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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

2681.8 -1.2

Classical

Live estimate

2658

Rapid

Published FIDE

2645

Blitz

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
3833

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
3751 2015-02-03 Moscow Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 4.66 Andrey Esipenko Ulugbek Tillyaev 1-0 38 Open
3752 2015-02-02 Moscow Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 3.102 Nikita Safonov Andrey Esipenko 0-1 50 Open
3753 2015-02-01 Moscow Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 2.57 Andrey Esipenko Susanto Megaranto 0-1 55 Open
3754 2015-01-31 Moscow Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 1.45 Mishra Swayams Andrey Esipenko 1/2-1/2 52 Open
3755 2015-01-24 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem Taganrog RUS 7.12 Andrey Esipenko Denis Khismatullin 1-0 45 Open
3756 2015-01-23 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem Taganrog RUS 6.25 Andrey Esipenko Vadim Gunchenko 1-0 36 Open
3757 2015-01-22 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem Taganrog RUS 5.14 Maxim Lugovskoy Andrey Esipenko 1-0 48 Open
3758 2015-01-21 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem Taganrog RUS 4.23 Andrey Esipenko Grigory Aivazian 1-0 40 Open
3759 2015-01-20 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem Taganrog RUS 3.25 Alexander Kozachenko Andrey Esipenko 1/2-1/2 39 Open
3760 2015-01-19 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem Taganrog RUS 2.17 Andrey Esipenko Gor Airapetian 0-1 48 Open
3761 2015-01-18 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem Taganrog RUS 1.38 Platon Gruntovskiy Andrey Esipenko 0-1 24 Open
3762 2014-07-14 Corporation Cup 2014 Izhevsk RUS 3.9 Dmitry Kokarev Andrey Esipenko 1-0 51 Open
3763 2014-07-10 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 9.11 Dmitry Kokarev Andrey Esipenko 1-0 29 Open
3764 2014-07-09 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 8.1 Andrey Esipenko Pavel Smirnov 1/2-1/2 41 Open
3765 2014-07-08 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 7.24 Ruslan Vildanov Andrey Esipenko 0-1 48 Open
3766 2014-07-07 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 6.31 Andrey Esipenko Marina Niyazgulova 1-0 45 Open
3767 2014-07-06 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 5.31 Ildar Garifullin Andrey Esipenko 1/2-1/2 37 Open
3768 2014-07-05 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 4.4 Andrey Esipenko Aleksey Geshko 1-0 55 Open
3769 2014-07-04 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 3.31 Anatoly Oshevnev Andrey Esipenko 1-0 53 Open
3770 2014-07-03 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 2.6 Andrey Esipenko Artyom Timofeev 0-1 47 Open
3771 2014-07-02 Polugaevsky Mem 2014 Samara RUS 1.39 Oleg Privorotsky Andrey Esipenko 0-1 45 Open
3772 2014-05-24 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 11.2 Mihail Nikitenko Andrey Esipenko 1/2-1/2 29 Open
3773 2014-05-23 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 10.6 Andrey Esipenko Tigran K. Harutyunyan 0-1 87 Open
3774 2014-05-22 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 9.1 Andrey Esipenko Olexandr Bortnyk 1/2-1/2 57 Open
3775 2014-05-21 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 8.6 Saveliy Golubov Andrey Esipenko 1-0 49 Open
3776 2014-05-20 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 7.2 Andrey Esipenko Daniil Yuffa 0-1 22 Open
3777 2014-05-19 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 6.5 David Paravyan Andrey Esipenko 1/2-1/2 38 Open
3778 2014-05-18 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 5.3 Andrey Esipenko Abdulla Gadimbayli 1/2-1/2 51 Open
3779 2014-05-16 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 4.4 Haik M. Martirosyan Andrey Esipenko 1-0 41 Open
