Esipenko, Andrey Age 22

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Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2691.6
Live Rank
#38
FIDE Rating
2691
World Rank
#38
FIDE (Not a National Fed.) Rank
#5
FIDE Peak Rating
2723 - Mar 2022 (Age 19)
FIDE Peak Rank
#24 (2723) - Mar 2022 (Age 19)
Rapid
2651 World #44, Peak 2703 (May 2024)
Blitz
2646 World #56, Peak 2703 (May 2024)
Born
22 Mar 2002
Novocherkassk, Russia
FIDE ID 24175439
Wikipedia
Active Years:
2011 - 2025
Total Games:
1744
Wins:
744 (43%)
Losses:
313 (18%)
Draws:
687 (39%)
Total score:
63%
Performance :
Performance for the last active 12 months:
2625
White:
D02 London System (30 games)
C54 Italian Game (29 games)
E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (27 games)
Black:
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (38 games)
C92 Ruy Lopez (26 games)
C54 Italian Game (25 games)

Chess-playing Russia has long been waiting for a new Kasparov, Kramnik, or Nepomniachtchi, but... a new "future world champion" has yet to appear in the 2020s. The closest to passing this casting call is Esipenko.

Andrey Esipenko was born on March 22, 2002, in the Rostov region and learned about chess at the age of five. When he was eight, the country started talking about a new prodigy, and at ten, he began individual training with Grandmaster Kryakvin. Within a year, under his guidance, the boy became a prize-winner in Russian championships, and in 2012, the European champion under 10, scoring 8.5/9. That same year, he reached the final of the Spartakiad of students in southern Russia, competing against 17-year-old opponents, and was almost disqualified from the tournament for being too young! At 11, Esipenko became a FIDE Master, but he had to wait four more years for the Grandmaster title, finally earning it in 2016 after consecutively winning gold at the European and World Championships under 16. Before that, he had been a frequent prize-winner.

In 2017, Esipenko made headlines after defeating Karjakin in the World Rapid Championship with a cascade of sacrifices. A year later, in the same format, he nearly became the European Champion, losing the title only in a tiebreak. That same year, at 16, after crossing the 2600 rating mark, Andrey debuted for the Russian national team in a match against China and took silver at the World Championship under 20. The new year began with him taking second place in the side tournament in Wijk aan Zee and ended with his participation in the World Cup, where Svidler eliminated him in the second round. In 2020, the Russian started the Gibraltar Masters excellently but fell short of sole victory—7.5/10— and lost in the tiebreak.

Here, Esipenko took on a new role for himself (as Alekseenko's second) and during the 2020 Candidates Tournament, he found his future coach, former Kasparov assistant Dokhoian. They managed to work together for only a year (in 2021, Yuri passed away from COVID), but during that time, Andrey made a tremendous leap forward. That year, together with the Russian national team, he became an Olympic champion, reached the Superfinal of the national championship, and in 2021 fully justified his invitation to Wijk aan Zee. The 18-year-old Esipenko unexpectedly joined the fight for victory, forced Carlsen to capitulate, and finished just half a point behind the winners, Giri and Van Foreest – 8/13!

The impact of this success was so significant that Andrey was considered almost a favorite for the 2021 World Cup, held in Sochi. He advanced through four rounds, losing in a fierce battle only to Carlsen, who played as a non-contestant, and only in blitz – 3-5. After this, he had another chance to qualify for the Candidates Tournament through the Grand Swiss, but here too, luck was just out of reach: he scored 7/11, falling half a point short of the qualifying spot.

