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GMAndrey Esipenko

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

2681.8 -1.2

Classical

Live estimate

2658

Rapid

Published FIDE

2645

Blitz

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
3834

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
201 2026-07-03 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 4.1 Esipenko,Andrey Radjabov,T 1/2-1/2 44 Open
202 2026-07-02 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 1.1 Lagno,Kateryna Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 43 Open
203 2026-07-02 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 2.1 Esipenko,Andrey Tomashevsky,E 1/2-1/2 84 Open
204 2026-07-02 Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid Moscow RUS 3.1 Gunina,V Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 38 Open
205 2026-06-16 Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026 chess.com INT 10 Esipenko,Andrey Dumbelovic,Novak 1-0 24 Open
206 2026-06-16 Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026 chess.com INT 5 Esipenko,Andrey Amin,B 1-0 37 Open
207 2026-06-16 Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026 chess.com INT 1 Esipenko,Andrey Azoulay,Yehonatan 1-0 29 Open
208 2026-06-16 Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026 chess.com INT 7 Esipenko,Andrey Hulka,Valentyn 1-0 25 Open
209 2026-06-16 Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026 chess.com INT 4 Ajay,Karthikeyan Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 43 Open
210 2026-06-16 Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026 chess.com INT 11 Nakamura,Hi Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 91 Open
211 2026-06-16 Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026 chess.com INT 8 Esipenko,Andrey Bluebaum,M 1/2-1/2 87 Open
212 2026-06-16 Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026 chess.com INT 6 Arslanov,S Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 27 Open
213 2026-06-16 Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026 chess.com INT 3 Esipenko,Andrey Nakonechnyi,Oleksii 0-1 46 Open
214 2026-06-16 Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026 chess.com INT 9 Movahed,Sina Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 33 Open
215 2026-06-16 Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026 chess.com INT 2 Deng,Henry Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 52 Open
216 2026-06-13 ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026 Bangkok THA 1.2 Munkhdalai,Amilal Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 43 Open
217 2026-06-13 ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026 Bangkok THA 2.1 Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 62 Open
218 2026-06-13 ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026 Bangkok THA 1.1 Esipenko,Andrey Munkhdalai,Amilal 1/2-1/2 32 Open
219 2026-06-13 ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026 Bangkok THA 3.1 Carlsen,M Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 38 Open
220 2026-06-13 ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026 Bangkok THA 2.2 Esipenko,Andrey Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo 1-0 35 Open
221 2026-06-13 ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026 Bangkok THA 1.3 Esipenko,Andrey Munkhdalai,Amilal 1-0 48 Open
222 2026-06-13 ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026 Bangkok THA 3.3 Carlsen,M Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 50 Open
223 2026-06-13 ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026 Bangkok THA 3.2 Esipenko,Andrey Carlsen,M 1-0 29 Open
224 2026-06-11 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 9.3 Esipenko,Andrey Sklokin-Bagiyan,Sergey 1/2-1/2 26 Open
225 2026-06-10 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 8.2 Stribuk,Artiom Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 41 Open
226 2026-06-09 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 7.5 Esipenko,Andrey Ansat,Aldiyar 1-0 38 Open
227 2026-06-08 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 6.1 Wang Hao Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 57 Open
