GMMichal Krasenkow

POL Born 1963 Male
FIDE ID
1113100

About Michal Krasenkow

Michał Krasenkow was born in Moscow in 1963 and earned a degree in applied mathematics in 1985. He won the Georgian championship in 1987 and a Soviet club championship with Moscow's Tigran Petrosian club in 1990. He emigrated to Poland in 1992 and began representing the country in 1996. Show more

Michał Krasenkow was born in Moscow in 1963 and earned a degree in applied mathematics in 1985. He won the Georgian championship in 1987 and a Soviet club championship with Moscow's Tigran Petrosian club in 1990. He emigrated to Poland in 1992 and began representing the country in 1996. He won the Polish championship in 2000 and 2002.

Krasenkow's club career included fourteen Polish team titles and the 1997 European Club Cup with Ladia Azov. He later coached Poland's national team from 2010 to 2014 and Turkey's from 2016 to 2018. His coaching work also included young players and occasional work with Viswanathan Anand. He wrote opening books on the Open Spanish and Sveshnikov Sicilian, as well as Finding Chess Jewels and Learn from Michal Krasenkow. His opening research included the King's Indian system with an early h-pawn move and an attacking idea in the English Opening.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2508

Published FIDE

Rapid

2407

Published FIDE

Blitz

2342

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#516
National rank · POL
#18

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2676 Oct 2004
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
1280

