Esipenko, Andrey Age 22

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Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2685.3
Live Rank
#44
FIDE Rating
2682
World Rank
#45
FIDE (Not a National Fed.) Rank
#7
FIDE Peak Rating
2723 - Mar 2022 (Age 19)
FIDE Peak Rank
#24 (2723) - Mar 2022 (Age 19)
Rapid
2642 World #60, Peak 2703 (May 2024)
Blitz
2608 World #94, Peak 2703 (May 2024)
Born
22 Mar 2002
Novocherkassk, Russia
FIDE ID 24175439
Wikipedia
Active Years:
2011 - 2024
Total Games:
1664
Wins:
707 (42%)
Losses:
293 (18%)
Draws:
664 (40%)
Total score:
62%
Performance :
Performance for the last active 12 months:
2603
White:
D02 London System (30 games)
C54 Italian Game (29 games)
E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (27 games)
Black:
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (38 games)
C54 Italian Game (25 games)
C92 Ruy Lopez (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 
51Hong, Andrew Z2572Esipenko, Andrey26771-032Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
52Esipenko, Andrey2677Nesterov, Arseniy26011-028Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
53Popov, Tikhon2217Esipenko, Andrey26770-128Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
54Aravindh, Chithambaram VR2698Esipenko, Andrey26771-078Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
55Esipenko, Andrey2677Bardyk, Artem22780-124Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
56Esipenko, Andrey2677Nakamura, Hikaru28020-144Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
57Moroni, Luca Jr2558Esipenko, Andrey26771/2-1/263Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
58Zou, Chen2449Esipenko, Andrey26770-138Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
59Esipenko, Andrey2677Ilinca Ilinca, Felix Antonio24171-054Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
60Esipenko, Andrey2677Janik, Igor25011-035Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
61Esipenko, Andrey2677Quispe Arteaga, Gabriel24031/2-1/281Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
62Usov, Aleksandr E2258Esipenko, Andrey26770-130Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
63Esipenko, Andrey2677Riehle, Marco23801-019Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
64Arslanov, Shamil2410Esipenko, Andrey26770-163Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
65Esipenko, Andrey2677Zeltsan, Joseph24051-038Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
66Leon Oquendo, Jorge L2365Esipenko, Andrey26770-175Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
67Esipenko, Andrey2677Dumanuly, Sultanbeibarys20811-045Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
68Goncharov, Vladimir2077Esipenko, Andrey26770-130Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
69Timofeev, Artyom2547Esipenko, Andrey26711/2-1/242Barnaul28 Aug 2024
70Artemiev, Vladislav2699Esipenko, Andrey26711-025Barnaul28 Aug 2024
71Esipenko, Andrey2671Artemiev, Vladislav26990-162Barnaul28 Aug 2024
72Esipenko, Andrey2671Nesterov, Arseniy25921-079Barnaul27 Aug 2024
73Dreev, Alexey2591Esipenko, Andrey26711/2-1/213Barnaul26 Aug 2024
74Esipenko, Andrey2671Grischuk, Alexander27081-054Barnaul25 Aug 2024
75Esipenko, Andrey2671Najer, Evgeniy26351/2-1/262Barnaul24 Aug 2024
76Grebnev, Aleksey2513Esipenko, Andrey26711/2-1/218Barnaul22 Aug 2024
77Esipenko, Andrey2671Makarian, Rudik25371-033Barnaul21 Aug 2024
78Artemiev, Vladislav2699Esipenko, Andrey26711/2-1/239Barnaul20 Aug 2024
79Esipenko, Andrey2671Dubov, Daniil27011/2-1/222Barnaul19 Aug 2024
80Matlakov, Maxim2651Esipenko, Andrey26711/2-1/226Barnaul18 Aug 2024
81Esipenko, Andrey2671Ponkratov, Pavel25711/2-1/222Barnaul17 Aug 2024
82Abdulrahman Mohammad, Al Taher2105Esipenko, Andrey26770-125Kazan21 Jun 2024
83Esipenko, Andrey2677Cunha, Lucas Aguiar22391-046Kazan21 Jun 2024
84Shiferaw, Yalemzewde Mekonnen2025Esipenko, Andrey26770-166Kazan21 Jun 2024
85Esipenko, Andrey2677Aristigueta Almeida, Alexis Antonio21561-022Kazan21 Jun 2024
86Aronyak, Ghosh2529Esipenko, Andrey26770-159Kazan21 Jun 2024
87Esipenko, Andrey2677Maksudshoev, Kubot20301/2-1/283Kazan21 Jun 2024
88Imanaliev, Taalaibek2164Esipenko, Andrey26770-124Kazan21 Jun 2024
89Esipenko, Andrey2677Xu, Xiangyu26280-139Kazan21 Jun 2024
90Saydaliev, Saidakbar2448Esipenko, Andrey26770-145Kazan21 Jun 2024
91Esipenko, Andrey2677Borsuk, Yuriy22691-040Kazan21 Jun 2024
92Esipenko, Andrey2677Nsubuga, Haruna22161-041Kazan20 Jun 2024
93Esipenko, Andrey2677Maksudshoev, Kubot20301-025Kazan20 Jun 2024
94Esipenko, Andrey2677Aristigueta Almeida, Alexis Antonio21561-030Kazan20 Jun 2024
95Cunha, Lucas Aguiar2239Esipenko, Andrey26770-133Kazan20 Jun 2024
96Esipenko, Andrey2677Aronyak, Ghosh25291-034Kazan20 Jun 2024
97Borsuk, Yuriy2269Esipenko, Andrey26771/2-1/229Kazan20 Jun 2024
98Esipenko, Andrey2677Bai, Jinshi25641-034Kazan20 Jun 2024
99Saydaliev, Saidakbar2448Esipenko, Andrey26770-141Kazan20 Jun 2024
100Imanaliev, Taalaibek2164Esipenko, Andrey26770-142Kazan20 Jun 2024
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