Esipenko, Andrey Age 22

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Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2695.1
Live Rank
#35
FIDE Rating
2699
World Rank
#31
FIDE (Not a National Fed.) Rank
#3
FIDE Peak Rating
2723 - Mar 2022 (Age 19)
FIDE Peak Rank
#24 (2723) - Mar 2022 (Age 19)
Rapid
2651 World #45, Peak 2703 (May 2024)
Blitz
2590 World #127, Peak 2703 (May 2024)
Born
22 Mar 2002
Novocherkassk, Russia
FIDE ID 24175439
Wikipedia
Active Years:
2011 - 2025
Total Games:
1713
Wins:
732 (43%)
Losses:
306 (18%)
Draws:
675 (39%)
Total score:
63%
Performance :
Performance for the last active 12 months:
2626
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 
101Esipenko, Andrey2677Bardyk, Artem22780-124Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
102Esipenko, Andrey2677Nakamura, Hikaru28020-144Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
103Moroni, Luca Jr2558Esipenko, Andrey26771/2-1/263Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
104Zou, Chen2449Esipenko, Andrey26770-138Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
105Esipenko, Andrey2677Ilinca Ilinca, Felix Antonio24171-054Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
106Esipenko, Andrey2677Janik, Igor25011-035Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
107Esipenko, Andrey2677Quispe Arteaga, Gabriel24031/2-1/281Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
108Usov, Aleksandr E2258Esipenko, Andrey26770-130Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
109Esipenko, Andrey2677Riehle, Marco23801-019Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
110Arslanov, Shamil2410Esipenko, Andrey26770-163Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
111Esipenko, Andrey2677Zeltsan, Joseph24051-038Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
112Leon Oquendo, Jorge L2365Esipenko, Andrey26770-175Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
113Esipenko, Andrey2677Dumanuly, Sultanbeibarys20811-045Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
114Goncharov, Vladimir2077Esipenko, Andrey26770-130Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
115Timofeev, Artyom2547Esipenko, Andrey26711/2-1/242Barnaul28 Aug 2024
116Artemiev, Vladislav2699Esipenko, Andrey26711-025Barnaul28 Aug 2024
117Esipenko, Andrey2671Artemiev, Vladislav26990-162Barnaul28 Aug 2024
118Esipenko, Andrey2671Nesterov, Arseniy25921-079Barnaul27 Aug 2024
119Dreev, Alexey2591Esipenko, Andrey26711/2-1/213Barnaul26 Aug 2024
120Esipenko, Andrey2671Grischuk, Alexander27081-054Barnaul25 Aug 2024
121Esipenko, Andrey2671Najer, Evgeniy26351/2-1/262Barnaul24 Aug 2024
122Grebnev, Aleksey2513Esipenko, Andrey26711/2-1/218Barnaul22 Aug 2024
123Esipenko, Andrey2671Makarian, Rudik25371-033Barnaul21 Aug 2024
124Artemiev, Vladislav2699Esipenko, Andrey26711/2-1/239Barnaul20 Aug 2024
125Esipenko, Andrey2671Dubov, Daniil27011/2-1/222Barnaul19 Aug 2024
126Matlakov, Maxim2651Esipenko, Andrey26711/2-1/226Barnaul18 Aug 2024
127Esipenko, Andrey2671Ponkratov, Pavel25711/2-1/222Barnaul17 Aug 2024
128Abdulrahman Mohammad, Al Taher2105Esipenko, Andrey26770-125Kazan21 Jun 2024
129Esipenko, Andrey2677Cunha, Lucas Aguiar22391-046Kazan21 Jun 2024
130Shiferaw, Yalemzewde Mekonnen2025Esipenko, Andrey26770-166Kazan21 Jun 2024
131Esipenko, Andrey2677Aristigueta Almeida, Alexis Antonio21561-022Kazan21 Jun 2024
132Aronyak, Ghosh2529Esipenko, Andrey26770-159Kazan21 Jun 2024
133Esipenko, Andrey2677Maksudshoev, Kubot20301/2-1/283Kazan21 Jun 2024
134Imanaliev, Taalaibek2164Esipenko, Andrey26770-124Kazan21 Jun 2024
135Esipenko, Andrey2677Xu, Xiangyu26280-139Kazan21 Jun 2024
136Saydaliev, Saidakbar2448Esipenko, Andrey26770-145Kazan21 Jun 2024
137Esipenko, Andrey2677Borsuk, Yuriy22691-040Kazan21 Jun 2024
138Esipenko, Andrey2677Nsubuga, Haruna22161-041Kazan20 Jun 2024
139Esipenko, Andrey2677Maksudshoev, Kubot20301-025Kazan20 Jun 2024
140Esipenko, Andrey2677Aristigueta Almeida, Alexis Antonio21561-030Kazan20 Jun 2024
141Cunha, Lucas Aguiar2239Esipenko, Andrey26770-133Kazan20 Jun 2024
142Esipenko, Andrey2677Aronyak, Ghosh25291-034Kazan20 Jun 2024
143Borsuk, Yuriy2269Esipenko, Andrey26771/2-1/229Kazan20 Jun 2024
144Esipenko, Andrey2677Bai, Jinshi25641-034Kazan20 Jun 2024
145Saydaliev, Saidakbar2448Esipenko, Andrey26770-141Kazan20 Jun 2024
146Imanaliev, Taalaibek2164Esipenko, Andrey26770-142Kazan20 Jun 2024
147Esipenko, Andrey2677Saydaliev, Saidakbar24481-035Kazan19 Jun 2024
148Aronyak, Ghosh2529Esipenko, Andrey26771/2-1/230Kazan19 Jun 2024
149Esipenko, Andrey2677Cunha, Lucas Aguiar22391-032Kazan19 Jun 2024
150Esipenko, Andrey2677Tsaruk, Maksim24801/2-1/225Kazan19 Jun 2024
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