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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
2551 2021-01-17 83rd Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED 2.6 Pentala Harikrishna Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
2552 2021-01-16 83rd Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED 1.4 Andrey Esipenko Jan-Krzysztof Duda Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
2553 2020-12-20 FIDE Online World U18 Tornelo INT 2.2 Mahdi Gholami Orimi Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 69 Open
2554 2020-12-20 FIDE Online World U18 Tornelo INT 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Mahdi Gholami Orimi Lost: 0-1 61 Open
2555 2020-12-19 FIDE Online World U18 Tornelo INT 1.2 Machinya Desire Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 33 Open
2556 2020-12-19 FIDE Online World U18 Tornelo INT 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Machinya Desire Won: 1-0 34 Open
2557 2020-12-16 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 11.2 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Fedoseev Draw: 1/2-1/2 73 Open
2558 2020-12-15 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 10.5 Ian Nepomniachtchi Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 51 Open
2559 2020-12-14 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 9.3 Andrey Esipenko Aleksey Goganov Won: 1-0 78 Open
2560 2020-12-13 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 8.4 Nikita Vitiugov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
2561 2020-12-10 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 6.3 Vladislav Artemiev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 30 Open
2562 2020-12-09 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 5.5 Andrey Esipenko Peter Svidler Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
2563 2020-12-08 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 4.2 Maxim Matlakov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
2564 2020-12-07 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 3.6 Andrey Esipenko Maksim Chigaev Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
2565 2020-12-06 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 2.1 Sergey Karjakin Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
2566 2020-12-05 73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS 1.6 Daniil Dubov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 36 Open
2567 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 8 Harshavardhan G B Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
2568 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Gellert Karacsonyi Draw: 1/2-1/2 95 Open
2569 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 6 Leon Luke Mendonca Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 25 Open
2570 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Rudik Makarian Lost: 0-1 78 Open
2571 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko L M S T De Silva Won: 1-0 34 Open
2572 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 3 Azer Mirzoev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 77 Open
2573 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Orest Vovk Won: 1-0 26 Open
2574 2020-11-28 TCh-RUS Premier 2020 Sochi RUS 9.3 Mikhail Kobalia Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
2575 2020-11-26 TCh-RUS Premier 2020 Sochi RUS 7.4 Maksim Chigaev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
2576 2020-11-25 TCh-RUS Premier 2020 Sochi RUS 6.2 Andrey Esipenko Rudik Makarian Won: 1-0 41 Open
2577 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 3 Arkady Gitelson Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 31 Open
2578 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Erkin Karaokcu Draw: 1/2-1/2 104 Open
2579 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 1 Mark Kotliar Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 36 Open
2580 2020-11-23 TCh-RUS Premier 2020 Sochi RUS 5.5 Andrey Esipenko Artur Gaifullin Won: 1-0 27 Open
2581 2020-11-22 TCh-RUS Premier 2020 Sochi RUS 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Konstantin Sakaev Won: 1-0 42 Open
2582 2020-11-21 TCh-RUS Premier 2020 Sochi RUS 3.5 Andrey Esipenko Evgeny Kardashevskiy Won: 1-0 36 Open
2583 2020-11-20 TCh-RUS Premier 2020 Sochi RUS 2.2 Vadim Zvjaginsev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
2584 2020-11-19 TCh-RUS Premier 2020 Sochi RUS 1.4 Alexander Timerkhanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
2585 2020-11-17 Titled Tuesday 17th Nov chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Tigran Mukhutdinov Lost: 0-1 47 Open
2586 2020-11-17 Titled Tuesday 17th Nov chess.com INT 4 Yahli Sokolovsky Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 41 Open
2587 2020-11-17 Titled Tuesday 17th Nov chess.com INT 3 Kirill Kozionov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 59 Open
2588 2020-11-17 Titled Tuesday 17th Nov chess.com INT 1 Martin Bruedigam Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 45 Open
2589 2020-11-10 Titled Tuesday 10th Nov chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Semen Khanin Lost: 0-1 30 Open
2590 2020-11-10 Titled Tuesday 10th Nov chess.com INT 8 Dmitry Gurevich Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 43 Open
2591 2020-11-10 Titled Tuesday 10th Nov chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Wagh Suyog Won: 1-0 49 Open
2592 2020-11-10 Titled Tuesday 10th Nov chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Corey Acor Lost: 0-1 39 Open
2593 2020-11-10 Titled Tuesday 10th Nov chess.com INT 5 Pavel Shkapenko Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 43 Open
2594 2020-11-10 Titled Tuesday 10th Nov chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Mikhail Golubev Won: 1-0 26 Open
2595 2020-11-10 Titled Tuesday 10th Nov chess.com INT 3 Zaur Tekeyev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 40 Open
2596 2020-11-10 Titled Tuesday 10th Nov chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Ermes Espinosa Veloz Won: 1-0 36 Open
2597 2020-11-10 Titled Tuesday 10th Nov chess.com INT 1 Arthur Kruckenhauser Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 44 Open
2598 2020-11-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Raunak Sadhwani Lost: 0-1 30 Open