3780 2014-05-15 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 3.4 Andrey Esipenko Pavlo Vorontsov 1/2-1/2 98 Open
3781 2014-05-14 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 2.3 Alexey Sarana Andrey Esipenko 1-0 21 Open
3782 2014-05-13 Somov Memorial 2014 Kirishi RUS 1.5 Andrey Esipenko Alexey Zenzera 0-1 55 Open
3783 2014-01-26 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 9.29 Tigran Nazaretyan Andrey Esipenko 1/2-1/2 40 Open
3784 2014-01-26 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 8.21 Andrey Esipenko Vadim Gorkavij 0-1 45 Open
3785 2014-01-24 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 7.29 Petr Zhdanov Andrey Esipenko 0-1 45 Open
3786 2014-01-23 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 6.19 Andrey Esipenko Daria Charochkina 0-1 34 Open
3787 2014-01-22 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 5.16 Rakhim Pasiev Andrey Esipenko 1-0 44 Open
3788 2014-01-21 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 4.21 Andrey Esipenko Dmitry Rozhko 1-0 66 Open
3789 2014-01-20 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 3.29 Andrey Frolov Andrey Esipenko 1-0 44 Open
3790 2014-01-19 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 2.21 Andrey Esipenko 4199758 0-1 37 Open
3791 2014-01-18 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 1.7 Sergey Volkov Andrey Esipenko 1/2-1/2 31 Open
3792 2013-11-01 17th OIBM 2013 Bad Wiessee GER 8.48 Soeren Foerster Andrey Esipenko 0-1 111 Open
3793 2013-10-31 17th OIBM 2013 Bad Wiessee GER 7.23 Andrey Esipenko Maximilian Berchtenbreiter 0-1 61 Open
3794 2013-10-30 17th OIBM 2013 Bad Wiessee GER 6.2 Edin Pezerovic Andrey Esipenko 1/2-1/2 29 Open
3795 2013-10-29 17th OIBM 2013 Bad Wiessee GER 5.16 Andrey Esipenko Gerlef Meins 1/2-1/2 64 Open
3796 2013-10-28 17th OIBM 2013 Bad Wiessee GER 4.36 Michael Mosblech Andrey Esipenko 0-1 47 Open
3797 2013-10-27 17th OIBM 2013 Bad Wiessee GER 3.14 Andrey Esipenko Michael Prusikin 1/2-1/2 25 Open
3798 2013-07-30 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 9.12 Andrey Esipenko Yana Kim 1-0 65 Open
3799 2013-07-29 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 8.8 Andrey Esipenko Vladimir Poley 0-1 42 Open
3800 2013-07-28 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 7.3 Vladimir Belous Andrey Esipenko 1-0 40 Open
  1. vs Ulugbek TillyaevWon · 1-0White · 2015-02-03 · Round 4.66Moscow Open A 2015
  2. vs Nikita SafonovWon · 0-1Black · 2015-02-02 · Round 3.102Moscow Open A 2015
  3. vs Susanto MegarantoLost · 0-1White · 2015-02-01 · Round 2.57Moscow Open A 2015
  4. vs Mishra SwayamsDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-01-31 · Round 1.45Moscow Open A 2015
  5. vs Denis KhismatullinWon · 1-0White · 2015-01-24 · Round 7.12Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem
  6. vs Vadim GunchenkoWon · 1-0White · 2015-01-23 · Round 6.25Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem
  7. vs Maxim LugovskoyLost · 1-0Black · 2015-01-22 · Round 5.14Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem
  8. vs Grigory AivazianWon · 1-0White · 2015-01-21 · Round 4.23Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem
  9. vs Alexander KozachenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-01-20 · Round 3.25Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem
  10. vs Gor AirapetianLost · 0-1White · 2015-01-19 · Round 2.17Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem
  11. vs Platon GruntovskiyWon · 0-1Black · 2015-01-18 · Round 1.38Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem
  12. vs Dmitry KokarevLost · 1-0Black · 2014-07-14 · Round 3.9Corporation Cup 2014
