Scouting report: Andrey Esipenko (GM, RUS)

3,963 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,386 classical, 601 rapid, 1,976 blitz): 52% wins, 28% draws, 20% losses. FIDE rating 2680 standard, 2658 rapid, 2645 blitz, world #40. 1,084 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.1 blunders per game.

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Andrey Esipenko

TitleGrandmasterRankTOP 50FederationRussiaBorn2002FIDE ID24175439

Classical2680
Rapid2658
Blitz2645
Games3,963
W · D · L52 / 28 / 20
Peak2723

Rating history

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Classical2680Rapid2658Blitz2645no games played
Accuracy by phase
97.1%Opening94.1%Middlegame95.0%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 94.4% average
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (72% in 204 games)

Recent games

Vetokhin, Savva(2555)

79th Russian Championship 2026 · 12 Oct 2026

½–½
Paravyan, David(2587)

79th Russian Championship 2026 · 11 Oct 2026

½–½
Ponkratov, Pavel(2540)

79th Russian Championship 2026 · 10 Oct 2026

½–½
Grebnev, Aleksey(2614)

79th Russian Championship 2026 · 9 Oct 2026

½–½
Zvjaginsev, Vadim(2522)

79th Russian Championship 2026 · 8 Oct 2026

1–0

Play against Esipenko's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 3,963 games

Openings

1,999 games as White · scores 69.6%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Alekhine Defense1.e4 ♞f6 2.e5 ♞d5only 9 games, last played last year44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 ♞f610 games, last played 12 months ago90.0%wins
English: Four Knights1.c4 e5 2.♞c3 ♞f614 games, last played 2 months ago78.6%wins

By family

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PRO
3,963 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 69.6%
29072.4%—
27869.2%—
20472.3%—
16663.6%−6.1 pts
16174.5%+4.9 pts
14864.9%−4.8 pts
13473.5%+3.9 pts
11754.7%−14.9 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

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Repertoire

PRO
3,963 games in scope
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1,999 games57%W26%D17%L
Move
1. d4
8884w
55%29%16
70%
1. e4
7733w
56%25%19
68%
1. c4
2046w
61%2217
72%
1. ♞f3
984w
60%2317
72%
1. b3
2411m
83%17
83%
1. g3
59m
80%20
90%
1. b4
21y
100%
0%
1. e3
22y
50%50%
75%
1. a3
16y
100%
100%
1. g4
13y
100%
0%
1. ♞c3
12y
100%
100%

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