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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
3401 2018-05-29 CHN-RUS Summit 2018 Qinhuangdao CHN 3.4 Andrey Esipenko Yang Wen Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
3402 2018-05-28 CHN-RUS Summit 2018 Qinhuangdao CHN 2.5 Jinshi Bai Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
3403 2018-05-27 CHN-RUS Summit 2018 Qinhuangdao CHN 1.2 Andrey Esipenko Shanglei Lu Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
3404 2018-05-26 CHN-RUS Summit Blitz 2018 Qinhuangdao CHN 9.2 Andrey Esipenko Jianchao Zhou Won: 1-0 5 Open
3405 2018-05-26 CHN-RUS Summit Blitz 2018 Qinhuangdao CHN 8.3 Andrey Esipenko Yang Wen Won: 1-0 6 Open
3406 2018-05-26 CHN-RUS Summit Blitz 2018 Qinhuangdao CHN 7.4 Andrey Esipenko Shanglei Lu Lost: 0-1 3 Open
3407 2018-05-26 CHN-RUS Summit Blitz 2018 Qinhuangdao CHN 6.5 Andrey Esipenko Jinshi Bai Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
3408 2018-05-26 CHN-RUS Summit Blitz 2018 Qinhuangdao CHN 5.1 Chao b Li Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 21 Open
3409 2018-05-26 CHN-RUS Summit Blitz 2018 Qinhuangdao CHN 2.4 Shanglei Lu Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 2 Open
3410 2018-05-26 CHN-RUS Summit Blitz 2018 Qinhuangdao CHN 10.1 Andrey Esipenko Chao b Li Won: 1-0 31 Open
3411 2018-05-26 CHN-RUS Summit Blitz 2018 Qinhuangdao CHN 1.5 Jinshi Bai Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 21 Open
3412 2018-05-10 TCh-RUS Premier 2018 Sochi RUS 9.4 Evgeny Alekseev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 53 Open
3413 2018-05-09 TCh-RUS Premier 2018 Sochi RUS 8.2 Andrey Esipenko Alexei Bezgodov Won: 1-0 39 Open
3414 2018-05-08 TCh-RUS Premier 2018 Sochi RUS 7.5 Dmitry Bocharov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
3415 2018-05-07 TCh-RUS Premier 2018 Sochi RUS 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Fedoseev Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
3416 2018-05-05 TCh-RUS Premier 2018 Sochi RUS 5.5 Andrey Esipenko David Paravyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
3417 2018-05-04 TCh-RUS Premier 2018 Sochi RUS 4.2 Ernesto Inarkiev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 77 Open
3418 2018-05-03 TCh-RUS Premier 2018 Sochi RUS 3.4 Andrey Esipenko Alexei Shirov Won: 1-0 31 Open
3419 2018-05-02 TCh-RUS Premier 2018 Sochi RUS 2.3 Petr Palachev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 48 Open
3420 2018-05-01 TCh-RUS Premier 2018 Sochi RUS 1.3 Andrey Esipenko Gata Kamsky Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
3421 2018-03-28 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 11.3 Andrey Esipenko Michal Krasenkow Won: 1-0 47 Open
3422 2018-03-27 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 10.28 Luka Lenic Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
3423 2018-03-26 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 9.3 Andrey Esipenko Andrei Volokitin Draw: 1/2-1/2 85 Open
3424 2018-03-25 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 8.22 Nils Grandelius Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
3425 2018-03-24 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 7.24 Andrey Esipenko Mircea-Emilian Parligras Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
3426 2018-03-22 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 6.55 Burak Firat Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 41 Open
3427 2018-03-21 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 5.72 Andrey Esipenko Lev Yankelevich Won: 1-0 32 Open
3428 2018-03-20 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 4.74 Abdulla Gadimbayli Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
3429 2018-03-19 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 3.74 Andrey Esipenko Mahammad Muradli Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
3430 2018-03-18 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 2.55 Vahe Danielyan Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 53 Open
