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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

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
2701 2020-09-20 chess.com Junior Speed chess.com INT 1.12 Andrey Esipenko Alexey Sarana Lost: 0-1 29 Open
2702 2020-09-20 chess.com Junior Speed chess.com INT 1.11 Alexey Sarana Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
2703 2020-09-20 chess.com Junior Speed chess.com INT 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Alexey Sarana Won: 1-0 48 Open
2704 2020-09-19 European Online Youth U18 Tornelo INT 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Arseniy Nesterov Won: 1-0 40 Open
2705 2020-09-19 European Online Youth U18 Tornelo INT 5.1 Casper Schoppen Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 70 Open
2706 2020-09-19 European Online Youth U18 Tornelo INT 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Vignir Vatnar Stefansson Won: 1-0 43 Open
2707 2020-09-18 European Online Youth U18 Tornelo INT 3.1 Tim Grutter Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 82 Open
2708 2020-09-18 European Online Youth U18 Tornelo INT 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Koby Kalavannan Won: 1-0 39 Open
2709 2020-09-18 European Online Youth U18 Tornelo INT 1.1 David Stevanic Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 42 Open
2710 2020-09-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Sept chess.com INT 7 Nitish Belurkar Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 26 Open
2711 2020-09-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Sept chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Timur Gareyev Won: 1-0 28 Open
2712 2020-09-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Sept chess.com INT 5 Harika Dronavalli Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 78 Open
2713 2020-09-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Sept chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Kirill Shubin Lost: 0-1 50 Open
2714 2020-09-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Sept chess.com INT 3 Ivan Sredojevic Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 47 Open
2715 2020-09-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Sept chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Elliot Papadiamandis Won: 1-0 79 Open
2716 2020-09-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Sept chess.com INT 1 Erik Ronka Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 29 Open
2717 2020-09-08 Titled Tuesday 8th Sept chess.com INT 8 Vilka Sipila Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 35 Open
2718 2020-09-08 Titled Tuesday 8th Sept chess.com INT 7 Andrey Esipenko Parham Maghsoodloo Lost: 0-1 38 Open
2719 2020-09-08 Titled Tuesday 8th Sept chess.com INT 6 Andrey Esipenko Ivan Sredojevic Won: 1-0 49 Open
2720 2020-09-08 Titled Tuesday 8th Sept chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Aleksander Hnydiuk Won: 1-0 32 Open
2721 2020-09-08 Titled Tuesday 8th Sept chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Daniel Madson De Medeiro Amorim Won: 1-0 31 Open
2722 2020-09-08 Titled Tuesday 8th Sept chess.com INT 1 Juan Cruz Arias Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 63 Open
2723 2020-09-06 Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020 Chelyabinsk RUS 11.8 Semen Khanin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 82 Open
2724 2020-09-06 Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020 Chelyabinsk RUS 10.1 Andrey Esipenko Aleksej Aleksandrov Draw: 1/2-1/2 83 Open
2725 2020-09-05 Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020 Chelyabinsk RUS 8.5 Andrey Esipenko Andrey Drygalov Lost: 0-1 53 Open
2726 2020-09-05 Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020 Chelyabinsk RUS 7.6 Dmitry Frolyanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
2727 2020-09-05 Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020 Chelyabinsk RUS 6.3 Andrey Esipenko Boris Savchenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
2728 2020-09-05 Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020 Chelyabinsk RUS 5.7 Olga Girya Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 41 Open
2729 2020-09-04 Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020 Chelyabinsk RUS 4.6 Andrey Esipenko Nikita Vitiugov Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
2730 2020-09-04 Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020 Chelyabinsk RUS 3.1 Ramil Faizrakhmanov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 30 Open
2731 2020-08-30 Online Olym KO Stage 2020 chess.com INT 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Nihal Sarin Won: 1-0 25 Open
2732 2020-08-29 Online Olym KO Stage 2020 chess.com INT 3.22 Jeffery Xiong Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 49 Open
2733 2020-08-29 Online Olym KO Stage 2020 chess.com INT 3.21 Andrey Esipenko Jeffery Xiong Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
2734 2020-08-28 Online Olym KO Stage 2020 chess.com INT 2.31 Andrey Esipenko Adam Kozak Draw: 1/2-1/2 24 Open
2735 2020-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Vasiliy Korchmar Lost: 0-1 48 Open
2736 2020-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova Won: 1-0 58 Open
2737 2020-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug chess.com INT 3 Nicolas Brunner Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 64 Open
2738 2020-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug chess.com INT 2 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Gelman Lost: 0-1 40 Open
2739 2020-08-25 Titled Tue 25th Aug chess.com INT 1 Stepan Osinovsky Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 30 Open
2740 2020-08-23 Online Olym Top DivC 2020 chess.com INT 9.2 Bogdan-Daniel Deac Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 69 Open
2741 2020-08-22 Online Olym Top DivC 2020 chess.com INT 6.5 Jonah B Willow Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 47 Open
2742 2020-08-22 Online Olym Top DivC 2020 chess.com INT 5.2 Andrey Esipenko Yasser Hadj Kholti Won: 1-0 34 Open
2743 2020-08-21 Online Olym Top DivC 2020 chess.com INT 2.3 Cem Kaan Gokerkan Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 72 Open
2744 2020-08-21 Online Olym Top DivC 2020 chess.com INT 1.4 Andrey Esipenko Martin Petrov Won: 1-0 50 Open