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Games

#White PlayerRatingBlack PlayerRatingResultMovesSiteDate 
1Grischuk, Alexander2687Esipenko, Andrey26911/2-1/231Moscow6 Mar 2025
2Esipenko, Andrey2691Goganov, Aleksey24721/2-1/233Moscow5 Mar 2025
3Niemann, Hans2734Esipenko, Andrey26911/2-1/255Moscow5 Mar 2025
4Esipenko, Andrey2691Shimanov, Aleksandr25931-038Moscow4 Mar 2025
5Nikitenko, Mihail2521Esipenko, Andrey26910-133Moscow3 Mar 2025
6Esipenko, Andrey2691Rozum, Ivan24361-039Moscow3 Mar 2025
7Uskov, Artem2461Esipenko, Andrey26911/2-1/226Moscow2 Mar 2025
8Esipenko, Andrey2691Putrenko, Kirill23061-068Moscow2 Mar 2025
9Sukiasyan, Vahe A.2399Esipenko, Andrey26911/2-1/237Moscow1 Mar 2025
10Esipenko, Andrey2695Rapport, Richard27181-043Rostov on Don22 Feb 2025
11Rapport, Richard2718Esipenko, Andrey26951/2-1/245Rostov on Don22 Feb 2025
12Esipenko, Andrey2695Rapport, Richard27181-031Rostov on Don22 Feb 2025
13Rapport, Richard2718Esipenko, Andrey26951/2-1/263Rostov on Don22 Feb 2025
14Esipenko, Andrey2695Rapport, Richard27181-040Rostov on Don22 Feb 2025
15Rapport, Richard2718Esipenko, Andrey26951-051Rostov on Don22 Feb 2025
16Esipenko, Andrey2695Rapport, Richard27181-039Rostov on Don22 Feb 2025
17Rapport, Richard2718Esipenko, Andrey26951/2-1/265Rostov on Don22 Feb 2025
18Esipenko, Andrey2695Rapport, Richard27181-036Rostov on Don22 Feb 2025
19Rapport, Richard2718Esipenko, Andrey26951-039Rostov on Don22 Feb 2025
20Esipenko, Andrey2695Rapport, Richard27180-153Rostov on Don21 Feb 2025
21Rapport, Richard2718Esipenko, Andrey26950-147Rostov on Don21 Feb 2025
22Esipenko, Andrey2695Rapport, Richard27181-054Rostov on Don21 Feb 2025
23Rapport, Richard2718Esipenko, Andrey26951-046Rostov on Don21 Feb 2025
24Esipenko, Andrey2695Rapport, Richard27181-050Rostov on Don21 Feb 2025
25Rapport, Richard2718Esipenko, Andrey26950-185Rostov on Don21 Feb 2025
26Esipenko, Andrey2695Rapport, Richard27181-056Rostov on Don21 Feb 2025
27Rapport, Richard2718Esipenko, Andrey26951-024Rostov on Don21 Feb 2025
28Esipenko, Andrey2695Rapport, Richard27181/2-1/262Rostov on Don21 Feb 2025
29Rapport, Richard2718Esipenko, Andrey26950-132Rostov on Don21 Feb 2025
30Rapport, Richard2718Esipenko, Andrey26951/2-1/237Rostov on Don19 Feb 2025
31Esipenko, Andrey2695Rapport, Richard27181/2-1/233Rostov on Don18 Feb 2025
32Rapport, Richard2718Esipenko, Andrey26951-023Rostov on Don17 Feb 2025
33Esipenko, Andrey2695Rapport, Richard27181-049Rostov on Don15 Feb 2025
34Rapport, Richard2718Esipenko, Andrey26951/2-1/231Rostov on Don14 Feb 2025
35Esipenko, Andrey2695Rapport, Richard27181/2-1/239Rostov on Don13 Feb 2025
36Esipenko, Andrey2677Moussard, Jules26000-139Germany2 Feb 2025
37Rapport, Richard2715Esipenko, Andrey26771/2-1/224Germany1 Feb 2025
38Maurizzi, Marc Andria2595Esipenko, Andrey26771/2-1/236Germany12 Jan 2025
39Esipenko, Andrey2677Van Foreest, Lucas25221/2-1/233Germany11 Jan 2025
40Svane, Frederik2668Esipenko, Andrey26821/2-1/216New York30 Dec 2024
41Esipenko, Andrey2682Liang, Awonder26871/2-1/269New York30 Dec 2024
42Antipov, Mikhail Al2594Esipenko, Andrey26821-052New York30 Dec 2024
43Esipenko, Andrey2682Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar28010-166New York30 Dec 2024
44Amar, Elham2534Esipenko, Andrey26820-153New York30 Dec 2024
45Esipenko, Andrey2682Karthik, Venkataraman26031-046New York30 Dec 2024
46Brodsky, David2538Esipenko, Andrey26820-135New York30 Dec 2024
47Esipenko, Andrey2682Gagunashvili, Merab25410-157New York30 Dec 2024
48Xiong, Jeffery2636Esipenko, Andrey26821-054New York30 Dec 2024
49Esipenko, Andrey2682Raja, Harshit24821-028New York30 Dec 2024
50So, Wesley2747Esipenko, Andrey26821-045New York30 Dec 2024
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