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

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# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
451 2022-03-13 POL Rap Ekstraliga Final Bydgoszcz POL 4.2 Marcin Tazbir Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 42 Open
452 2022-03-13 POL Rap Ekstraliga Final Bydgoszcz POL 3.2 Michal Krasenkow Marcin Tazbir Lost: 0-1 22 Open
453 2022-03-12 Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B Bydgoszcz POL 9.2 Michal Krasenkow Jan Kokoszczynski Won: 1-0 33 Open
454 2022-03-12 Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B Bydgoszcz POL 8.2 Michal Krasenkow Marcin Tazbir Won: 1-0 38 Open
455 2022-03-12 Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B Bydgoszcz POL 7.2 Mateusz Brozyna Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 61 Open
456 2022-03-12 Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B Bydgoszcz POL 6.2 Michal Krasenkow Mieszko Mis Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
457 2022-03-12 Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B Bydgoszcz POL 10.2 Dmitrij Kollars Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 43 Open
458 2022-03-11 Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B Bydgoszcz POL 5.2 Michal Krasenkow Dmitrij Kollars Won: 1-0 55 Open
459 2022-03-11 Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B Bydgoszcz POL 4.2 Jan Kokoszczynski Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
460 2022-03-11 Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B Bydgoszcz POL 3.2 Marcin Tazbir Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
461 2022-03-11 Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B Bydgoszcz POL 2.2 Michal Krasenkow Mateusz Brozyna Won: 1-0 24 Open
462 2022-03-11 Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B Bydgoszcz POL 1.2 Mieszko Mis Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 46 Open
463 2021-12-30 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 21.78 Mateusz Kolosowski Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 28 Open
464 2021-12-30 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 20.87 Michal Krasenkow Kasib Laith Won: 1-0 47 Open
465 2021-12-30 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 19.79 Krystian Kuzmicz Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 39 Open
466 2021-12-30 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 18.85 Michal Krasenkow Tomasz Gluszko Won: 1-0 55 Open
467 2021-12-30 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 17.79 Jan Klimkowski Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 28 Open
468 2021-12-30 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 16.81 Michal Krasenkow Piotr Lopusiewicz Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
469 2021-12-30 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 15.77 Michal Krasenkow Khazar Babazada Lost: 0-1 41 Open
470 2021-12-30 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 14.77 Oskar Wieczorek Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 74 Open
471 2021-12-30 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 13.76 Milosz Szpar Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 44 Open
472 2021-12-29 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 9.71 Michal Krasenkow Thai Dai Van Nguyen Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
473 2021-12-29 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 8.77 Vladislav Nevednichy Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 50 Open
474 2021-12-29 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 7.82 Michal Krasenkow Rafal Lubczynski Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
475 2021-12-29 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 6.78 Bartlomiej Heberla Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 77 Open
476 2021-12-29 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 5.75 Marcel Kanarek Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 55 Open
477 2021-12-29 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 4.69 Michal Krasenkow Li Min Peng Lost: 0-1 37 Open
478 2021-12-29 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 3.31 Jan-Krzysztof Duda Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 34 Open
479 2021-12-29 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 2.77 Michal Krasenkow Cristobal Jose Blanco Acevedo Won: 1-0 47 Open
480 2021-12-29 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 12.81 Michal Krasenkow Ihor Samunenkov Won: 1-0 77 Open
481 2021-12-29 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 11.79 Michal Krasenkow Jacek Gdanski Lost: 0-1 26 Open
482 2021-12-29 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 10.71 Grzegorz Nasuta Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 23 Open
483 2021-12-29 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL 1.8 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 60 Open
484 2021-12-28 World Rapid 2021 Warsaw POL 13.79 Michal Krasenkow Husain Aziz Won: 1-0 27 Open
485 2021-12-28 World Rapid 2021 Warsaw POL 12.79 Valentin Dragnev Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
486 2021-12-28 World Rapid 2021 Warsaw POL 11.78 Michal Krasenkow Marcel Kanarek Lost: 0-1 34 Open
487 2021-12-28 World Rapid 2021 Warsaw POL 10.74 Jan Klimkowski Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 42 Open
488 2021-12-27 World Rapid 2021 Warsaw POL 9.81 Michal Krasenkow Aditya Mittal Won: 1-0 59 Open
489 2021-12-27 World Rapid 2021 Warsaw POL 8.74 Erigaisi Arjun Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 25 Open
490 2021-12-27 World Rapid 2021 Warsaw POL 7.76 Michal Krasenkow Vugar Asadli Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
491 2021-12-27 World Rapid 2021 Warsaw POL 6.71 Ilia Smirin Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
