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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
3451 2018-01-28 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 6.26 Andrey Esipenko M.R. Venkatesh Won: 1-0 71 Open
3452 2018-01-27 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 5.6 David Navara Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 43 Open
3453 2018-01-26 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 4.21 Andrey Esipenko Sabrina Vega Gutierrez Won: 1-0 22 Open
3454 2018-01-25 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 3.16 Valentin Dragnev Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
3455 2018-01-24 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 2.32 Andrey Esipenko Gabriel Gaehwiler Won: 1-0 41 Open
3456 2018-01-23 Gibraltar Masters 2018 Caleta ENG 1.49 Nino Maisuradze Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 34 Open
3457 2018-01-14 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 9.4 Dmitry Bocharov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
3458 2018-01-14 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 8.6 Andrey Esipenko Sergey Savitskiy Won: 1-0 37 Open
3459 2018-01-14 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 7.3 Alexey Sarana Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 27 Open
3460 2018-01-14 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 11.2 Sanan Sjugirov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 69 Open
3461 2018-01-14 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 10.6 Andrey Esipenko Egor Bykov Won: 1-0 53 Open
3462 2018-01-13 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 6.5 Andrey Esipenko Semen Khanin Won: 1-0 32 Open
3463 2018-01-13 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 4.8 Andrey Esipenko Yuri S Balashov Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
3464 2018-01-13 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 3.1 Gennady Tunik Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
3465 2018-01-13 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 2.11 Andrey Esipenko Volodar Murzin Won: 1-0 31 Open
3466 2018-01-13 Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid Taganrog RUS 1.11 Maxim Vdovin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 31 Open
3467 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 21.18 Andrey Esipenko Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Lost: 0-1 55 Open
3468 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 20.24 Ivan Saric Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 32 Open
3469 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 19.25 Andrey Esipenko Jan-Krzysztof Duda Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
3470 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 18.18 Ahmed Adly Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 39 Open
3471 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 17.12 Andrey Esipenko Yangyi Yu Lost: 0-1 43 Open
3472 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 16.5 Vladislav Artemiev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 55 Open
3473 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 15.6 Andrey Esipenko Aleksey Dreev Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
3474 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 14.9 Rauf Mamedov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 80 Open
3475 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 13.8 Andrey Esipenko A.R. Saleh Salem Draw: 1/2-1/2 63 Open
3476 2017-12-30 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 12.14 Hrant Melkumyan Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 36 Open
3477 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 9.2 Sergey Karjakin Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 31 Open
3478 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 8.5 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Grischuk Won: 1-0 37 Open
3479 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 7.9 Andrey Esipenko Vasyl Ivanchuk Won: 1-0 47 Open
3480 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 6.6 Hao Wang Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
3481 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 4.24 Sergei Movsesian Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 40 Open
3482 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 3.31 Andrey Esipenko Luke J McShane Won: 1-0 43 Open
3483 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 2.33 Peter Leko Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
3484 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 11.6 Andrey Esipenko Quang Liem Le Lost: 0-1 40 Open
3485 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 10.6 Pentala Harikrishna Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
3486 2017-12-29 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA 1.12 Andrey Esipenko Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
3487 2017-12-28 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 15.48 Andrey Esipenko Kiril Georgiev Won: 1-0 66 Open
3488 2017-12-28 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 14.4 Alexander Riazantsev Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 65 Open
3489 2017-12-28 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 13.31 Andrey Esipenko Jan-Krzysztof Duda Lost: 0-1 55 Open
3490 2017-12-28 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 12.29 Dmitry Bocharov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 88 Open
3491 2017-12-28 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 11.21 Andrey Esipenko Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Lost: 0-1 41 Open
3492 2017-12-27 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 9.3 Andrey Esipenko Peter Svidler Lost: 0-1 38 Open
3493 2017-12-27 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 8.9 Sergey Karjakin Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 29 Open
3494 2017-12-27 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 7.16 Andrey Esipenko Sergey A. Fedorchuk Won: 1-0 44 Open
3495 2017-12-27 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 6.27 Vladimir Malakhov Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 46 Open
