What is Andrey Esipenko's FIDE rating?

Andrey Esipenko's FIDE rating is 2680 standard, 2658 rapid, 2645 blitz, world #40. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Andrey Esipenko's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Andrey Esipenko played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 3,904 over-the-board games by Andrey Esipenko (3,199 classical, 313 rapid, 438 blitz), with 52% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Andrey Esipenko's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Andrey Esipenko?

Open Andrey Esipenko's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Andrey Esipenko's style, before facing them.

Andrey Esipenko

TOP 50Russiaborn 2002FIDE ID 24175439

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2680Classical

2658Rapid

2645Blitz

2723peak, Mar 2022

3,904games

2,011wins, 52%

1,099draws, 28%

789losses, 20%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2723 · Mar 2022

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.4% average

High resilience (59%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 89%

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 as

(73% in 199 games)

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Based on

3,904 games

Based on 3,904 games

Openings

3,904 gamesBased on 3,904 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Alekhine Defense1.e4 ♞f6 2.e5 ♞d5only 9 games, last played 12 months ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 ♞f610 games, last played 10 months ago90.0%wins

English: Four Knights1.c4 e5 2.♞c3 ♞f613 games, last played 2 months ago84.6%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 1,084 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 1,084 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

97.1%

Middlegame

94.1%

Endgame

95.0%

Clutch factor

+6%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%174g

EqualEqual position

96%258g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

89%68g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

24%

77 err

23%

73 err

14%

45 err

14%

44 err

13%

40 err

12%

37 err

Critical moment

Move 42 avg

1-15

15%

16-25

27%

26-35

12%

36-45

42%

46+

42% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

91Errors mapped

d5 / f2Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1313 err

1010 err

99 err

d5/f2 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#41

♛d7?? vs Nakonechnyi

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#82

♜e6?? vs Nakamura

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#41

g4?? vs Deng

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#20

♞g5?? vs Carlsen

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#49

b4?? vs Martinez Alcantara

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#45

♚c8?? vs Nepomniachtchi

Endgame · OTB · 2026