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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
2151 2022-05-22 Grandiscacchi Ch Open A Cattolica ITA 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Rahul Srivatshav P Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
2152 2022-05-21 Grandiscacchi Ch Open A Cattolica ITA 1.1 Ilia Martinovici Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 48 Open
2153 2022-05-15 Bundesliga 2021-22 Muelheim GER 8.3 Luke J McShane Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
2154 2022-05-14 Bundesliga 2021-22 Muelheim GER 7.3 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Moiseenko Won: 1-0 42 Open
2155 2022-05-10 TCh-RUS Premier 2022 Sochi RUS 7.1 Andrey Esipenko Gabriel Sargissian Won: 1-0 38 Open
2156 2022-05-08 TCh-RUS Premier 2022 Sochi RUS 6.4 Evgeniy Najer Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 38 Open
2157 2022-05-07 TCh-RUS Premier 2022 Sochi RUS 5.2 Andrey Esipenko Kirill Shubin Won: 1-0 36 Open
2158 2022-05-05 TCh-RUS Premier 2022 Sochi RUS 4.3 Alexander Grischuk Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 70 Open
2159 2022-05-04 TCh-RUS Premier 2022 Sochi RUS 3.3 Andrey Esipenko Vladislav Artemiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
2160 2022-04-30 Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Olexandr Bortnyk Lost: 0-1 47 Open
2161 2022-04-30 Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss chess.com INT 2 Erigaisi Arjun Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 30 Open
2162 2022-04-30 Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Anton Demchenko Lost: 0-1 63 Open
2163 2022-04-26 Titled Tue 26th Apr Early chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Sergey Drygalov Won: 1-0 23 Open
2164 2022-04-26 Titled Tue 26th Apr Early chess.com INT 8 Kirill Alekseenko Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 48 Open
2165 2022-04-26 Titled Tue 26th Apr Early chess.com INT 7 Hikaru Nakamura Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 73 Open
2166 2022-04-26 Titled Tue 26th Apr Early chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Donchenko Won: 1-0 19 Open
2167 2022-04-26 Titled Tue 26th Apr Early chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Vahap Sanal Won: 1-0 45 Open
2168 2022-04-26 Titled Tue 26th Apr Early chess.com INT 4 Tamas Banusz Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 29 Open
2169 2022-04-26 Titled Tue 26th Apr Early chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Luca Jr Moroni Won: 1-0 28 Open
2170 2022-04-26 Titled Tue 26th Apr Early chess.com INT 2 Nikolai Vlassov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
2171 2022-04-26 Titled Tue 26th Apr Early chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Erik Ronka Won: 1-0 43 Open
2172 2022-04-26 Titled Tue 26th Apr Early chess.com INT 11 Eltaj Safarli Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 62 Open
2173 2022-04-26 Titled Tue 26th Apr Early chess.com INT 10 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Dubov Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
2174 2022-04-24 Chess.com RCC Wk11 KO chess.com INT 3.1 Alexey Sarana Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 53 Open
2175 2022-04-24 Chess.com RCC Wk11 KO chess.com INT 2.1 Hikaru Nakamura Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 40 Open
2176 2022-04-24 Chess.com RCC Wk11 KO chess.com INT 1.1 Andrey Esipenko David Navara Won: 1-0 45 Open
2177 2022-04-23 Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Ian Nepomniachtchi Won: 1-0 66 Open
2178 2022-04-23 Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Harika Dronavalli Won: 1-0 33 Open
2179 2022-04-23 Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss chess.com INT 7 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 60 Open
