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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
2301 2021-11-08 Lindores Abbey Tal Mem Riga LAT 4.36 Andrey Esipenko Divya Deshmukh Won: 1-0 32 Open
2302 2021-11-08 Lindores Abbey Tal Mem Riga LAT 3.36 Divya Deshmukh Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
2303 2021-11-08 Lindores Abbey Tal Mem Riga LAT 2.5 Salome Melia Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 36 Open
2304 2021-11-08 Lindores Abbey Tal Mem Riga LAT 18.15 Andrey Esipenko Vadim Zvjaginsev Won: 1-0 45 Open
2305 2021-11-08 Lindores Abbey Tal Mem Riga LAT 17.15 Vadim Zvjaginsev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 31 Open
2306 2021-11-08 Lindores Abbey Tal Mem Riga LAT 16.15 David W L Howell Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
2307 2021-11-08 Lindores Abbey Tal Mem Riga LAT 15.15 Andrey Esipenko David W L Howell Lost: 0-1 40 Open
2308 2021-11-08 Lindores Abbey Tal Mem Riga LAT 14.12 Andrey Esipenko Nils Grandelius Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
2309 2021-11-08 Lindores Abbey Tal Mem Riga LAT 13.12 Nils Grandelius Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
2310 2021-11-08 Lindores Abbey Tal Mem Riga LAT 12.1 Andrey Esipenko Nodirbek Abdusattorov Lost: 0-1 35 Open
2311 2021-11-08 Lindores Abbey Tal Mem Riga LAT 11.1 Nodirbek Abdusattorov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 93 Open
2312 2021-11-08 Lindores Abbey Tal Mem Riga LAT 10.25 Ivan Morovic Fernandez Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
2313 2021-11-08 Lindores Abbey Tal Mem Riga LAT 1.5 Andrey Esipenko Salome Melia Lost: 0-1 58 Open
2314 2021-11-07 FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 Riga LAT 11.4 Bogdan-Daniel Deac Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
2315 2021-11-06 FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 Riga LAT 10.7 Andrey Esipenko Krishnan Sasikiran Won: 1-0 60 Open
2316 2021-11-05 FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 Riga LAT 9.14 Jorge Cori Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
2317 2021-11-04 FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 Riga LAT 8.5 David W L Howell Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 63 Open
2318 2021-11-03 FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 Riga LAT 7.3 Andrey Esipenko Alexei Shirov Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
2319 2021-11-01 FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 Riga LAT 6.11 Andrey Esipenko Nodirbek Abdusattorov Won: 1-0 27 Open
2320 2021-10-31 FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 Riga LAT 5.1 Alexander Donchenko Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
2321 2021-10-30 FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 Riga LAT 4.23 Andrey Esipenko Jianchao Zhou Won: 1-0 84 Open
2322 2021-10-29 FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 Riga LAT 3.21 Vladislav Kovalev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
2323 2021-10-28 FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 Riga LAT 2.14 Andrey Esipenko Jules Moussard Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
2324 2021-10-27 FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 Riga LAT 1.6 Erigaisi Arjun Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
2325 2021-10-24 TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2021-22 Austria AUT 6.1 Gert Schnider Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 34 Open
2326 2021-10-23 TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2021-22 Austria AUT 5.6 Gabor Nagy Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
2327 2021-10-22 TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2021-22 Austria AUT 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Jurij Khalakhan Won: 1-0 27 Open
2328 2021-10-20 74th ch-RUS 2021 Ufa RUS 11.1 Andrey Esipenko Maxim Matlakov Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
2329 2021-10-19 74th ch-RUS 2021 Ufa RUS 10.6 Nikita Vitiugov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
