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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
2401 2021-07-18 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 3.1 Nijat Abasov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
2402 2021-07-17 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 2.4 Thai Dai Van Nguyen Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 29 Open
2403 2021-07-17 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Thai Dai Van Nguyen Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
2404 2021-07-16 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 2.2 Thai Dai Van Nguyen Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
2405 2021-07-15 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Thai Dai Van Nguyen Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
2406 2021-06-08 Titled Tuesday 8th June chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Murad Ibrahimli Won: 1-0 28 Open
2407 2021-06-08 Titled Tuesday 8th June chess.com INT 8 Volodar Murzin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 39 Open
2408 2021-06-08 Titled Tuesday 8th June chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko M. Amin Tabatabaei Lost: 0-1 45 Open
2409 2021-06-08 Titled Tuesday 8th June chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Nikoloz Petriashvili Won: 1-0 39 Open
2410 2021-06-08 Titled Tuesday 8th June chess.com INT 5 Konstantin Borsuk Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
2411 2021-06-08 Titled Tuesday 8th June chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Dang Hoang Son Won: 1-0 46 Open
2412 2021-06-08 Titled Tuesday 8th June chess.com INT 3 Lars Stark Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 54 Open
2413 2021-06-08 Titled Tuesday 8th June chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Anna M. Sargsyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
2414 2021-06-08 Titled Tuesday 8th June chess.com INT 1 Wojciech Przybylski Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 63 Open
2415 2021-06-08 Titled Tuesday 8th June chess.com INT 10 Harsha Bharathakoti Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 56 Open
2416 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 9.3 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Fedoseev Draw: 1/2-1/2 3 Open
2417 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 8.3 Pavel Ponkratov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
2418 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 7.2 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandar Indjic Lost: 0-1 40 Open
2419 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 6.2 Maxim Matlakov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
2420 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 5.1 Andrey Esipenko Vladislav Artemiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
2421 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 4.2 Thai Dai Van Nguyen Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 35 Open
2422 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 3.3 Andrey Esipenko Bogdan-Daniel Deac Won: 1-0 79 Open
2423 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 2.3 Haik M. Martirosyan Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 76 Open
2424 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 1.3 Andrey Esipenko Vadim Zvjaginsev Won: 1-0 17 Open
2425 2021-05-29 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 3.5 Aleksandr Shimanov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 30 Open
2426 2021-05-29 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 3.4 Aleksandr Shimanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
2427 2021-05-29 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 3.3 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandr Shimanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 76 Open
2428 2021-05-29 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandr Shimanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
2429 2021-05-28 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 3.1 Aleksandr Shimanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 7 Open
2430 2021-05-27 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 2.2 Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
2431 2021-05-26 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal Won: 1-0 61 Open
2432 2021-05-18 Titled Tuesday 18th May chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Timur Fakhrutdinov Lost: 0-1 36 Open
2433 2021-05-18 Titled Tuesday 18th May chess.com INT 1 Ettore Stromboli Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 31 Open
2434 2021-05-10 TCh-RUS Premier 2021 Sochi RUS 9.2 Rudik Makarian Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 33 Open
2435 2021-05-09 TCh-RUS Premier 2021 Sochi RUS 8.3 Mikhail Al. Antipov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 46 Open
2436 2021-05-07 TCh-RUS Premier 2021 Sochi RUS 6.4 Andrey Esipenko Mikhail Kobalia Won: 1-0 32 Open
2437 2021-05-04 TCh-RUS Premier 2021 Sochi RUS 4.4 Andrey Esipenko Vadim Zvjaginsev Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
2438 2021-05-03 TCh-RUS Premier 2021 Sochi RUS 3.1 Alexey Sarana Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 48 Open
2439 2021-05-02 TCh-RUS Premier 2021 Sochi RUS 2.3 Vasily Usmanov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
2440 2021-05-01 TCh-RUS Premier 2021 Sochi RUS 1.2 Ruslan Musalov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
2441 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 9 Khazar Babazada Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 58 Open
2442 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Mihnea Costachi Draw: 1/2-1/2 76 Open
2443 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 6 Valery Kazakouski Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
2444 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 5 L M S T De Silva Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 54 Open
2445 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Gregory Shahade Won: 1-0 31 Open
2446 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 3 Serhan Berat Ozdemir Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 67 Open
2447 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Nurlan Ibrayev Won: 1-0 38 Open