2180 2022-04-23 Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Nodirbek Abdusattorov Won: 1-0 69 Open
2181 2022-04-23 Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Dubov Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
2182 2022-04-23 Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss chess.com INT 4 Parham Maghsoodloo Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
2183 2022-04-23 Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss chess.com INT 3 Aram Hakobyan Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 49 Open
2184 2022-04-23 Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko David Paravyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
2185 2022-04-23 Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss chess.com INT 1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
2186 2022-04-19 Titled Tue 19th Apr Late chess.com INT 9 Artyom Timofeev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 60 Open
2187 2022-04-19 Titled Tue 19th Apr Late chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Vahap Sanal Won: 1-0 52 Open
2188 2022-04-19 Titled Tue 19th Apr Late chess.com INT 7 Gata Kamsky Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 67 Open
2189 2022-04-19 Titled Tue 19th Apr Late chess.com INT 6 Aydin Suleymanli Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 46 Open
2190 2022-04-19 Titled Tue 19th Apr Late chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Kevin Bordi Won: 1-0 61 Open
2191 2022-04-19 Titled Tue 19th Apr Late chess.com INT 4 Jun Zhao Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 62 Open
2192 2022-04-19 Titled Tue 19th Apr Early chess.com INT 3 Qi b Chen Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 50 Open
2193 2022-04-19 Titled Tue 19th Apr Late chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Vasiliy Korchmar Won: 1-0 37 Open
2194 2022-04-19 Titled Tue 19th Apr Early chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Sergey Vokarev Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
2195 2022-04-19 Titled Tue 19th Apr Late chess.com INT 2 Rafael Leitao Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 39 Open
2196 2022-04-19 Titled Tue 19th Apr Late chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Tarun Kanyamarala Won: 1-0 37 Open
2197 2022-04-19 Titled Tue 19th Apr Early chess.com INT 1 Viktor Skliarov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 53 Open
2198 2022-04-19 Titled Tue 19th Apr Late chess.com INT 11 Benjamin Gledura Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 39 Open
2199 2022-04-19 Titled Tue 19th Apr Late chess.com INT 10 Andrey Esipenko Sanan Sjugirov Won: 1-0 51 Open
2200 2022-04-16 Chess.com Rapid W10 Swiss chess.com INT 5 Robert Hess Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 48 Open
  1. vs Rahul Srivatshav PDraw · ½–½White · 2022-05-22 · Round 2.1Grandiscacchi Ch Open A
  2. vs Ilia MartinoviciWon · 0-1Black · 2022-05-21 · Round 1.1Grandiscacchi Ch Open A
  3. vs Luke J McShaneDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-05-15 · Round 8.3Bundesliga 2021-22
  4. vs Alexander MoiseenkoWon · 1-0White · 2022-05-14 · Round 7.3Bundesliga 2021-22
  5. vs Gabriel SargissianWon · 1-0White · 2022-05-10 · Round 7.1TCh-RUS Premier 2022
  6. vs Evgeniy NajerLost · 1-0Black · 2022-05-08 · Round 6.4TCh-RUS Premier 2022
  7. vs Kirill ShubinWon · 1-0White · 2022-05-07 · Round 5.2TCh-RUS Premier 2022
  8. vs Alexander GrischukLost · 1-0Black · 2022-05-05 · Round 4.3TCh-RUS Premier 2022
  9. vs Vladislav ArtemievDraw · ½–½White · 2022-05-04 · Round 3.3TCh-RUS Premier 2022
  10. vs Olexandr BortnykLost · 0-1White · 2022-04-30 · Round 3Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss
  11. vs Erigaisi ArjunLost · 1-0Black · 2022-04-30 · Round 2Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss
