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Esipenko, Andrey
GM🇷🇺FIDE 24175439· Male· Russia· Born in 2002
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Andrey Esipenko, a 24-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2684 and ranked 2nd among Russian players, and 41st worldwide. He has held steady between 2675 and 2700 for 21 months. 84 rated games in the past year (≈90/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026, Aeroflot Open 2026, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2723 was reached at age 20 (Mar 2022, World #24 at the time); he has been in the world top 100 for 77 months and counting.
Competes for Russia since Apr 2025. Awarded GM in 2018 (age 16) and FM in 2013 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2684
Standard
Rpd2657·Blz2651
All-time high
2723
−39 pts below
Mar 2022 · age 20
Mar 2022 · age 20
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
84 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Russian players · of 6,983
World top 100 since Jan 2020
World top 100 since Jan 2020
Career timeline
26 entries2026
77 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 77 months · since Jan 2020
May 2026
2025
Peak Russian rank: #2
at age 23 · rated 2696
Apr 2025
Switched federation: FID → RUS
at age 23
Apr 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2700
at age 21
Dec 2023
2022
1,000 career games
at age 20
Jul 2022
Peak World rank: #24
at age 20 · rated 2723
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2689 → 2684
Tournaments
7
69 games
Score
40/ 6958.0%
18W44D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4.5/14 | #8 | 2627 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #16 | 2693 | +0.2 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 9/14 | F | 2769 | +17.4 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 6/11 | #2 | 2611 | -11.7 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/11 | #13 | 2724 | +5.8 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #55 | 2727 | +5.4 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2797 | +2.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRichard RapportGM
🇭🇺HUN·2729
+12 −6 =10
28 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsDavid ParavyanGM
FID·2593
+3 −4 =14
21 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsVladislav ArtemievGM
🇷🇺RUS·2641
+4 −6 =8
18 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsVladimir KramnikGM
🇷🇺RUS·2753
+8 −6 =4
18 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsDaniil DubovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2654
+2 −5 =10
17 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Russia
#2
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#18
in continent
World
#41
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Asia-Pacific
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