492 2021-12-26 World Rapid 2021 Warsaw POL 5.61 Michal Krasenkow Samy Shoker Lost: 0-1 56 Open
493 2021-12-26 World Rapid 2021 Warsaw POL 4.45 Matthias Bluebaum Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 80 Open
494 2021-12-26 World Rapid 2021 Warsaw POL 3.67 Michal Krasenkow Danyyil Dvirnyy Won: 1-0 50 Open
495 2021-12-26 World Rapid 2021 Warsaw POL 2.63 Michal Krasenkow Andreas Heimann Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
496 2021-12-26 World Rapid 2021 Warsaw POL 1.37 Mikhail Al. Antipov Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 56 Open
497 2021-12-19 European Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 9.5 Emil Mirzoev Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 41 Open
498 2021-12-19 European Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 8.5 Michal Krasenkow Igor Kovalenko Won: 1-0 52 Open
499 2021-12-19 European Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 7.16 Michal Krasenkow Iwo Godzwon Won: 1-0 56 Open
500 2021-12-19 European Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 11.4 Daniel Fridman Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
  1. vs Marcin TazbirWon · 0-1Black · 2022-03-13 · Round 4.2POL Rap Ekstraliga Final
  2. vs Marcin TazbirLost · 0-1White · 2022-03-13 · Round 3.2POL Rap Ekstraliga Final
  3. vs Jan KokoszczynskiWon · 1-0White · 2022-03-12 · Round 9.2Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B
  4. vs Marcin TazbirWon · 1-0White · 2022-03-12 · Round 8.2Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B
  5. vs Mateusz BrozynaWon · 0-1Black · 2022-03-12 · Round 7.2Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B
  6. vs Mieszko MisDraw · ½–½White · 2022-03-12 · Round 6.2Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B
  7. vs Dmitrij KollarsWon · 0-1Black · 2022-03-12 · Round 10.2Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B
  8. vs Dmitrij KollarsWon · 1-0White · 2022-03-11 · Round 5.2Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B
  9. vs Jan KokoszczynskiDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-03-11 · Round 4.2Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B
  10. vs Marcin TazbirDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-03-11 · Round 3.2Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B
  11. vs Mateusz BrozynaWon · 1-0White · 2022-03-11 · Round 2.2Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B
  12. vs Mieszko MisWon · 0-1Black · 2022-03-11 · Round 1.2Polish Rapid Ekstraliga B
  13. vs Mateusz KolosowskiLost · 1-0Black · 2021-12-30 · Round 21.78World Blitz 2021
  14. vs Kasib LaithWon · 1-0White · 2021-12-30 · Round 20.87World Blitz 2021
  15. vs Krystian KuzmiczLost · 1-0Black · 2021-12-30 · Round 19.79World Blitz 2021
  16. vs Tomasz GluszkoWon · 1-0White · 2021-12-30 · Round 18.85World Blitz 2021
  17. vs Jan KlimkowskiLost · 1-0Black · 2021-12-30 · Round 17.79World Blitz 2021
  18. vs Piotr LopusiewiczDraw · ½–½White · 2021-12-30 · Round 16.81World Blitz 2021
  19. vs Khazar BabazadaLost · 0-1White · 2021-12-30 · Round 15.77World Blitz 2021
  20. vs Oskar WieczorekDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-12-30 · Round 14.77World Blitz 2021
  21. vs Milosz SzparLost · 1-0Black · 2021-12-30 · Round 13.76World Blitz 2021
  22. vs Thai Dai Van NguyenDraw · ½–½White · 2021-12-29 · Round 9.71World Blitz 2021
  23. vs Vladislav NevednichyWon · 0-1Black · 2021-12-29 · Round 8.77World Blitz 2021
  24. vs Rafal LubczynskiDraw · ½–½White · 2021-12-29 · Round 7.82World Blitz 2021
  25. vs Bartlomiej HeberlaDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-12-29 · Round 6.78World Blitz 2021
  26. vs Marcel KanarekLost · 1-0Black · 2021-12-29 · Round 5.75World Blitz 2021
  27. vs Li Min PengLost · 0-1White · 2021-12-29 · Round 4.69World Blitz 2021
  28. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-12-29 · Round 3.31World Blitz 2021
  29. vs Cristobal Jose Blanco AcevedoWon · 1-0White · 2021-12-29 · Round 2.77World Blitz 2021
  30. vs Ihor SamunenkovWon · 1-0White · 2021-12-29 · Round 12.81World Blitz 2021
  31. vs Jacek GdanskiLost · 0-1White · 2021-12-29 · Round 11.79World Blitz 2021
  32. vs Grzegorz NasutaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-12-29 · Round 10.71World Blitz 2021
  33. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveLost · 1-0Black · 2021-12-29 · Round 1.8World Blitz 2021
  34. vs Husain AzizWon · 1-0White · 2021-12-28 · Round 13.79World Rapid 2021
  35. vs Valentin DragnevDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-12-28 · Round 12.79World Rapid 2021
  36. vs Marcel KanarekLost · 0-1White · 2021-12-28 · Round 11.78World Rapid 2021
  37. vs Jan KlimkowskiLost · 1-0Black · 2021-12-28 · Round 10.74World Rapid 2021
  38. vs Aditya MittalWon · 1-0White · 2021-12-27 · Round 9.81World Rapid 2021
  39. vs Erigaisi ArjunLost · 1-0Black · 2021-12-27 · Round 8.74World Rapid 2021
  40. vs Vugar AsadliDraw · ½–½White · 2021-12-27 · Round 7.76World Rapid 2021
  41. vs Ilia SmirinDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-12-27 · Round 6.71World Rapid 2021
  42. vs Samy ShokerLost · 0-1White · 2021-12-26 · Round 5.61World Rapid 2021
  43. vs Matthias BluebaumLost · 1-0Black · 2021-12-26 · Round 4.45World Rapid 2021
  44. vs Danyyil DvirnyyWon · 1-0White · 2021-12-26 · Round 3.67World Rapid 2021
  45. vs Andreas HeimannDraw · ½–½White · 2021-12-26 · Round 2.63World Rapid 2021
  46. vs Mikhail Al. AntipovLost · 1-0Black · 2021-12-26 · Round 1.37World Rapid 2021
  47. vs Emil MirzoevWon · 0-1Black · 2021-12-19 · Round 9.5European Rapid 2021
  48. vs Igor KovalenkoWon · 1-0White · 2021-12-19 · Round 8.5European Rapid 2021
  49. vs Iwo GodzwonWon · 1-0White · 2021-12-19 · Round 7.16European Rapid 2021
  50. vs Daniel FridmanDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-12-19 · Round 11.4European Rapid 2021

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