ANDREY ESIPENKO (born Mar-22-2002, 23 years old) Russia [what is this?] Grandmaster. Esipenko won the European U10 Championship 2012. For this feat he was awarded the title of FIDE Master. He was =1st (2nd on tiebreak) at the 2013 European U12 Championship, (1) at the European U14 Championship in 2015, (2) and at the World U14 Championship 2015 behind the winner Shamsiddin Vokhidov. (3) He scored 6.5/8 for Russia's 2nd board at the 2016 World youth Olympiad. (4) He lost the game against fellow compatriot Semyon Lomasov at the 2016 World U14 championship in the 5th round, placing 2nd overall.(8) Nevertheless he followed up by winning the World U16 Championship(5a, 5b), commanding top seat for seven out of 11 rounds and 2 draws after an opener (starting a winning streak of 3 games) to the 2017 WYCC U-16 section in Uruguay. (5a, 5b, 6) Yi Zhu, himself and Szymon Gumularz each tied with 8.5 points at the 2017 WYCC U-16 group(6) to finish the final 11th round. He was also the winner of the European U16 championship 2017. (7) He secured all of his GM norms by late 2017 and was awarded the title by FIDE in April 2018. He won both the European U16 and World U16 Chess Championship in 2017. He competed in the 2017 World Rapid Chess Championship in December, scoring 7.5/15 for a performance rating of 2622. Esipenko competed in the Tata Steel Challengers in January 2019, placing second with 8.5/13 (+5–1=7). In January 2020, Esipenko participated in Gibraltar Masters (2020) first on 7.5/10 for a performance rating of 2809. In a four-way playoff for the title, Esipenko was eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual tournament David Paravyan. Esipenko competed in the Tata Steel Masters in January 2021. In round eight he defeated World Magnus Carlsen their first game at a classical time control.Esipenko finished the tournament in third place, with 8/13 (+4–1=8) for a performance rating of 2815. In round four of the Chess World Cup 2021, Esipenko defeated GM Daniil Dubov in their blitz tiebreaker, after drawing the classical games and the rapid tiebreaks. He was then knocked out in round five of the tournament Magnus Carlsen blitz tiebreaks. He took part at the FIDE Grand Swiss (2021) tying with thirteen other players for 4th/16th with 7/11. At the European Team Championship (2021) with 4.5/7. References /Sources (1) http://chess-results.com/tnr106042.... (2013 EU youth championship); (2) http://chess-results.com/tnr180030.... (2015 EU youth championship); (3) http://chess-results.com/tnr187415.... (2015 WYCC standings); (4) http://wyco2016chess.sk/en/ (team silver at the 2016 WYCO U-16 Olympiad); (5a) http://www.chess-results.com/tnr297...; (5b) http://ratings.fide.com/view_source...; (6) http://chess-results.com/tnr297051.... (2017 WYCC U-16); (7) http://chess-results.com/tnr296077...., (8) http://www.chess-results.com/tnr144... (2014 WYCC U-12 score: 7.5/11 at Durban), (8) http://www.chess-results.com/tnr239... Wikipedia article: Andrey Esipenko Last updated: 2022-03-22 09:40:45

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page 1 of 53; games 1-25 of 1,325  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. O Gubanov vs A Esipenko   1-0 42 2011 Dvorkovich Mem open B40 Sicilian 2. M Panarin vs A Esipenko   ½-½ 46 2012 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 3. A Esipenko vs J Prizant 0-1 10 2012 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem C05 French, Tarrasch 4. A Esipenko vs A Kornyukov   ½-½ 41 2013 Dvorkovich Mem B30 Sicilian 5. A I Zakharov vs A Esipenko   ½-½ 46 2013 Dvorkovich Mem E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 6. A Esipenko vs S Mikhailov   ½-½ 91 2013 Dvorkovich Mem B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. D Rozhko vs A Esipenko   1-0 77 2013 Dvorkovich Mem A48 King's Indian 8. Roman Martynov vs A Esipenko   1-0 54 2013 Dvorkovich Mem E01 Catalan, Closed 9. A Esipenko vs Danil Najdin   1-0 32 2013 Dvorkovich Mem C78 Ruy Lopez 10. Vadim Ivaschenko vs A Esipenko   0-1 39 2013 Dvorkovich Mem A16 English 11. A Esipenko vs A Predke   1-0 66 2013 Dvorkovich Mem C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 12. A Esipenko vs R Musalov   1-0 59 2013 Dvorkovich Mem C67 Ruy Lopez 13. S Volkov vs A Esipenko   ½-½ 31 2014 Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial Open E25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 14. A Esipenko vs I Bukavshin   0-1 37 2014 Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial Open A40 Queen's Pawn Game 15. A Frolov vs A Esipenko   1-0 44 2014 Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial Open B83 Sicilian 16. A Esipenko vs D Rozhko   1-0 66 2014 Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial Open D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 17. R Pasiev vs A Esipenko   1-0 44 2014 Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial Open A46 Queen's Pawn Game 18. A Esipenko vs D Charochkina   0-1 34 2014 Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial Open E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 19. T Nazaretyan vs A Esipenko   ½-½ 40 2014 Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial Open A55 Old Indian, Main line 20. A Esipenko vs V Gorkavij   0-1 45 2014 Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial Open D60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 21. A Esipenko vs A Zenzera   0-1 55 2014 Somov Memorial E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 22. A Sarana vs A Esipenko   1-0 21 2014 Somov Memorial B64 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 23. A Esipenko vs P Vorontsov   ½-½ 98 2014 Somov Memorial D80 Grunfeld 24. Martirosyan vs A Esipenko   1-0 41 2014 Somov Memorial E16 Queen's Indian 25. A Esipenko vs A Gadimbayli   ½-½ 51 2014 Somov Memorial D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav  page 1 of 53; games 1-25 of 1,325

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing> Nov-05-15    sonia91: =1st and 2nd on tiebreak also at the 2015 World U14 Championship: http://chess-results.com/tnr187415.... Mar-22-16    sonia91: Happy 14th birthday! He achieved a GM norm in the Aeroflot Open (2016). Jun-11-17    sonia91: This boy achieved another GM norm at the European Individual Chess Championship (2017) with a performnce of 2618: http://chess-results.com/tnr280959.... Sep-26-17    sonia91: Esipenko won the gold medal in the World U16: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr297... He is also the highest rated player, at 2540, of the entire 2017 WYCC event. Someone should also add in the bio that he was part of the winning World Team at the USA vs Rest of the World 2017 match for juniors. Nov-13-17    sonia91: He achieved his final GM norm in Germany: http://en.chessbase.com/post/oibm-t... Dec-28-17    PhilFeeley: If he was 2540, why doesn't he have the GM title already? He's "only" 2438 in Riyadh. Dec-28-17    PhilFeeley: Okay, I guess 2438 is his rapid rating. Dec-28-17    ketchuplover: Down goes Karjakin! Dec-28-17    sonia91: <If he was 2540, why doesn't he have the GM title already?> A 2500+ rating doesn't guarantee the GM title, you need also 3 <norms>, which Esipenko has fulfilled in Germany recently as I posted just above your comment. Jan-25-18    waustad: So will he count for a player like Dragnev as a GM for norm purposes? It probably won't matter, since if he gets another GM norm at Gibtel, he'll have played enough GMs. Aug-15-18    wordfunph: he scalped Karjakin, Dreev and Shirov. Dec-05-18    sonia91: He will play in Wijk aan Zee Challengers 2019: https://www.tatasteelchess.com/news... Recently he played on the top board for Russia in the U16 Chess Olympiad in Turkey, but it was not a great tournament for both him and his team (which was the defending champion). Dec-09-18    paavoh: Great finish 10,5/13 for the shared first in the EU Rapid Championship. Jan-14-19    ketchuplover: Down goes Keymer! Mar-25-19    sonia91: Today he beat Boris Gelfand in the European Championship (2019), during which Esipenko turned 17 three days ago. This is his 5th win a row, after rd 2 loss to Golubka, and he's now on 6/7. In January Esipenko did well at Tata Steel Challengers (2019), where he scored 8.5/13 for a shared 2nd place with Maksim Chigaev and Benjamin Gledura. Sep-11-19    wordfunph: GM Esipenko over Ponomariov 1.5-0.5 in WC 1st round, olalahhh.. Feb-06-20    Penguincw: Esipenko finished in a 7 way tie, qualifying for a 4 player playoff at Gibraltar Masters (2020). Lost in the "semi-finals", but a fine performance of 7.5/10 nonetheless. Jan-24-21    vonKrolock: A new Karpov !? Jan-25-21    GumboGambit: Magnificent Win Over Magnus! Jan-26-21    thebully99: Without question, Esipenko will be in the top 4 at one point and play in a Candidates Tournament within this decade. Outside of that, I am not sure. May-14-21    Albertan: Esipenko Enters World's Top 30 At Russian Team Chess Championship Source:https://www.chess.com/news/view/and... Jul-24-21    Ilkka Salonen: Alas! He encounters the World Champion again in the FIDE World Cup, Who is even the favourite? All Russian semifinals are still possible but perhaps no Russians in semifinals is more likely. Jul-24-21    MissScarlett: Good-looking kid. Magnus will be furious! Mar-19-22    Albertan: Esipenko is going to replace GM Andreikin in the third leg of the FIDE Grand Prix.Andreikin withdrew from the event for personal reasons.The third leg is being played in Berlin from March 21 to April 4th. Source: https://www.fide.com/news/1641 Dec-16-24    ketchuplover: qatar masters champion! search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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