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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
3801 2013-07-27 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 6.6 Andrey Esipenko Alexander Chernyavsky 1-0 34 Open
3802 2013-07-26 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 5.5 Pavel Kotenko Andrey Esipenko 1/2-1/2 45 Open
3803 2013-07-25 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 4.5 Viktor Dmitrenko Andrey Esipenko 1/2-1/2 50 Open
3804 2013-07-24 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 3.8 Andrey Esipenko Evgeniya Sukhareva 1-0 98 Open
3805 2013-07-23 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 2.6 Eduard Khlian Andrey Esipenko 1/2-1/2 35 Open
3806 2013-07-22 VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open Taganrog RUS 1.23 Andrey Esipenko Anatoliy Babkin 1-0 34 Open
3807 2013-06-08 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 9.29 Andrey Esipenko Igor Dmitriev 1-0 49 Open
3808 2013-06-07 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 8.29 Yevhen Odnorozhenko Andrey Esipenko 1/2-1/2 60 Open
3809 2013-06-06 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 7.36 Andrey Esipenko Vsevolod Ovchinnikov 1-0 45 Open
3810 2013-06-05 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 6.45 Marat Askerov Andrey Esipenko 0-1 50 Open
3811 2013-06-04 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 5.37 Andrey Esipenko Dinara Wagner 0-1 48 Open
3812 2013-06-03 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 4.27 Egor Pakhomov Andrey Esipenko 1-0 70 Open
3813 2013-06-02 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 3.39 Andrey Esipenko Katsiaryna Beinenson 1-0 51 Open
3814 2013-06-01 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 2.28 Andrey Shariyazdanov Andrey Esipenko 1-0 35 Open
3815 2013-05-31 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS 1.1 Andrey Esipenko Evgeny E. Vorobiov 1/2-1/2 45 Open
3816 2013-01-23 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 9.14 Andrey Esipenko Ruslan Musalov 1-0 59 Open
3817 2013-01-22 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 8.22 Andrey Esipenko Alexandr Predke 1-0 66 Open
3818 2013-01-21 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 7.24 Vadim Ivaschenko Andrey Esipenko 0-1 39 Open
3819 2013-01-20 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 6.29 Andrey Esipenko Danil Najdin 1-0 32 Open
3820 2013-01-19 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 5.23 Roman Martynov Andrey Esipenko 1-0 54 Open
3821 2013-01-18 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 4.2 Dmitry Rozhko Andrey Esipenko 1-0 77 Open
3822 2013-01-17 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 3.18 Andrey Esipenko Sergey Mikhailov 1/2-1/2 91 Open
3823 2013-01-16 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 2.19 Alexander Zakharov Andrey Esipenko 1/2-1/2 46 Open
3824 2013-01-15 Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS 1.21 Andrey Esipenko Alexey Kornyukov 1/2-1/2 41 Open
3825 2012-12-04 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 9 Viktor Varavin Andrey Esipenko 1-0 35 Open
3826 2012-12-03 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 8 Andrey Esipenko Timur Trubchaninov 1-0 50 Open
3827 2012-12-02 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 7 Miran Oganian Andrey Esipenko 1-0 54 Open
3828 2012-12-01 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 6 Andrey Esipenko Ruslan Yandarbiev 1/2-1/2 40 Open
3829 2012-11-30 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 5 Nikolai Pushkov Andrey Esipenko 0-1 43 Open
3830 2012-11-29 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 4 Andrey Esipenko Marina Niyazgulova 1/2-1/2 40 Open
3831 2012-11-28 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 3 Pavel. Kim Andrey Esipenko 0-1 36 Open
3832 2012-11-27 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 2 Andrey Esipenko Jaroslav Prizant 0-1 10 Open
3833 2012-11-26 Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 Sochi RUS 1 Mikhail Panarin Andrey Esipenko 1/2-1/2 46 Open
  1. vs Alexander ChernyavskyWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-27 · Round 6.6VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  2. vs Pavel KotenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-07-26 · Round 5.5VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  3. vs Viktor DmitrenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-07-25 · Round 4.5VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  4. vs Evgeniya SukharevaWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-24 · Round 3.8VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  5. vs Eduard KhlianDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-07-23 · Round 2.6VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  6. vs Anatoliy BabkinWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-22 · Round 1.23VIII Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
  7. vs Igor DmitrievWon · 1-0White · 2013-06-08 · Round 9.2935th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  8. vs Yevhen OdnorozhenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-06-07 · Round 8.2935th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  9. vs Vsevolod OvchinnikovWon · 1-0White · 2013-06-06 · Round 7.3635th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  10. vs Marat AskerovWon · 0-1Black · 2013-06-05 · Round 6.4535th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  11. vs Dinara WagnerLost · 0-1White · 2013-06-04 · Round 5.3735th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  12. vs Egor PakhomovLost · 1-0Black · 2013-06-03 · Round 4.2735th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  13. vs Katsiaryna BeinensonWon · 1-0White · 2013-06-02 · Round 3.3935th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  14. vs Andrey ShariyazdanovLost · 1-0Black · 2013-06-01 · Round 2.2835th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  15. vs Evgeny E. VorobiovDraw · ½–½White · 2013-05-31 · Round 1.135th Nezhmetdinov Cup
  16. vs Ruslan MusalovWon · 1-0White · 2013-01-23 · Round 9.14Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  17. vs Alexandr PredkeWon · 1-0White · 2013-01-22 · Round 8.22Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  18. vs Vadim IvaschenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2013-01-21 · Round 7.24Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  19. vs Danil NajdinWon · 1-0White · 2013-01-20 · Round 6.29Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  20. vs Roman MartynovLost · 1-0Black · 2013-01-19 · Round 5.23Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  21. vs Dmitry RozhkoLost · 1-0Black · 2013-01-18 · Round 4.2Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  22. vs Sergey MikhailovDraw · ½–½White · 2013-01-17 · Round 3.18Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  23. vs Alexander ZakharovDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-01-16 · Round 2.19Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  24. vs Alexey KornyukovDraw · ½–½White · 2013-01-15 · Round 1.21Dvorkovich Mem 2013
  25. vs Viktor VaravinLost · 1-0Black · 2012-12-04 · Round 9Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012
  26. vs Timur TrubchaninovWon · 1-0White · 2012-12-03 · Round 8Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012
  27. vs Miran OganianLost · 1-0Black · 2012-12-02 · Round 7Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012
  28. vs Ruslan YandarbievDraw · ½–½White · 2012-12-01 · Round 6Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012
  29. vs Nikolai PushkovWon · 0-1Black · 2012-11-30 · Round 5Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012
  30. vs Marina NiyazgulovaDraw · ½–½White · 2012-11-29 · Round 4Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012
  31. vs Pavel. KimWon · 0-1Black · 2012-11-28 · Round 3Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012
  32. vs Jaroslav PrizantLost · 0-1White · 2012-11-27 · Round 2Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012
  33. vs Mikhail PanarinDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-11-26 · Round 1Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-01Superfinal Men Championship 2026Classical7½

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