3431 2018-03-17 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 Batumi GEO 1.9 Andrey Esipenko Miranda Mikadze Won: 1-0 35 Open
3432 2018-02-28 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 9.2 Sanan Sjugirov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 29 Open
3433 2018-02-27 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 8.28 Andrey Esipenko Aleksandra Goryachkina Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
3434 2018-02-26 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 7.28 Erigaisi Arjun Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 109 Open
3435 2018-02-25 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 6.34 Andrey Esipenko Johan Salomon Won: 1-0 26 Open
3436 2018-02-24 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 5.18 Rauf Mamedov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 102 Open
3437 2018-02-23 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 4.17 Ernesto Inarkiev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
3438 2018-02-22 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 3.18 Andrey Esipenko Gata Kamsky Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
3439 2018-02-21 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 2.13 Vladimir Fedoseev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
3440 2018-02-20 Aeroflot Open A 2018 Moscow RUS 1.3 Andrey Esipenko Dmitry Andreikin Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
3441 2018-02-18 Tal Mem Qualifier 2018 Moscow RUS 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Grigoriy Oparin Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
3442 2018-02-18 Tal Mem Qualifier 2018 Moscow RUS 5.1 Daniil Dubov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 42 Open
3443 2018-02-18 Tal Mem Qualifier 2018 Moscow RUS 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Maxim Matlakov Won: 1-0 31 Open
3444 2018-02-18 Tal Mem Qualifier 2018 Moscow RUS 3.1 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Dubov Lost: 0-1 26 Open
3445 2018-02-18 Tal Mem Qualifier 2018 Moscow RUS 2.1 Grigoriy Oparin Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 34 Open
3446 2018-02-18 Tal Mem Qualifier 2018 Moscow RUS 1.1 Maxim Matlakov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
3447 2018-02-01 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 10.32 Andrey Esipenko Dinara Saduakassova Won: 1-0 82 Open
3448 2018-01-31 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 9.8 Quang Liem Le Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 64 Open
3449 2018-01-30 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 8.14 Andrey Esipenko Varuzhan Akobian Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
3450 2018-01-29 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 7.8 Jan-Krzysztof Duda Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
  1. vs Yang WenDraw · ½–½White · 2018-05-29 · Round 3.4CHN-RUS Summit 2018
  2. vs Jinshi BaiDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-05-28 · Round 2.5CHN-RUS Summit 2018
  3. vs Shanglei LuDraw · ½–½White · 2018-05-27 · Round 1.2CHN-RUS Summit 2018
  4. vs Jianchao ZhouWon · 1-0White · 2018-05-26 · Round 9.2CHN-RUS Summit Blitz 2018
  5. vs Yang WenWon · 1-0White · 2018-05-26 · Round 8.3CHN-RUS Summit Blitz 2018
  6. vs Shanglei LuLost · 0-1White · 2018-05-26 · Round 7.4CHN-RUS Summit Blitz 2018
  7. vs Jinshi BaiDraw · ½–½White · 2018-05-26 · Round 6.5CHN-RUS Summit Blitz 2018
  8. vs Chao b LiLost · 1-0Black · 2018-05-26 · Round 5.1CHN-RUS Summit Blitz 2018
  9. vs Shanglei LuLost · 1-0Black · 2018-05-26 · Round 2.4CHN-RUS Summit Blitz 2018
  10. vs Chao b LiWon · 1-0White · 2018-05-26 · Round 10.1CHN-RUS Summit Blitz 2018
  11. vs Jinshi BaiLost · 1-0Black · 2018-05-26 · Round 1.5CHN-RUS Summit Blitz 2018
  12. vs Evgeny AlekseevLost · 1-0Black · 2018-05-10 · Round 9.4TCh-RUS Premier 2018
