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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
3501 2017-12-26 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 1.38 Andrey Esipenko Ivan Cheparinov Lost: 0-1 57 Open
3502 2017-12-24 Nutcracker Rapid 2017 Moscow RUS 8.1 Andrey Esipenko Alexei Shirov Lost: 0-1 34 Open
3503 2017-12-24 Nutcracker Rapid 2017 Moscow RUS 7.4 Andrey Esipenko Sergei Rublevsky Won: 1-0 33 Open
3504 2017-12-24 Nutcracker Rapid 2017 Moscow RUS 6.3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 30 Open
3505 2017-12-24 Nutcracker Rapid 2017 Moscow RUS 5.2 Boris Gelfand Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
3506 2017-12-23 Nutcracker Rapid 2017 Moscow RUS 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Boris Gelfand Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
3507 2017-12-23 Nutcracker Rapid 2017 Moscow RUS 3.3 Andrey Esipenko Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 92 Open
3508 2017-12-23 Nutcracker Rapid 2017 Moscow RUS 2.4 Sergei Rublevsky Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 60 Open
3509 2017-12-23 Nutcracker Rapid 2017 Moscow RUS 1.1 Alexei Shirov Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 38 Open
3510 2017-12-22 Nutcracker Classical 2017 Moscow RUS 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Boris Gelfand Draw: 1/2-1/2 71 Open
3511 2017-12-21 Nutcracker Classical 2017 Moscow RUS 3.4 Sergei Rublevsky Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 62 Open
3512 2017-12-20 Nutcracker Classical 2017 Moscow RUS 2.3 Andrey Esipenko Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Lost: 0-1 38 Open
3513 2017-12-19 Nutcracker Classical 2017 Moscow RUS 1.1 Alexei Shirov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
3514 2017-11-05 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 9.5 Gopal G.N. Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 80 Open
3515 2017-11-04 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 8.2 Andrey Esipenko Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
3516 2017-11-03 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 7.2 12800040 Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
3517 2017-11-02 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 6.6 Andrey Esipenko Matthias Dann Won: 1-0 41 Open
3518 2017-11-01 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 5.2 Evgeny Romanov Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
3519 2017-10-31 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 4.8 Andrey Esipenko Dieter Pirrot Won: 1-0 27 Open
3520 2017-10-30 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 3.7 Yannick Koch Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 51 Open
3521 2017-10-29 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 2.9 Andrey Esipenko Juergen Moeldner Won: 1-0 36 Open
3522 2017-10-28 21st OIBM 2017 Tegernsee GER 1.12 Matthias, Dr. Fahland Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
3523 2017-09-26 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 11.1 Szymon Gumularz Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 5 Open
3524 2017-09-25 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 10.1 Andrey Esipenko Viktor Gazik Won: 1-0 30 Open
3525 2017-09-24 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 9.4 Felix Blohberger Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 34 Open
3526 2017-09-23 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 8.2 Andrey Esipenko Yi Zhu Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
3527 2017-09-22 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 7.2 Thai Dai Van Nguyen Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
3528 2017-09-22 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 6.2 Andrey Esipenko Timur Fakhrutdinov Won: 1-0 37 Open
3529 2017-09-20 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 5.1 George Stoleriu Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
3530 2017-09-19 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 4.1 Andrey Esipenko Guha Mitrabha Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
3531 2017-09-18 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 3.1 Rajdeep Sarkar Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 55 Open
3532 2017-09-18 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 2.1 Andrey Esipenko Timur Nurzhanov Won: 1-0 29 Open
3533 2017-09-17 World Youth Open U16 2017 Montevideo URU 1.1 Abyl Kizatbay Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 51 Open
3534 2017-09-14 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 9.1 Andrey Esipenko Viktor Matviishen Won: 1-0 48 Open
3535 2017-09-13 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 8.2 Liam Vrolijk Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 46 Open
3536 2017-09-12 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 7.2 Tagir Salemgareev Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 53 Open
3537 2017-09-11 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 6.6 Andrey Esipenko George Stoleriu Won: 1-0 46 Open
3538 2017-09-09 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 5.6 Lampros Giannoulakis Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
3539 2017-09-08 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 4.2 Andrey Esipenko Paulius Pultinevicius Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
3540 2017-09-07 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 3.1 Andrey Esipenko Loic Travadon Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
3541 2017-09-06 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 2.1 Yovann Gatineau Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 37 Open
3542 2017-09-05 27th EY BU16 2017 Mamaia ROU 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Arseni Kotau Won: 1-0 27 Open
3543 2017-07-29 Millennials Match U17 Saint Louis USA 8.3 Ruifeng Li Andrey Esipenko Lost: 1-0 43 Open