2448 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 1 Jernej Skuhala Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 125 Open
2449 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 10 Andrey Esipenko Anton Demchenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 83 Open
2450 2021-04-20 Titled Tuesday 20th Apr chess.com INT 9 Tuan Minh Le Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 39 Open
  1. vs Nijat AbasovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-18 · Round 3.1FIDE World Cup 2021
  2. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-17 · Round 2.4FIDE World Cup 2021
  3. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-17 · Round 2.3FIDE World Cup 2021
  4. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-16 · Round 2.2FIDE World Cup 2021
  5. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-15 · Round 2.1FIDE World Cup 2021
  6. vs Murad IbrahimliWon · 1-0White · 2021-06-08 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 8th June
  7. vs Volodar MurzinWon · 0-1Black · 2021-06-08 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 8th June
  8. vs M. Amin TabatabaeiLost · 0-1White · 2021-06-08 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 8th June
  9. vs Nikoloz PetriashviliWon · 1-0White · 2021-06-08 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 8th June
  10. vs Konstantin BorsukWon · 0-1Black · 2021-06-08 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 8th June
  11. vs Dang Hoang SonWon · 1-0White · 2021-06-08 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 8th June
  12. vs Lars StarkWon · 0-1Black · 2021-06-08 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 8th June
  13. vs Anna M. SargsyanDraw · ½–½White · 2021-06-08 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 8th June
  14. vs Wojciech PrzybylskiWon · 0-1Black · 2021-06-08 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 8th June
  15. vs Harsha BharathakotiLost · 1-0Black · 2021-06-08 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 8th June
  16. vs Vladimir FedoseevDraw · ½–½White · 2021-05-30 · Round 9.3European Hybrid Swiss TB
  17. vs Pavel PonkratovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-30 · Round 8.3European Hybrid Swiss TB
  18. vs Aleksandar IndjicLost · 0-1White · 2021-05-30 · Round 7.2European Hybrid Swiss TB
  19. vs Maxim MatlakovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-30 · Round 6.2European Hybrid Swiss TB
  20. vs Vladislav ArtemievDraw · ½–½White · 2021-05-30 · Round 5.1European Hybrid Swiss TB
  21. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-30 · Round 4.2European Hybrid Swiss TB
  22. vs Bogdan-Daniel DeacWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-30 · Round 3.3European Hybrid Swiss TB
  23. vs Haik M. MartirosyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-30 · Round 2.3European Hybrid Swiss TB
  24. vs Vadim ZvjaginsevWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-30 · Round 1.3European Hybrid Swiss TB
  25. vs Aleksandr ShimanovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-29 · Round 3.5European Hybrid Qual 2021
  26. vs Aleksandr ShimanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-29 · Round 3.4European Hybrid Qual 2021
  27. vs Aleksandr ShimanovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-05-29 · Round 3.3European Hybrid Qual 2021
  28. vs Aleksandr ShimanovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-05-29 · Round 3.2European Hybrid Qual 2021
  29. vs Aleksandr ShimanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-28 · Round 3.1European Hybrid Qual 2021
  30. vs Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-27 · Round 2.2European Hybrid Qual 2021
  31. vs Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-26 · Round 2.1European Hybrid Qual 2021
  32. vs Timur FakhrutdinovLost · 0-1White · 2021-05-18 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 18th May
  33. vs Ettore StromboliWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-18 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 18th May
  34. vs Rudik MakarianWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-10 · Round 9.2TCh-RUS Premier 2021
  35. vs Mikhail Al. AntipovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-09 · Round 8.3TCh-RUS Premier 2021
  36. vs Mikhail KobaliaWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-07 · Round 6.4TCh-RUS Premier 2021
  37. vs Vadim ZvjaginsevDraw · ½–½White · 2021-05-04 · Round 4.4TCh-RUS Premier 2021
  38. vs Alexey SaranaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-03 · Round 3.1TCh-RUS Premier 2021
  39. vs Vasily UsmanovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-02 · Round 2.3TCh-RUS Premier 2021
  40. vs Ruslan MusalovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-01 · Round 1.2TCh-RUS Premier 2021
  41. vs Khazar BabazadaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-04-27 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 27th Apr
  42. vs Mihnea CostachiDraw · ½–½White · 2021-04-27 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 27th Apr
  43. vs Valery KazakouskiDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-04-27 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 27th Apr
  44. vs L M S T De SilvaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-04-27 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 27th Apr
  45. vs Gregory ShahadeWon · 1-0White · 2021-04-27 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 27th Apr
  46. vs Serhan Berat OzdemirWon · 0-1Black · 2021-04-27 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 27th Apr
  47. vs Nurlan IbrayevWon · 1-0White · 2021-04-27 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 27th Apr
  48. vs Jernej SkuhalaDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-04-27 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 27th Apr
  49. vs Anton DemchenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2021-04-27 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 27th Apr
  50. vs Tuan Minh LeWon · 0-1Black · 2021-04-20 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 20th Apr

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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