  13. vs Dmitry KokarevLost · 1-0Black · 2014-07-10 · Round 9.11Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  14. vs Pavel SmirnovDraw · ½–½White · 2014-07-09 · Round 8.1Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  15. vs Ruslan VildanovWon · 0-1Black · 2014-07-08 · Round 7.24Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  16. vs Marina NiyazgulovaWon · 1-0White · 2014-07-07 · Round 6.31Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  17. vs Ildar GarifullinDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-07-06 · Round 5.31Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  18. vs Aleksey GeshkoWon · 1-0White · 2014-07-05 · Round 4.4Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  19. vs Anatoly OshevnevLost · 1-0Black · 2014-07-04 · Round 3.31Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  20. vs Artyom TimofeevLost · 0-1White · 2014-07-03 · Round 2.6Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  21. vs Oleg PrivorotskyWon · 0-1Black · 2014-07-02 · Round 1.39Polugaevsky Mem 2014
  22. vs Mihail NikitenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-05-24 · Round 11.2Somov Memorial 2014
  23. vs Tigran K. HarutyunyanLost · 0-1White · 2014-05-23 · Round 10.6Somov Memorial 2014
  24. vs Olexandr BortnykDraw · ½–½White · 2014-05-22 · Round 9.1Somov Memorial 2014
  25. vs Saveliy GolubovLost · 1-0Black · 2014-05-21 · Round 8.6Somov Memorial 2014
  26. vs Daniil YuffaLost · 0-1White · 2014-05-20 · Round 7.2Somov Memorial 2014
  27. vs David ParavyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-05-19 · Round 6.5Somov Memorial 2014
  28. vs Abdulla GadimbayliDraw · ½–½White · 2014-05-18 · Round 5.3Somov Memorial 2014
  29. vs Haik M. MartirosyanLost · 1-0Black · 2014-05-16 · Round 4.4Somov Memorial 2014
  30. vs Pavlo VorontsovDraw · ½–½White · 2014-05-15 · Round 3.4Somov Memorial 2014
  31. vs Alexey SaranaLost · 1-0Black · 2014-05-14 · Round 2.3Somov Memorial 2014
  32. vs Alexey ZenzeraLost · 0-1White · 2014-05-13 · Round 1.5Somov Memorial 2014
  33. vs Tigran NazaretyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-01-26 · Round 9.29Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  34. vs Vadim GorkavijLost · 0-1White · 2014-01-26 · Round 8.21Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  35. vs Petr ZhdanovWon · 0-1Black · 2014-01-24 · Round 7.29Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  36. vs Daria CharochkinaLost · 0-1White · 2014-01-23 · Round 6.19Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  37. vs Rakhim PasievLost · 1-0Black · 2014-01-22 · Round 5.16Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  38. vs Dmitry RozhkoWon · 1-0White · 2014-01-21 · Round 4.21Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  39. vs Andrey FrolovLost · 1-0Black · 2014-01-20 · Round 3.29Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  40. vs 4199758Lost · 0-1White · 2014-01-19 · Round 2.21Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  41. vs Sergey VolkovDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-01-18 · Round 1.7Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  42. vs Soeren FoersterWon · 0-1Black · 2013-11-01 · Round 8.4817th OIBM 2013
  43. vs Maximilian BerchtenbreiterLost · 0-1White · 2013-10-31 · Round 7.2317th OIBM 2013
  44. vs Edin PezerovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-10-30 · Round 6.217th OIBM 2013
  45. vs Gerlef MeinsDraw · ½–½White · 2013-10-29 · Round 5.1617th OIBM 2013
  46. vs Michael MosblechWon · 0-1Black · 2013-10-28 · Round 4.3617th OIBM 2013
  47. vs Michael PrusikinDraw · ½–½White · 2013-10-27 · Round 3.1417th OIBM 2013
  48. vs Yana KimWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-30 · Round 9.12VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  49. vs Vladimir PoleyLost · 0-1White · 2013-07-29 · Round 8.8VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  50. vs Vladimir BelousLost · 1-0Black · 2013-07-28 · Round 7.3VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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