2599 2020-11-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Miroslaw Lewicki Won: 1-0 45 Open
2600 2020-11-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov chess.com INT 7 Jorge Cori Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 122 Open
  1. vs Pentala HarikrishnaDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-01-17 · Round 2.683rd Tata Steel Masters
  2. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaDraw · ½–½White · 2021-01-16 · Round 1.483rd Tata Steel Masters
  3. vs Mahdi Gholami OrimiDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-12-20 · Round 2.2FIDE Online World U18
  4. vs Mahdi Gholami OrimiLost · 0-1White · 2020-12-20 · Round 2.1FIDE Online World U18
  5. vs Machinya DesireWon · 0-1Black · 2020-12-19 · Round 1.2FIDE Online World U18
  6. vs Machinya DesireWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-19 · Round 1.1FIDE Online World U18
  7. vs Vladimir FedoseevDraw · ½–½White · 2020-12-16 · Round 11.273rd ch-RUS 2020
  8. vs Ian NepomniachtchiLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-15 · Round 10.573rd ch-RUS 2020
  9. vs Aleksey GoganovWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-14 · Round 9.373rd ch-RUS 2020
  10. vs Nikita VitiugovDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-12-13 · Round 8.473rd ch-RUS 2020
  11. vs Vladislav ArtemievLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-10 · Round 6.373rd ch-RUS 2020
  12. vs Peter SvidlerDraw · ½–½White · 2020-12-09 · Round 5.573rd ch-RUS 2020
  13. vs Maxim MatlakovDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-12-08 · Round 4.273rd ch-RUS 2020
  14. vs Maksim ChigaevDraw · ½–½White · 2020-12-07 · Round 3.673rd ch-RUS 2020
  15. vs Sergey KarjakinDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-12-06 · Round 2.173rd ch-RUS 2020
  16. vs Daniil DubovLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-05 · Round 1.673rd ch-RUS 2020
  17. vs Harshavardhan G BDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-12-01 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  18. vs Gellert KaracsonyiDraw · ½–½White · 2020-12-01 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  19. vs Leon Luke MendoncaWon · 0-1Black · 2020-12-01 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  20. vs Rudik MakarianLost · 0-1White · 2020-12-01 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  21. vs L M S T De SilvaWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-01 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  22. vs Azer MirzoevDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-12-01 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  23. vs Orest VovkWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-01 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  24. vs Mikhail KobaliaDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-11-28 · Round 9.3TCh-RUS Premier 2020
  25. vs Maksim ChigaevDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-11-26 · Round 7.4TCh-RUS Premier 2020
  26. vs Rudik MakarianWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-25 · Round 6.2TCh-RUS Premier 2020
  27. vs Arkady GitelsonLost · 1-0Black · 2020-11-24 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 24th Nov
  28. vs Erkin KaraokcuDraw · ½–½White · 2020-11-24 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 24th Nov
  29. vs Mark KotliarWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-24 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 24th Nov
  30. vs Artur GaifullinWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-23 · Round 5.5TCh-RUS Premier 2020
  31. vs Konstantin SakaevWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-22 · Round 4.1TCh-RUS Premier 2020
  32. vs Evgeny KardashevskiyWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-21 · Round 3.5TCh-RUS Premier 2020
  33. vs Vadim ZvjaginsevDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-11-20 · Round 2.2TCh-RUS Premier 2020
  34. vs Alexander TimerkhanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-11-19 · Round 1.4TCh-RUS Premier 2020
  35. vs Tigran MukhutdinovLost · 0-1White · 2020-11-17 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 17th Nov
  36. vs Yahli SokolovskyWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-17 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 17th Nov
  37. vs Kirill KozionovLost · 1-0Black · 2020-11-17 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 17th Nov
  38. vs Martin BruedigamWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-17 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 17th Nov
  39. vs Semen KhaninLost · 0-1White · 2020-11-10 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 10th Nov
  40. vs Dmitry GurevichWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-10 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 10th Nov
  41. vs Wagh SuyogWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-10 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 10th Nov
  42. vs Corey AcorLost · 0-1White · 2020-11-10 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 10th Nov
  43. vs Pavel ShkapenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-10 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 10th Nov
  44. vs Mikhail GolubevWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-10 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 10th Nov
  45. vs Zaur TekeyevLost · 1-0Black · 2020-11-10 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 10th Nov
  46. vs Ermes Espinosa VelozWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-10 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 10th Nov
  47. vs Arthur KruckenhauserWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-10 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 10th Nov
  48. vs Raunak SadhwaniLost · 0-1White · 2020-11-03 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov
  49. vs Miroslaw LewickiWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-03 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov
  50. vs Jorge CoriWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-03 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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