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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
2451 2021-04-20 Titled Tuesday 20th Apr chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Sam Schmakel Won: 1-0 70 Open
2452 2021-04-20 Titled Tuesday 20th Apr chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Frederik Svane Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
2453 2021-04-20 Titled Tuesday 20th Apr chess.com INT 5 Aziz Mert Erdogdu Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 58 Open
2454 2021-04-20 Titled Tuesday 20th Apr chess.com INT 3 Srihari L R Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 71 Open
2455 2021-04-20 Titled Tuesday 20th Apr chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Lawrence Trent Won: 1-0 53 Open
2456 2021-04-20 Titled Tuesday 20th Apr chess.com INT 1 Necmettin Korkmaz Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 24 Open
2457 2021-04-20 Titled Tuesday 20th Apr chess.com INT 11 Andrey Esipenko Sanan Sjugirov Lost: 0-1 49 Open
2458 2021-04-20 Titled Tuesday 20th Apr chess.com INT 10 Andrey Esipenko Narayanan S L Won: 1-0 34 Open
2459 2021-04-13 Titled Tuesday 13th Apr chess.com INT 9 Jakub Pulpan Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 28 Open
2460 2021-04-13 Titled Tuesday 13th Apr chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Alexandra Kosteniuk Won: 1-0 41 Open
2461 2021-04-13 Titled Tuesday 13th Apr chess.com INT 7 Hampus Sorensen Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
2462 2021-04-13 Titled Tuesday 13th Apr chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Damian Lewtak Won: 1-0 35 Open
2463 2021-04-13 Titled Tuesday 13th Apr chess.com INT 5 Erdni Urjubdshzirov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 71 Open
2464 2021-04-13 Titled Tuesday 13th Apr chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Viktor Maksimenko Lost: 0-1 33 Open
2465 2021-04-13 Titled Tuesday 13th Apr chess.com INT 3 Pavel Shkapenko Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 43 Open
2466 2021-04-13 Titled Tuesday 13th Apr chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Robin-Alexandru Dragomirescu Won: 1-0 36 Open
2467 2021-04-13 Titled Tuesday 13th Apr chess.com INT 1 Anthony Atanasov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 48 Open
2468 2021-04-13 Titled Tuesday 13th Apr chess.com INT 11 Vuk Djordjevic Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 43 Open
2469 2021-04-13 Titled Tuesday 13th Apr chess.com INT 10 Andrey Esipenko Sergei Shipov Draw: 1/2-1/2 77 Open
2470 2021-04-07 Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik lichess.org INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Olexandr Bortnyk Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
2471 2021-04-07 Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik lichess.org INT 8 Olexandr Bortnyk Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 108 Open
2472 2021-04-07 Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik lichess.org INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Olexandr Bortnyk Lost: 0-1 38 Open
2473 2021-04-07 Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik lichess.org INT 6 Olexandr Bortnyk Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
2474 2021-04-07 Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik lichess.org INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Olexandr Bortnyk Lost: 0-1 35 Open
2475 2021-04-07 Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik lichess.org INT 4 Olexandr Bortnyk Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 45 Open
2476 2021-04-07 Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik lichess.org INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Olexandr Bortnyk Lost: 0-1 83 Open
2477 2021-04-07 Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik lichess.org INT 2 Olexandr Bortnyk Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 28 Open
2478 2021-04-07 Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik lichess.org INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Olexandr Bortnyk Lost: 0-1 38 Open
2479 2021-04-07 Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik lichess.org INT 14 Olexandr Bortnyk Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
2480 2021-04-07 Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik lichess.org INT 13 Andrey Esipenko Olexandr Bortnyk Won: 1-0 60 Open
2481 2021-04-07 Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik lichess.org INT 12 Olexandr Bortnyk Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 32 Open
2482 2021-04-07 Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik lichess.org INT 11 Andrey Esipenko Olexandr Bortnyk Lost: 0-1 142 Open
2483 2021-04-07 Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik lichess.org INT 10 Olexandr Bortnyk Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 85 Open
2484 2021-04-06 Titled Tuesday 6th Apr chess.com INT 9 Leonardo Tristan Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 43 Open
2485 2021-04-06 Titled Tuesday 6th Apr chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Gelman Won: 1-0 41 Open
2486 2021-04-06 Titled Tuesday 6th Apr chess.com INT 7 Garg Aradhya Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 28 Open
2487 2021-04-06 Titled Tuesday 6th Apr chess.com INT 6 Vitezslav Rasik Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
2488 2021-04-06 Titled Tuesday 6th Apr chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Michal Bartel Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
2489 2021-04-06 Titled Tuesday 6th Apr chess.com INT 4 Irina Bulmaga Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 55 Open
2490 2021-04-06 Titled Tuesday 6th Apr chess.com INT 3 Andrey Esipenko Yevhen Sharapov Won: 1-0 45 Open
2491 2021-04-06 Titled Tuesday 6th Apr chess.com INT 2 Juan Cruz Arias Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 45 Open
2492 2021-04-06 Titled Tuesday 6th Apr chess.com INT 1 Andrey Esipenko Jernej Skuhala Won: 1-0 46 Open
2493 2021-04-06 Titled Tuesday 6th Apr chess.com INT 11 Andrey Esipenko Vladislav Artemiev Won: 1-0 42 Open
2494 2021-04-06 Titled Tuesday 6th Apr chess.com INT 10 Andrey Esipenko Federico Sellitti Won: 1-0 34 Open
2495 2021-03-31 European Online CC Final Tornelo INT 8.4 Andrey Esipenko Artyom Timofeev Draw: 1/2-1/2 92 Open
2496 2021-03-31 European Online CC Final Tornelo INT 7.2 Thies Heinemann Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 40 Open
