АНДРЕЙ ЕСИПЕНКО: что пошло НЕ ТАК на Турнире претендентов? | ПОДКАСТ

Lotus Chess app for mastering openings and endgames: https://onelink.to/lotus-mustreader Today, my guest is one of Russia's strongest chess players, a grandmaster, and Candidates Tournament participant, Andrey Esipenko. We discussed his preparation, his team, and his performance at the Candidates Tournament. We also discussed other Candidates Tournament participants, the upcoming match between Sindarov and Gukesh, the Russian team at the 2026 Chess Olympiad, and Andrey's future goals. As per tradition, we concluded with a blitz game—don't miss it! My Telegram channel about chess: https://t.me/mustchess My channel with clips:    / @mustchessclips   Podcast audio format: Yandex Music: https://music.yandex.ru/album/40511234 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... VK Podcasts: https://vk.com/podcast-235822731_4562... Other audio platforms: https://mustchess.mave.digital My podcast with Andrey's coach:    • Эпоха Магнуса подходит к КОНЦУ? | Дмитрий ...   My podcast with Ian Nepomniachtchi:    • Ян Непомнящий: будущее ГУКЕША и ПРЕТЕНДЕНТ...   My Podcast with Daniil Dubov:    • Дубов: о чём думают шахматисты? Книжный че...   My podcast with Alexander Shimanov:    • ТЁМНАЯ СТОРОНА ШАХМАТ. Александр Шиманов |...   00:00 — Intro 00:57 — Preparing for the Candidates Tournament 02:01 — How did the training camp go? 03:32 — Who chose the openings? 10:06 — Openings out of style? 11:24 — Did you spend a lot of time on openings? 13:52 — Andrey's team at the Candidates Tournament 14:51 — "This is what I was missing" 17:14 — How to improve your chess thinking? 19:39 — Did you have any problems with your psychology? 20:46 — Response to the haters 23:17 — How did you prepare during the Candidates Tournament? 24:54 — Key Takeaways from the Candidates Tournament 27:25 — Sindarov's Performance 28:24 — Sindarov or Gukesh? 29:08 — The Other Candidates Tournament Participants 30:52 — Andrey's Future Plans 34:37 ​​— What Will Andrey Change in His Preparation? 36:07 — Training with Dokhoyan 38:36 — Does Andrey Need an Experienced Coach? 40:10 — The Russian Team at the 2026 Olympiad 42:24 — History from the Candidates Tournament 44:08 — Blitz vs. Andrey My name is Grigory Mastrider, I'm a blogger, entrepreneur, and chess player. The "Chess with Mastrider" channel features podcasts with the world's best chess players, videos about chess news, interesting games, and my chess journey. I joined a chess club at age 9, became a candidate master of sports at 13, and won the Kaliningrad Region championship twice in my age group. I quit chess at 14. But recently I fell in love with the game again. At 29, I returned to chess and started participating in tournaments again. I also started creating chess content for my blogs. I'm now 32. I live in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with my girlfriend, three dogs, and five cats. #andreyesipenko #candidatestournament #chess #podcast #interview