Andrey Esipenko

Andrey Evgenyevich Esipenko (Russian: Андрей Евгеньевич Есипенко; born 22 March 2002) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He won the European U10 Chess Championship in 2012, and both the European U16 and World U16 Chess Championship in 2017.

Andrey Esipenko
Esipenko in 2023
Full nameAndrey Evgenyevich Esipenko
CountryRussia (until 2022, since 2023)
FIDE (2022–2023)
Born22 March 2002 (2002-03-22) (age 22)
Novocherkassk, Russia
TitleGrandmaster (2018)
FIDE rating2703 (April 2024)
Peak rating2723 (March 2022)
RankingNo. 34 (April 2024)
Peak rankingNo. 24 (March 2022)

Together with 43 other Russian elite chess players, Esipenko signed an open letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin, protesting against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and expressing solidarity with the Ukrainian people.

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