2497 2021-03-31 European Online CC Final Tornelo INT 6.5 Andrey Esipenko Andreas Heimann Won: 1-0 44 Open
2498 2021-03-31 European Online CC Final Tornelo INT 5.1 Jacek Tomczak Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
2499 2021-03-30 European Online CC Final Tornelo INT 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Bassem Amin Draw: 1/2-1/2 63 Open
2500 2021-03-30 European Online CC Final Tornelo INT 2.4 Andrey Esipenko Vasif Durarbayli Won: 1-0 51 Open
  1. vs Sam SchmakelWon · 1-0White · 2021-04-20 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 20th Apr
  2. vs Frederik SvaneDraw · ½–½White · 2021-04-20 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 20th Apr
  3. vs Aziz Mert ErdogduWon · 0-1Black · 2021-04-20 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 20th Apr
  4. vs Srihari L RDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-04-20 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 20th Apr
  5. vs Lawrence TrentWon · 1-0White · 2021-04-20 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 20th Apr
  6. vs Necmettin KorkmazWon · 0-1Black · 2021-04-20 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 20th Apr
  7. vs Sanan SjugirovLost · 0-1White · 2021-04-20 · Round 11Titled Tuesday 20th Apr
  8. vs Narayanan S LWon · 1-0White · 2021-04-20 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 20th Apr
  9. vs Jakub PulpanWon · 0-1Black · 2021-04-13 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 13th Apr
  10. vs Alexandra KosteniukWon · 1-0White · 2021-04-13 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 13th Apr
  11. vs Hampus SorensenWon · 0-1Black · 2021-04-13 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 13th Apr
  12. vs Damian LewtakWon · 1-0White · 2021-04-13 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 13th Apr
  13. vs Erdni UrjubdshzirovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-04-13 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 13th Apr
  14. vs Viktor MaksimenkoLost · 0-1White · 2021-04-13 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 13th Apr
  15. vs Pavel ShkapenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2021-04-13 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 13th Apr
  16. vs Robin-Alexandru DragomirescuWon · 1-0White · 2021-04-13 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 13th Apr
  17. vs Anthony AtanasovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-04-13 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 13th Apr
  18. vs Vuk DjordjevicLost · 1-0Black · 2021-04-13 · Round 11Titled Tuesday 13th Apr
  19. vs Sergei ShipovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-04-13 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 13th Apr
  20. vs Olexandr BortnykDraw · ½–½White · 2021-04-07 · Round 9Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik
  21. vs Olexandr BortnykWon · 0-1Black · 2021-04-07 · Round 8Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik
  22. vs Olexandr BortnykLost · 0-1White · 2021-04-07 · Round 7Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik
  23. vs Olexandr BortnykDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-04-07 · Round 6Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik
  24. vs Olexandr BortnykLost · 0-1White · 2021-04-07 · Round 5Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik
  25. vs Olexandr BortnykLost · 1-0Black · 2021-04-07 · Round 4Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik
  26. vs Olexandr BortnykLost · 0-1White · 2021-04-07 · Round 3Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik
  27. vs Olexandr BortnykWon · 0-1Black · 2021-04-07 · Round 2Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik
  28. vs Olexandr BortnykLost · 0-1White · 2021-04-07 · Round 1Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik
  29. vs Olexandr BortnykDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-04-07 · Round 14Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik
  30. vs Olexandr BortnykWon · 1-0White · 2021-04-07 · Round 13Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik
  31. vs Olexandr BortnykLost · 1-0Black · 2021-04-07 · Round 12Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik
  32. vs Olexandr BortnykLost · 0-1White · 2021-04-07 · Round 11Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik
  33. vs Olexandr BortnykDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-04-07 · Round 10Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik
  34. vs Leonardo TristanWon · 0-1Black · 2021-04-06 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 6th Apr
  35. vs Alexander GelmanWon · 1-0White · 2021-04-06 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 6th Apr
  36. vs Garg AradhyaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-04-06 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 6th Apr
  37. vs Vitezslav RasikDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-04-06 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 6th Apr
  38. vs Michal BartelDraw · ½–½White · 2021-04-06 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 6th Apr
  39. vs Irina BulmagaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-04-06 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 6th Apr
  40. vs Yevhen SharapovWon · 1-0White · 2021-04-06 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 6th Apr
  41. vs Juan Cruz AriasLost · 1-0Black · 2021-04-06 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 6th Apr
  42. vs Jernej SkuhalaWon · 1-0White · 2021-04-06 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 6th Apr
  43. vs Vladislav ArtemievWon · 1-0White · 2021-04-06 · Round 11Titled Tuesday 6th Apr
  44. vs Federico SellittiWon · 1-0White · 2021-04-06 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 6th Apr
  45. vs Artyom TimofeevDraw · ½–½White · 2021-03-31 · Round 8.4European Online CC Final
  46. vs Thies HeinemannWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-31 · Round 7.2European Online CC Final
  47. vs Andreas HeimannWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-31 · Round 6.5European Online CC Final
  48. vs Jacek TomczakDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-03-31 · Round 5.1European Online CC Final
  49. vs Bassem AminDraw · ½–½White · 2021-03-30 · Round 3.2European Online CC Final
  50. vs Vasif DurarbayliWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-30 · Round 2.4European Online CC Final

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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