2745 2020-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug chess.com INT 9 Andrey Esipenko Alexey Sarana Lost: 0-1 38 Open
2746 2020-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug chess.com INT 8 Andrey Esipenko Andrew Tang Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
2747 2020-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug chess.com INT 7 Jan-Krzysztof Duda Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
2748 2020-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug chess.com INT 6 Vladislav Kovalev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 34 Open
2749 2020-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug chess.com INT 5 Andrey Esipenko Giga Quparadze Won: 1-0 52 Open
2750 2020-08-18 Titled Tue 18th Aug chess.com INT 4 Andrey Esipenko Przemyslaw Koc Won: 1-0 75 Open
  1. vs Alexey SaranaLost · 0-1White · 2020-09-20 · Round 1.12chess.com Junior Speed
  2. vs Alexey SaranaDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-09-20 · Round 1.11chess.com Junior Speed
  3. vs Alexey SaranaWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-20 · Round 1.1chess.com Junior Speed
  4. vs Arseniy NesterovWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-19 · Round 6.1European Online Youth U18
  5. vs Casper SchoppenDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-09-19 · Round 5.1European Online Youth U18
  6. vs Vignir Vatnar StefanssonWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-19 · Round 4.1European Online Youth U18
  7. vs Tim GrutterWon · 0-1Black · 2020-09-18 · Round 3.1European Online Youth U18
  8. vs Koby KalavannanWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-18 · Round 2.1European Online Youth U18
  9. vs David StevanicWon · 0-1Black · 2020-09-18 · Round 1.1European Online Youth U18
  10. vs Nitish BelurkarLost · 1-0Black · 2020-09-15 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 15th Sept
  11. vs Timur GareyevWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-15 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 15th Sept
  12. vs Harika DronavalliDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-09-15 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 15th Sept
  13. vs Kirill ShubinLost · 0-1White · 2020-09-15 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 15th Sept
  14. vs Ivan SredojevicWon · 0-1Black · 2020-09-15 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 15th Sept
  15. vs Elliot PapadiamandisWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-15 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 15th Sept
  16. vs Erik RonkaWon · 0-1Black · 2020-09-15 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 15th Sept
  17. vs Vilka SipilaWon · 0-1Black · 2020-09-08 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 8th Sept
  18. vs Parham MaghsoodlooLost · 0-1White · 2020-09-08 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 8th Sept
  19. vs Ivan SredojevicWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-08 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 8th Sept
  20. vs Aleksander HnydiukWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-08 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 8th Sept
  21. vs Daniel Madson De Medeiro AmorimWon · 1-0White · 2020-09-08 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 8th Sept
  22. vs Juan Cruz AriasLost · 1-0Black · 2020-09-08 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 8th Sept
  23. vs Semen KhaninWon · 0-1Black · 2020-09-06 · Round 11.8Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020
  24. vs Aleksej AleksandrovDraw · ½–½White · 2020-09-06 · Round 10.1Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020
  25. vs Andrey DrygalovLost · 0-1White · 2020-09-05 · Round 8.5Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020
  26. vs Dmitry FrolyanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-09-05 · Round 7.6Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020
  27. vs Boris SavchenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2020-09-05 · Round 6.3Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020
  28. vs Olga GiryaWon · 0-1Black · 2020-09-05 · Round 5.7Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020
  29. vs Nikita VitiugovDraw · ½–½White · 2020-09-04 · Round 4.6Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020
  30. vs Ramil FaizrakhmanovWon · 0-1Black · 2020-09-04 · Round 3.1Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020
  31. vs Nihal SarinWon · 1-0White · 2020-08-30 · Round 4.2Online Olym KO Stage 2020
  32. vs Jeffery XiongLost · 1-0Black · 2020-08-29 · Round 3.22Online Olym KO Stage 2020
  33. vs Jeffery XiongDraw · ½–½White · 2020-08-29 · Round 3.21Online Olym KO Stage 2020
  34. vs Adam KozakDraw · ½–½White · 2020-08-28 · Round 2.31Online Olym KO Stage 2020
  35. vs Vasiliy KorchmarLost · 0-1White · 2020-08-25 · Round 5Titled Tue 25th Aug
  36. vs Gulrukhbegim TokhirjonovaWon · 1-0White · 2020-08-25 · Round 4Titled Tue 25th Aug
  37. vs Nicolas BrunnerWon · 0-1Black · 2020-08-25 · Round 3Titled Tue 25th Aug
  38. vs Alexander GelmanLost · 0-1White · 2020-08-25 · Round 2Titled Tue 25th Aug
  39. vs Stepan OsinovskyWon · 0-1Black · 2020-08-25 · Round 1Titled Tue 25th Aug
  40. vs Bogdan-Daniel DeacWon · 0-1Black · 2020-08-23 · Round 9.2Online Olym Top DivC 2020
  41. vs Jonah B WillowWon · 0-1Black · 2020-08-22 · Round 6.5Online Olym Top DivC 2020
  42. vs Yasser Hadj KholtiWon · 1-0White · 2020-08-22 · Round 5.2Online Olym Top DivC 2020
  43. vs Cem Kaan GokerkanWon · 0-1Black · 2020-08-21 · Round 2.3Online Olym Top DivC 2020
  44. vs Martin PetrovWon · 1-0White · 2020-08-21 · Round 1.4Online Olym Top DivC 2020
  45. vs Alexey SaranaLost · 0-1White · 2020-08-18 · Round 9Titled Tue 18th Aug
  46. vs Andrew TangDraw · ½–½White · 2020-08-18 · Round 8Titled Tue 18th Aug
  47. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-08-18 · Round 7Titled Tue 18th Aug
  48. vs Vladislav KovalevWon · 0-1Black · 2020-08-18 · Round 6Titled Tue 18th Aug
  49. vs Giga QuparadzeWon · 1-0White · 2020-08-18 · Round 5Titled Tue 18th Aug
  50. vs Przemyslaw KocWon · 1-0White · 2020-08-18 · Round 4Titled Tue 18th Aug

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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