RamaChess Andrey Esipenko — Openings
Andrey Esipenko's most-played openings, with game counts.
Andrey Esipenko's favorite openings
Andrey Esipenko's most played openings in the Rama Chess archive: with White the Sicilian Defense (26 games), Queen's Pawn Game (18 games), Queen's Gambit Declined (15 games); with Black the Ruy Lopez (23 games), Nimzo-Indian Defense (16 games), Queen's Gambit Declined (14 games). Best score in an opening played at least 5 times: 58% in the Queen's Pawn Game.
| Opening family | Games | As White | As Black | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 29 | 15 | 14 | 53.4% |
| Ruy Lopez | 28 | 5 | 23 | 46.4% |
| Sicilian Defense | 26 | 26 | 0 | 53.8% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 25 | 18 | 7 | 58% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense | 20 | 4 | 16 | 52.5% |
| Italian Game | 19 | 13 | 6 | 36.8% |
| English Opening | 17 | 3 | 14 | 47.1% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 14 | 5 | 9 | 46.4% |
| Petrov's Defense | 13 | 4 | 9 | 46.2% |
| Queen's Pawn Game (Indian) | 11 | 6 | 5 | 31.8% |
| Reti Opening | 10 | 0 | 10 | 35% |
| Catalan Opening | 9 | 5 | 4 | 44.4% |
| Grunfeld Defense | 9 | 8 | 1 | 44.4% |
| Italian Game (Giuoco Piano) | 9 | 8 | 1 | 55.6% |
| French Defense | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21.4% |
| Queen's Indian Defense | 7 | 5 | 2 | 50% |
| Two Knights Defense | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21.4% |
| Semi-Slav Defense | 6 | 6 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Four Knights Game | 5 | 1 | 4 | 40% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack | 5 | 0 | 5 | 40% |
Families from the ECO codes of 318 games (2026-10-31). Score = wins plus half the draws. The full list by ECO code is below.
All openings by ECO code
FAQ
What are Andrey Esipenko's favorite openings?
Andrey Esipenko's most played openings in the Rama Chess archive: with White the Sicilian Defense (26 games), Queen's Pawn Game (18 games), Queen's Gambit Declined (15 games); with Black the Ruy Lopez (23 games), Nimzo-Indian Defense (16 games), Queen's Gambit Declined (14 games). Best score in an opening played at least 5 times: 58% in the Queen's Pawn Game.
What does Andrey Esipenko play with Black?
With Black the most played opening families are: Ruy Lopez (23), Nimzo-Indian Defense (16), Queen's Gambit Declined (14), English Opening (14).
How many different openings does Andrey Esipenko play here?
120 ECO codes in 42 opening families, in 318 games with a known ECO code.