228 2026-06-07 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 5.3 Esipenko,Andrey Bocharov,D 1-0 55 Open
229 2026-06-06 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 4.1 Sapenov,Daniyal Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 16 Open
230 2026-06-05 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 3.1 Esipenko,Andrey Kuru,Atilla 1/2-1/2 105 Open
231 2026-06-04 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 2.1 Mousavi,Se Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 37 Open
232 2026-06-03 Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Aktobe KAZ 1.1 Esipenko,Andrey Ilkhomi,Jaloliddin 1-0 36 Open
233 2026-05-23 75th Ann. Karpov 2026 Moscow RUS 6.2 Inarkiev,E Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 41 Open
234 2026-05-23 75th Ann. Karpov 2026 Moscow RUS 7.3 Esipenko,Andrey Radjabov,T 0-1 34 Open
235 2026-05-22 75th Ann. Karpov 2026 Moscow RUS 4.1 Yakubboev,Nodirbek Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 30 Open
236 2026-05-22 75th Ann. Karpov 2026 Moscow RUS 5.4 Esipenko,Andrey Grischuk,A 1/2-1/2 54 Open
237 2026-05-21 75th Ann. Karpov 2026 Moscow RUS 2.2 Esipenko,Andrey Artemiev,V 1/2-1/2 27 Open
238 2026-05-21 75th Ann. Karpov 2026 Moscow RUS 1.3 Dubov,Daniil Esipenko,Andrey 1/2-1/2 31 Open
239 2026-05-21 75th Ann. Karpov 2026 Moscow RUS 3.4 Nepomniachtchi,I Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 46 Open
240 2026-05-12 Titled Tue 12th May 2026 chess.com INT 9 Esipenko,Andrey Katsanis,Vasileios Dim 1-0 37 Open
241 2026-05-12 Titled Tue 12th May 2026 chess.com INT 6 Esipenko,Andrey Waldhausen Gordon,Frederick 0-1 32 Open
242 2026-05-12 Titled Tue 12th May 2026 chess.com INT 7 Nguyen Quang Anh Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 55 Open
243 2026-05-12 Titled Tue 12th May 2026 chess.com INT 2 Di Berardino,D Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 32 Open
244 2026-05-12 Titled Tue 12th May 2026 chess.com INT 5 Aradhya,Garg Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 47 Open
245 2026-05-12 Titled Tue 12th May 2026 chess.com INT 3 Bagrationi,A Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 21 Open
246 2026-05-12 Titled Tue 12th May 2026 chess.com INT 4 Esipenko,Andrey Ketzetzis,G 1-0 23 Open
247 2026-05-12 Titled Tue 12th May 2026 chess.com INT 8 Esipenko,Andrey Leiva,G 1-0 66 Open
248 2026-05-12 Titled Tue 12th May 2026 chess.com INT 10 Sarana,A Esipenko,Andrey 1-0 99 Open
249 2026-05-12 Titled Tue 12th May 2026 chess.com INT 1 Esipenko,Andrey Kononenko,Dmitry2 1-0 37 Open
250 2026-05-05 Titled Tue 5th May 2026 chess.com INT 3 Mikhailovsky,Vladimir Esipenko,Andrey 0-1 33 Open
  1. vs Radjabov,TDraw · ½–½White · 2026-07-03 · Round 4.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  2. vs Lagno,KaterynaWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-02 · Round 1.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  3. vs Tomashevsky,EDraw · ½–½White · 2026-07-02 · Round 2.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  4. vs Gunina,VWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-02 · Round 3.1Chess Stars 6.0 Rapid
  5. vs Dumbelovic,NovakWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-16 · Round 10Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026
  6. vs Amin,BWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-16 · Round 5Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026
  7. vs Azoulay,YehonatanWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-16 · Round 1Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026
  8. vs Hulka,ValentynWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-16 · Round 7Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026
  9. vs Ajay,KarthikeyanWon · 0-1Black · 2026-06-16 · Round 4Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026
  10. vs Nakamura,HiWon · 0-1Black · 2026-06-16 · Round 11Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026
  11. vs Bluebaum,MDraw · ½–½White · 2026-06-16 · Round 8Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026
  12. vs Arslanov,SWon · 0-1Black · 2026-06-16 · Round 6Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026
  13. vs Nakonechnyi,OleksiiLost · 0-1White · 2026-06-16 · Round 3Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026