2330 2021-10-18 74th ch-RUS 2021 Ufa RUS 9.2 Andrey Esipenko Kirill Alekseenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
2331 2021-10-17 74th ch-RUS 2021 Ufa RUS 8.5 Alexander Motylev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
2332 2021-10-16 74th ch-RUS 2021 Ufa RUS 7.3 Andrey Esipenko Pavel Ponkratov Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
2333 2021-10-14 74th ch-RUS 2021 Ufa RUS 6.4 Dmitry Andreikin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
2334 2021-10-13 74th ch-RUS 2021 Ufa RUS 5.4 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandra Goryachkina Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
2335 2021-10-12 74th ch-RUS 2021 Ufa RUS 4.3 Vladimir Fedoseev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
2336 2021-10-11 74th ch-RUS 2021 Ufa RUS 3.5 Andrey Esipenko Alexandr Predke Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
2337 2021-10-10 74th ch-RUS 2021 Ufa RUS 2.2 Maksim Chigaev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
2338 2021-10-09 74th ch-RUS 2021 Ufa RUS 1.6 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandr Rakhmanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
2339 2021-10-03 TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2021-22 Austria AUT 3.5 Thies Heinemann Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 85 Open
2340 2021-10-02 TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2021-22 Austria AUT 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Emanuel Frank Won: 1-0 42 Open
2341 2021-10-01 TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2021-22 Austria AUT 1.4 Rafal Antoniewski Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 118 Open
2342 2021-09-24 36th ECC Open 2021 Struga MKD 7.1 Tamas Banusz Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
2343 2021-09-23 36th ECC Open 2021 Struga MKD 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Alexei Shirov Lost: 0-1 66 Open
2344 2021-09-22 36th ECC Open 2021 Struga MKD 5.1 Andrey Esipenko Radoslaw Wojtaszek Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
2345 2021-09-21 36th ECC Open 2021 Struga MKD 4.1 Vladimir Malakhov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 35 Open
2346 2021-09-20 36th ECC Open 2021 Struga MKD 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Gleb Dudin Won: 1-0 20 Open
2347 2021-09-18 36th ECC Open 2021 Struga MKD 1.2 Enrique Llobell Cortell Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 62 Open
2348 2021-09-15 Online Olym KO Stage 2021 chess.com INT 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Awonder Liang Lost: 0-1 43 Open
2349 2021-09-15 Online Olym KO Stage 2021 chess.com INT 3.1 Awonder Liang Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 81 Open
2350 2021-09-14 Online Olym KO Stage 2021 chess.com INT 2.2 Andrey Esipenko Zhihang Xu Won: 1-0 38 Open
  1. vs Divya DeshmukhWon · 1-0White · 2021-11-08 · Round 4.36Lindores Abbey Tal Mem
  2. vs Divya DeshmukhDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-11-08 · Round 3.36Lindores Abbey Tal Mem
  3. vs Salome MeliaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-11-08 · Round 2.5Lindores Abbey Tal Mem
  4. vs Vadim ZvjaginsevWon · 1-0White · 2021-11-08 · Round 18.15Lindores Abbey Tal Mem
  5. vs Vadim ZvjaginsevWon · 0-1Black · 2021-11-08 · Round 17.15Lindores Abbey Tal Mem
  6. vs David W L HowellWon · 0-1Black · 2021-11-08 · Round 16.15Lindores Abbey Tal Mem
  7. vs David W L HowellLost · 0-1White · 2021-11-08 · Round 15.15Lindores Abbey Tal Mem
  8. vs Nils GrandeliusDraw · ½–½White · 2021-11-08 · Round 14.12Lindores Abbey Tal Mem
  9. vs Nils GrandeliusDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-11-08 · Round 13.12Lindores Abbey Tal Mem
  10. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovLost · 0-1White · 2021-11-08 · Round 12.1Lindores Abbey Tal Mem
  11. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-11-08 · Round 11.1Lindores Abbey Tal Mem
  12. vs Ivan Morovic FernandezWon · 0-1Black · 2021-11-08 · Round 10.25Lindores Abbey Tal Mem