3496 2017-12-27 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 10.11 Eltaj Safarli Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 49 Open
3497 2017-12-26 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 5.41 Andrey Esipenko Vladislav Artemiev Won: 1-0 141 Open
3498 2017-12-26 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 4.28 Volodymyr Onyshchuk Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 82 Open
3499 2017-12-26 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 3.45 Andrey Esipenko Francisco Vallejo Pons Won: 1-0 51 Open
3500 2017-12-26 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 2.65 Salman Al Mahmood Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 66 Open
  1. vs M.R. VenkateshWon · 1-0White · 2018-01-28 · Round 6.26Gibraltar Masters 2018
  2. vs David NavaraLost · 1-0Black · 2018-01-27 · Round 5.6Gibraltar Masters 2018
  3. vs Sabrina Vega GutierrezWon · 1-0White · 2018-01-26 · Round 4.21Gibraltar Masters 2018
  4. vs Valentin DragnevDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-01-25 · Round 3.16Gibraltar Masters 2018
  5. vs Gabriel GaehwilerWon · 1-0White · 2018-01-24 · Round 2.32Gibraltar Masters 2018
  6. vs Nino MaisuradzeWon · 0-1Black · 2018-01-23 · Round 1.49Gibraltar Masters 2018
  7. vs Dmitry BocharovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-01-14 · Round 9.4Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  8. vs Sergey SavitskiyWon · 1-0White · 2018-01-14 · Round 8.6Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  9. vs Alexey SaranaLost · 1-0Black · 2018-01-14 · Round 7.3Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  10. vs Sanan SjugirovLost · 1-0Black · 2018-01-14 · Round 11.2Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  11. vs Egor BykovWon · 1-0White · 2018-01-14 · Round 10.6Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  12. vs Semen KhaninWon · 1-0White · 2018-01-13 · Round 6.5Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  13. vs Yuri S BalashovDraw · ½–½White · 2018-01-13 · Round 4.8Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  14. vs Gennady TunikDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-01-13 · Round 3.1Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  15. vs Volodar MurzinWon · 1-0White · 2018-01-13 · Round 2.11Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  16. vs Maxim VdovinWon · 0-1Black · 2018-01-13 · Round 1.11Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid
  17. vs Santosh Gujrathi ViditLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-30 · Round 21.18World Blitz 2017
  18. vs Ivan SaricWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-30 · Round 20.24World Blitz 2017
  19. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-30 · Round 19.25World Blitz 2017
  20. vs Ahmed AdlyLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-30 · Round 18.18World Blitz 2017
  21. vs Yangyi YuLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-30 · Round 17.12World Blitz 2017
  22. vs Vladislav ArtemievLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-30 · Round 16.5World Blitz 2017
  23. vs Aleksey DreevDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-30 · Round 15.6World Blitz 2017
  24. vs Rauf MamedovWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-30 · Round 14.9World Blitz 2017
  25. vs A.R. Saleh SalemDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-30 · Round 13.8World Blitz 2017
  26. vs Hrant MelkumyanWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-30 · Round 12.14World Blitz 2017
  27. vs Sergey KarjakinLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-29 · Round 9.2World Blitz 2017
  28. vs Alexander GrischukWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-29 · Round 8.5World Blitz 2017
  29. vs Vasyl IvanchukWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-29 · Round 7.9World Blitz 2017
  30. vs Hao WangDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-12-29 · Round 6.6World Blitz 2017
  31. vs Sergei MovsesianWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-29 · Round 4.24World Blitz 2017
  32. vs Luke J McShaneWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-29 · Round 3.31World Blitz 2017
  33. vs Peter LekoDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-12-29 · Round 2.33World Blitz 2017
  34. vs Quang Liem LeLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-29 · Round 11.6World Blitz 2017
  35. vs Pentala HarikrishnaDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-12-29 · Round 10.6World Blitz 2017
  36. vs Shakhriyar MamedyarovDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-29 · Round 1.12World Blitz 2017
  37. vs Kiril GeorgievWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-28 · Round 15.48World Rapid 2017
  38. vs Alexander RiazantsevLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-28 · Round 14.4World Rapid 2017
  39. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-28 · Round 13.31World Rapid 2017
  40. vs Dmitry BocharovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-12-28 · Round 12.29World Rapid 2017
  41. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-28 · Round 11.21World Rapid 2017
  42. vs Peter SvidlerLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-27 · Round 9.3World Rapid 2017
  43. vs Sergey KarjakinWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-27 · Round 8.9World Rapid 2017
  44. vs Sergey A. FedorchukWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-27 · Round 7.16World Rapid 2017
  45. vs Vladimir MalakhovWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-27 · Round 6.27World Rapid 2017
  46. vs Eltaj SafarliLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-27 · Round 10.11World Rapid 2017
  47. vs Vladislav ArtemievWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-26 · Round 5.41World Rapid 2017
  48. vs Volodymyr OnyshchukLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-26 · Round 4.28World Rapid 2017
  49. vs Francisco Vallejo PonsWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-26 · Round 3.45World Rapid 2017
  50. vs Salman Al MahmoodWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-26 · Round 2.65World Rapid 2017

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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