  14. vs Movahed,SinaLost · 1-0Black · 2026-06-16 · Round 9Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026
  15. vs Deng,HenryWon · 0-1Black · 2026-06-16 · Round 2Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026
  16. vs Munkhdalai,AmilalDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-06-13 · Round 1.2ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026
  17. vs Martinez Alcantara,Jose EduardoWon · 0-1Black · 2026-06-13 · Round 2.1ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026
  18. vs Munkhdalai,AmilalDraw · ½–½White · 2026-06-13 · Round 1.1ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026
  19. vs Carlsen,MLost · 1-0Black · 2026-06-13 · Round 3.1ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026
  20. vs Martinez Alcantara,Jose EduardoWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-13 · Round 2.2ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026
  21. vs Munkhdalai,AmilalWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-13 · Round 1.3ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026
  22. vs Carlsen,MLost · 1-0Black · 2026-06-13 · Round 3.3ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026
  23. vs Carlsen,MWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-13 · Round 3.2ASEAN E-Sports Final 2026
  24. vs Sklokin-Bagiyan,SergeyDraw · ½–½White · 2026-06-11 · Round 9.3Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  25. vs Stribuk,ArtiomDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-06-10 · Round 8.2Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  26. vs Ansat,AldiyarWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-09 · Round 7.5Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  27. vs Wang HaoLost · 1-0Black · 2026-06-08 · Round 6.1Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  28. vs Bocharov,DWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-07 · Round 5.3Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  29. vs Sapenov,DaniyalDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-06-06 · Round 4.1Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  30. vs Kuru,AtillaDraw · ½–½White · 2026-06-05 · Round 3.1Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  31. vs Mousavi,SeWon · 0-1Black · 2026-06-04 · Round 2.1Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  32. vs Ilkhomi,JaloliddinWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-03 · Round 1.1Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  33. vs Inarkiev,EWon · 0-1Black · 2026-05-23 · Round 6.275th Ann. Karpov 2026
  34. vs Radjabov,TLost · 0-1White · 2026-05-23 · Round 7.375th Ann. Karpov 2026
  35. vs Yakubboev,NodirbekDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-05-22 · Round 4.175th Ann. Karpov 2026
  36. vs Grischuk,ADraw · ½–½White · 2026-05-22 · Round 5.475th Ann. Karpov 2026
  37. vs Artemiev,VDraw · ½–½White · 2026-05-21 · Round 2.275th Ann. Karpov 2026
  38. vs Dubov,DaniilDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-05-21 · Round 1.375th Ann. Karpov 2026
  39. vs Nepomniachtchi,ILost · 1-0Black · 2026-05-21 · Round 3.475th Ann. Karpov 2026
  40. vs Katsanis,Vasileios DimWon · 1-0White · 2026-05-12 · Round 9Titled Tue 12th May 2026
  41. vs Waldhausen Gordon,FrederickLost · 0-1White · 2026-05-12 · Round 6Titled Tue 12th May 2026
  42. vs Nguyen Quang AnhWon · 0-1Black · 2026-05-12 · Round 7Titled Tue 12th May 2026
  43. vs Di Berardino,DLost · 1-0Black · 2026-05-12 · Round 2Titled Tue 12th May 2026
  44. vs Aradhya,GargWon · 0-1Black · 2026-05-12 · Round 5Titled Tue 12th May 2026
  45. vs Bagrationi,AWon · 0-1Black · 2026-05-12 · Round 3Titled Tue 12th May 2026
  46. vs Ketzetzis,GWon · 1-0White · 2026-05-12 · Round 4Titled Tue 12th May 2026
  47. vs Leiva,GWon · 1-0White · 2026-05-12 · Round 8Titled Tue 12th May 2026
  48. vs Sarana,ALost · 1-0Black · 2026-05-12 · Round 10Titled Tue 12th May 2026
  49. vs Kononenko,Dmitry2Won · 1-0White · 2026-05-12 · Round 1Titled Tue 12th May 2026
  50. vs Mikhailovsky,VladimirWon · 0-1Black · 2026-05-05 · Round 3Titled Tue 5th May 2026

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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