  12. vs Anton DemchenkoLost · 0-1White · 2022-04-30 · Round 1Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss
  13. vs Sergey DrygalovWon · 1-0White · 2022-04-26 · Round 9Titled Tue 26th Apr Early
  14. vs Kirill AlekseenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2022-04-26 · Round 8Titled Tue 26th Apr Early
  15. vs Hikaru NakamuraDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-04-26 · Round 7Titled Tue 26th Apr Early
  16. vs Alexander DonchenkoWon · 1-0White · 2022-04-26 · Round 6Titled Tue 26th Apr Early
  17. vs Vahap SanalWon · 1-0White · 2022-04-26 · Round 5Titled Tue 26th Apr Early
  18. vs Tamas BanuszWon · 0-1Black · 2022-04-26 · Round 4Titled Tue 26th Apr Early
  19. vs Luca Jr MoroniWon · 1-0White · 2022-04-26 · Round 3Titled Tue 26th Apr Early
  20. vs Nikolai VlassovWon · 0-1Black · 2022-04-26 · Round 2Titled Tue 26th Apr Early
  21. vs Erik RonkaWon · 1-0White · 2022-04-26 · Round 1Titled Tue 26th Apr Early
  22. vs Eltaj SafarliWon · 0-1Black · 2022-04-26 · Round 11Titled Tue 26th Apr Early
  23. vs Daniil DubovDraw · ½–½White · 2022-04-26 · Round 10Titled Tue 26th Apr Early
  24. vs Alexey SaranaLost · 1-0Black · 2022-04-24 · Round 3.1Chess.com RCC Wk11 KO
  25. vs Hikaru NakamuraWon · 0-1Black · 2022-04-24 · Round 2.1Chess.com RCC Wk11 KO
  26. vs David NavaraWon · 1-0White · 2022-04-24 · Round 1.1Chess.com RCC Wk11 KO
  27. vs Ian NepomniachtchiWon · 1-0White · 2022-04-23 · Round 9Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss
  28. vs Harika DronavalliWon · 1-0White · 2022-04-23 · Round 8Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss
  29. vs Santosh Gujrathi ViditLost · 1-0Black · 2022-04-23 · Round 7Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss
  30. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovWon · 1-0White · 2022-04-23 · Round 6Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss
  31. vs Daniil DubovDraw · ½–½White · 2022-04-23 · Round 5Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss
  32. vs Parham MaghsoodlooDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-04-23 · Round 4Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss
  33. vs Aram HakobyanWon · 0-1Black · 2022-04-23 · Round 3Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss
  34. vs David ParavyanDraw · ½–½White · 2022-04-23 · Round 2Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss
  35. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-04-23 · Round 1Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss
  36. vs Artyom TimofeevWon · 0-1Black · 2022-04-19 · Round 9Titled Tue 19th Apr Late
  37. vs Vahap SanalWon · 1-0White · 2022-04-19 · Round 8Titled Tue 19th Apr Late
  38. vs Gata KamskyLost · 1-0Black · 2022-04-19 · Round 7Titled Tue 19th Apr Late
  39. vs Aydin SuleymanliWon · 0-1Black · 2022-04-19 · Round 6Titled Tue 19th Apr Late
  40. vs Kevin BordiWon · 1-0White · 2022-04-19 · Round 5Titled Tue 19th Apr Late
  41. vs Jun ZhaoLost · 1-0Black · 2022-04-19 · Round 4Titled Tue 19th Apr Late
  42. vs Qi b ChenLost · 1-0Black · 2022-04-19 · Round 3Titled Tue 19th Apr Early
  43. vs Vasiliy KorchmarWon · 1-0White · 2022-04-19 · Round 3Titled Tue 19th Apr Late
  44. vs Sergey VokarevDraw · ½–½White · 2022-04-19 · Round 2Titled Tue 19th Apr Early
  45. vs Rafael LeitaoWon · 0-1Black · 2022-04-19 · Round 2Titled Tue 19th Apr Late
  46. vs Tarun KanyamaralaWon · 1-0White · 2022-04-19 · Round 1Titled Tue 19th Apr Late
  47. vs Viktor SkliarovWon · 0-1Black · 2022-04-19 · Round 1Titled Tue 19th Apr Early
  48. vs Benjamin GleduraWon · 0-1Black · 2022-04-19 · Round 11Titled Tue 19th Apr Late
  49. vs Sanan SjugirovWon · 1-0White · 2022-04-19 · Round 10Titled Tue 19th Apr Late
  50. vs Robert HessLost · 1-0Black · 2022-04-16 · Round 5Chess.com Rapid W10 Swiss

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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