  13. vs Salome MeliaLost · 0-1White · 2021-11-08 · Round 1.5Lindores Abbey Tal Mem
  14. vs Bogdan-Daniel DeacDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-11-07 · Round 11.4FIDE Grand Swiss 2021
  15. vs Krishnan SasikiranWon · 1-0White · 2021-11-06 · Round 10.7FIDE Grand Swiss 2021
  16. vs Jorge CoriWon · 0-1Black · 2021-11-05 · Round 9.14FIDE Grand Swiss 2021
  17. vs David W L HowellLost · 1-0Black · 2021-11-04 · Round 8.5FIDE Grand Swiss 2021
  18. vs Alexei ShirovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-11-03 · Round 7.3FIDE Grand Swiss 2021
  19. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovWon · 1-0White · 2021-11-01 · Round 6.11FIDE Grand Swiss 2021
  20. vs Alexander DonchenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-31 · Round 5.1FIDE Grand Swiss 2021
  21. vs Jianchao ZhouWon · 1-0White · 2021-10-30 · Round 4.23FIDE Grand Swiss 2021
  22. vs Vladislav KovalevDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-29 · Round 3.21FIDE Grand Swiss 2021
  23. vs Jules MoussardDraw · ½–½White · 2021-10-28 · Round 2.14FIDE Grand Swiss 2021
  24. vs Erigaisi ArjunDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-27 · Round 1.6FIDE Grand Swiss 2021
  25. vs Gert SchniderWon · 0-1Black · 2021-10-24 · Round 6.1TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2021-22
  26. vs Gabor NagyWon · 0-1Black · 2021-10-23 · Round 5.6TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2021-22
  27. vs Jurij KhalakhanWon · 1-0White · 2021-10-22 · Round 4.2TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2021-22
  28. vs Maxim MatlakovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-10-20 · Round 11.174th ch-RUS 2021
  29. vs Nikita VitiugovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-19 · Round 10.674th ch-RUS 2021
  30. vs Kirill AlekseenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2021-10-18 · Round 9.274th ch-RUS 2021
  31. vs Alexander MotylevDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-17 · Round 8.574th ch-RUS 2021
  32. vs Pavel PonkratovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-10-16 · Round 7.374th ch-RUS 2021
  33. vs Dmitry AndreikinDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-14 · Round 6.474th ch-RUS 2021
  34. vs Aleksandra GoryachkinaDraw · ½–½White · 2021-10-13 · Round 5.474th ch-RUS 2021
  35. vs Vladimir FedoseevDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-12 · Round 4.374th ch-RUS 2021
  36. vs Alexandr PredkeDraw · ½–½White · 2021-10-11 · Round 3.574th ch-RUS 2021
  37. vs Maksim ChigaevDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-10 · Round 2.274th ch-RUS 2021
  38. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-10-09 · Round 1.674th ch-RUS 2021
  39. vs Thies HeinemannDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-03 · Round 3.5TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2021-22
  40. vs Emanuel FrankWon · 1-0White · 2021-10-02 · Round 2.3TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2021-22
  41. vs Rafal AntoniewskiDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-01 · Round 1.4TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2021-22
  42. vs Tamas BanuszDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-09-24 · Round 7.136th ECC Open 2021
  43. vs Alexei ShirovLost · 0-1White · 2021-09-23 · Round 6.136th ECC Open 2021
  44. vs Radoslaw WojtaszekDraw · ½–½White · 2021-09-22 · Round 5.136th ECC Open 2021
  45. vs Vladimir MalakhovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-09-21 · Round 4.136th ECC Open 2021
  46. vs Gleb DudinWon · 1-0White · 2021-09-20 · Round 3.236th ECC Open 2021
  47. vs Enrique Llobell CortellWon · 0-1Black · 2021-09-18 · Round 1.236th ECC Open 2021
  48. vs Awonder LiangLost · 0-1White · 2021-09-15 · Round 3.2Online Olym KO Stage 2021
  49. vs Awonder LiangLost · 1-0Black · 2021-09-15 · Round 3.1Online Olym KO Stage 2021
  50. vs Zhihang XuWon · 1-0White · 2021-09-14 · Round 2.2Online Olym KO Stage 2021

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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