  13. vs Alexei BezgodovWon · 1-0White · 2018-05-09 · Round 8.2TCh-RUS Premier 2018
  14. vs Dmitry BocharovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-05-08 · Round 7.5TCh-RUS Premier 2018
  15. vs Vladimir FedoseevDraw · ½–½White · 2018-05-07 · Round 6.1TCh-RUS Premier 2018
  16. vs David ParavyanDraw · ½–½White · 2018-05-05 · Round 5.5TCh-RUS Premier 2018
  17. vs Ernesto InarkievDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-05-04 · Round 4.2TCh-RUS Premier 2018
  18. vs Alexei ShirovWon · 1-0White · 2018-05-03 · Round 3.4TCh-RUS Premier 2018
  19. vs Petr PalachevWon · 0-1Black · 2018-05-02 · Round 2.3TCh-RUS Premier 2018
  20. vs Gata KamskyDraw · ½–½White · 2018-05-01 · Round 1.3TCh-RUS Premier 2018
  21. vs Michal KrasenkowWon · 1-0White · 2018-03-28 · Round 11.319th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  22. vs Luka LenicDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-03-27 · Round 10.2819th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  23. vs Andrei VolokitinDraw · ½–½White · 2018-03-26 · Round 9.319th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  24. vs Nils GrandeliusDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-03-25 · Round 8.2219th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  25. vs Mircea-Emilian ParligrasDraw · ½–½White · 2018-03-24 · Round 7.2419th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  26. vs Burak FiratWon · 0-1Black · 2018-03-22 · Round 6.5519th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  27. vs Lev YankelevichWon · 1-0White · 2018-03-21 · Round 5.7219th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  28. vs Abdulla GadimbayliDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-03-20 · Round 4.7419th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  29. vs Mahammad MuradliDraw · ½–½White · 2018-03-19 · Round 3.7419th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  30. vs Vahe DanielyanLost · 1-0Black · 2018-03-18 · Round 2.5519th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  31. vs Miranda MikadzeWon · 1-0White · 2018-03-17 · Round 1.919th ch-EUR Indiv 2018
  32. vs Sanan SjugirovLost · 1-0Black · 2018-02-28 · Round 9.2Aeroflot Open A 2018
  33. vs Aleksandra GoryachkinaDraw · ½–½White · 2018-02-27 · Round 8.28Aeroflot Open A 2018
  34. vs Erigaisi ArjunDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-02-26 · Round 7.28Aeroflot Open A 2018
  35. vs Johan SalomonWon · 1-0White · 2018-02-25 · Round 6.34Aeroflot Open A 2018
  36. vs Rauf MamedovLost · 1-0Black · 2018-02-24 · Round 5.18Aeroflot Open A 2018
  37. vs Ernesto InarkievDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-02-23 · Round 4.17Aeroflot Open A 2018
  38. vs Gata KamskyDraw · ½–½White · 2018-02-22 · Round 3.18Aeroflot Open A 2018
  39. vs Vladimir FedoseevDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-02-21 · Round 2.13Aeroflot Open A 2018
  40. vs Dmitry AndreikinDraw · ½–½White · 2018-02-20 · Round 1.3Aeroflot Open A 2018
  41. vs Grigoriy OparinDraw · ½–½White · 2018-02-18 · Round 6.1Tal Mem Qualifier 2018
  42. vs Daniil DubovLost · 1-0Black · 2018-02-18 · Round 5.1Tal Mem Qualifier 2018
  43. vs Maxim MatlakovWon · 1-0White · 2018-02-18 · Round 4.1Tal Mem Qualifier 2018
  44. vs Daniil DubovLost · 0-1White · 2018-02-18 · Round 3.1Tal Mem Qualifier 2018
  45. vs Grigoriy OparinLost · 1-0Black · 2018-02-18 · Round 2.1Tal Mem Qualifier 2018
  46. vs Maxim MatlakovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-02-18 · Round 1.1Tal Mem Qualifier 2018
  47. vs Dinara SaduakassovaWon · 1-0White · 2018-02-01 · Round 10.32Gibraltar Masters 2018
  48. vs Quang Liem LeLost · 1-0Black · 2018-01-31 · Round 9.8Gibraltar Masters 2018
  49. vs Varuzhan AkobianDraw · ½–½White · 2018-01-30 · Round 8.14Gibraltar Masters 2018
  50. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-01-29 · Round 7.8Gibraltar Masters 2018

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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