vs Isik CanWon · 1-0White · 2022-05-23 · Round 4.2Grandiscacchi Ch Open A
  50. vs Harshita GuddantiWon · 0-1Black · 2022-05-23 · Round 3.2Grandiscacchi Ch Open A

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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