3544 2017-07-29 Millennials Match U17 Saint Louis USA 7.4 Andrey Esipenko Nicolas Checa Won: 1-0 65 Open
3545 2017-07-28 Millennials Match U17 Saint Louis USA 6.1 Andrey Esipenko Jeffery Xiong Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
3546 2017-07-28 Millennials Match U17 Saint Louis USA 5.2 Samuel Sevian Andrey Esipenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
3547 2017-07-27 Millennials Match U17 Saint Louis USA 4.2 John M Burke Andrey Esipenko Won: 0-1 81 Open
3548 2017-07-27 Millennials Match U17 Saint Louis USA 3.2 Andrey Esipenko Ruifeng Li Won: 1-0 44 Open
3549 2017-07-26 Millennials Match U17 Saint Louis USA 1.2 Andrey Esipenko Samuel Sevian Lost: 0-1 40 Open
3550 2017-07-11 70th ch-RUS HL 2017 Sochi RUS 9.15 Andrey Esipenko Dmitriy Khegay Won: 1-0 46 Open
  1. vs Ivan CheparinovLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-26 · Round 1.38World Rapid 2017
  2. vs Alexei ShirovLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-24 · Round 8.1Nutcracker Rapid 2017
  3. vs Sergei RublevskyWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-24 · Round 7.4Nutcracker Rapid 2017
  4. vs Shakhriyar MamedyarovLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-24 · Round 6.3Nutcracker Rapid 2017
  5. vs Boris GelfandDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-12-24 · Round 5.2Nutcracker Rapid 2017
  6. vs Boris GelfandDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-23 · Round 4.2Nutcracker Rapid 2017
  7. vs Shakhriyar MamedyarovDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-23 · Round 3.3Nutcracker Rapid 2017
  8. vs Sergei RublevskyWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-23 · Round 2.4Nutcracker Rapid 2017
  9. vs Alexei ShirovLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-23 · Round 1.1Nutcracker Rapid 2017
  10. vs Boris GelfandDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-22 · Round 4.2Nutcracker Classical 2017
  11. vs Sergei RublevskyWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-21 · Round 3.4Nutcracker Classical 2017
  12. vs Shakhriyar MamedyarovLost · 0-1White · 2017-12-20 · Round 2.3Nutcracker Classical 2017
  13. vs Alexei ShirovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-12-19 · Round 1.1Nutcracker Classical 2017
  14. vs Gopal G.N.Draw · ½–½Black · 2017-11-05 · Round 9.521st OIBM 2017
  15. vs Eduardo Iturrizaga BonelliDraw · ½–½White · 2017-11-04 · Round 8.221st OIBM 2017
  16. vs 12800040Draw · ½–½Black · 2017-11-03 · Round 7.221st OIBM 2017
  17. vs Matthias DannWon · 1-0White · 2017-11-02 · Round 6.621st OIBM 2017
  18. vs Evgeny RomanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-11-01 · Round 5.221st OIBM 2017
  19. vs Dieter PirrotWon · 1-0White · 2017-10-31 · Round 4.821st OIBM 2017
  20. vs Yannick KochWon · 0-1Black · 2017-10-30 · Round 3.721st OIBM 2017
  21. vs Juergen MoeldnerWon · 1-0White · 2017-10-29 · Round 2.921st OIBM 2017
  22. vs Matthias, Dr. FahlandWon · 0-1Black · 2017-10-28 · Round 1.1221st OIBM 2017
  23. vs Szymon GumularzDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-09-26 · Round 11.1World Youth Open U16 2017
  24. vs Viktor GazikWon · 1-0White · 2017-09-25 · Round 10.1World Youth Open U16 2017
  25. vs Felix BlohbergerWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-24 · Round 9.4World Youth Open U16 2017
  26. vs Yi ZhuDraw · ½–½White · 2017-09-23 · Round 8.2World Youth Open U16 2017
  27. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-09-22 · Round 7.2World Youth Open U16 2017
  28. vs Timur FakhrutdinovWon · 1-0White · 2017-09-22 · Round 6.2World Youth Open U16 2017
  29. vs George StoleriuDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-09-20 · Round 5.1World Youth Open U16 2017
  30. vs Guha MitrabhaDraw · ½–½White · 2017-09-19 · Round 4.1World Youth Open U16 2017
  31. vs Rajdeep SarkarWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-18 · Round 3.1World Youth Open U16 2017
  32. vs Timur NurzhanovWon · 1-0White · 2017-09-18 · Round 2.1World Youth Open U16 2017
  33. vs Abyl KizatbayWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-17 · Round 1.1World Youth Open U16 2017
  34. vs Viktor MatviishenWon · 1-0White · 2017-09-14 · Round 9.127th EY BU16 2017
  35. vs Liam VrolijkWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-13 · Round 8.227th EY BU16 2017
  36. vs Tagir SalemgareevWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-12 · Round 7.227th EY BU16 2017
  37. vs George StoleriuWon · 1-0White · 2017-09-11 · Round 6.627th EY BU16 2017
  38. vs Lampros GiannoulakisDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-09-09 · Round 5.627th EY BU16 2017
  39. vs Paulius PultineviciusDraw · ½–½White · 2017-09-08 · Round 4.227th EY BU16 2017
  40. vs Loic TravadonDraw · ½–½White · 2017-09-07 · Round 3.127th EY BU16 2017
  41. vs Yovann GatineauWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-06 · Round 2.127th EY BU16 2017
  42. vs Arseni KotauWon · 1-0White · 2017-09-05 · Round 1.127th EY BU16 2017
  43. vs Ruifeng LiLost · 1-0Black · 2017-07-29 · Round 8.3Millennials Match U17
  44. vs Nicolas ChecaWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-29 · Round 7.4Millennials Match U17
  45. vs Jeffery XiongDraw · ½–½White · 2017-07-28 · Round 6.1Millennials Match U17
  46. vs Samuel SevianDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-07-28 · Round 5.2Millennials Match U17
  47. vs John M BurkeWon · 0-1Black · 2017-07-27 · Round 4.2Millennials Match U17
  48. vs Ruifeng LiWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-27 · Round 3.2Millennials Match U17
  49. vs Samuel SevianLost · 0-1White · 2017-07-26 · Round 1.2Millennials Match U17
  50. vs Dmitriy KhegayWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-11 · Round 9.1570th ch-RUS HL 2017

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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