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).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
501 2021-12-19 European Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 10.2 Michal Krasenkow Vitaliy Bernadskiy Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
502 2021-12-18 European Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 6.1 Alexander Donchenko Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 54 Open
503 2021-12-18 European Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 5.1 Alexander Motylev Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 58 Open
504 2021-12-18 European Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 4.15 Michal Krasenkow Tadeusz Helis Won: 1-0 41 Open
505 2021-12-18 European Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 3.17 Pawel Kukula Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 51 Open
506 2021-12-18 European Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 2.19 Michal Krasenkow Nomikos Spanos Won: 1-0 27 Open
507 2021-12-18 European Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 1.2 Joanna Furtak Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 28 Open
508 2021-10-27 Sheikh Russel GM 2021 Dhaka BAN 9.1 Vugar Rasulov Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 70 Open
509 2021-10-26 Sheikh Russel GM 2021 Dhaka BAN 8.4 Michal Krasenkow Andrey Sumets Won: 1-0 48 Open
510 2021-10-25 Sheikh Russel GM 2021 Dhaka BAN 7.8 Michal Krasenkow Mikhail Ulybin Won: 1-0 47 Open
511 2021-10-24 Sheikh Russel GM 2021 Dhaka BAN 6.6 Koustav Chatterjee Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
512 2021-10-23 Sheikh Russel GM 2021 Dhaka BAN 5.1 Sharma Himanshu Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 51 Open
513 2021-10-22 Sheikh Russel GM 2021 Dhaka BAN 4.4 Michal Krasenkow Masoud Mosadeghpour Lost: 0-1 64 Open
514 2021-10-21 Sheikh Russel GM 2021 Dhaka BAN 3.8 Evgeny Gleizerov Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 32 Open
515 2021-10-20 Sheikh Russel GM 2021 Dhaka BAN 2.24 Michal Krasenkow Md. Taibur Rahman Won: 1-0 44 Open
516 2021-10-19 Sheikh Russel GM 2021 Dhaka BAN 1.4 Sanket Chakravarty Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 67 Open
517 2021-10-17 Bundesliga 2019-20 Berlin GER 15.3 Arik Braun Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
518 2021-10-16 Bundesliga 2019-20 Berlin GER 14.3 Michal Krasenkow Tomislav Bodrozic Won: 1-0 36 Open
519 2021-10-16 Bundesliga 2019-20 Berlin GER 13.3 Richard Rapport Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
520 2021-10-15 Bundesliga 2019-20 Berlin GER 12.3 Michael Prusikin Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
521 2021-10-15 Bundesliga 2019-20 Berlin GER 11.4 Valentin Dragnev Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
522 2021-10-14 Bundesliga 2019-20 Berlin GER 9.5 Michal Krasenkow Thibaut Vandenbussche Won: 1-0 83 Open
523 2021-10-14 Bundesliga 2019-20 Berlin GER 10.6 Bassem Amin Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
524 2021-10-10 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021 Legnica POL 9.2 Michal Krasenkow Krzysztof Jakubowski Lost: 0-1 60 Open
525 2021-10-09 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021 Legnica POL 8.5 Dariusz Mikrut Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 62 Open
526 2021-10-08 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021 Legnica POL 7.1 Tadeas Kriebel Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
527 2021-10-07 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021 Legnica POL 6.5 Michal Krasenkow Tymon Czernek Won: 1-0 83 Open
528 2021-10-06 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021 Legnica POL 5.2 Dimitrios Mastrovasilis Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 54 Open
529 2021-10-05 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021 Legnica POL 4.4 Michal Krasenkow Bartosz Socko Lost: 0-1 42 Open
530 2021-10-04 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021 Legnica POL 3.3 Miroslaw Grabarczyk Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
531 2021-10-03 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021 Legnica POL 2.3 Michal Krasenkow Marcin Dziuba Won: 1-0 41 Open
532 2021-10-02 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021 Legnica POL 1.4 Stepan Zilka Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 66 Open
533 2021-09-11 Szansa Rapid Open 2021 Warsaw POL 9.2 Grzegorz Nasuta Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 35 Open
534 2021-09-11 Szansa Rapid Open 2021 Warsaw POL 8.6 Michal Krasenkow Lubomir Mikhaletz Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
535 2021-09-11 Szansa Rapid Open 2021 Warsaw POL 7.6 Miroslaw Grabarczyk Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
536 2021-09-11 Szansa Rapid Open 2021 Warsaw POL 6.7 Michal Krasenkow Mieszko Mis Won: 1-0 38 Open
537 2021-09-11 Szansa Rapid Open 2021 Warsaw POL 5.1 Mikhail Gerasimenyuk Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 25 Open
538 2021-09-11 Szansa Rapid Open 2021 Warsaw POL 1.7 Adam Nawalaniec Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 31 Open
539 2021-09-10 Szansa Blitz Open 2021 Warsaw POL 9.3 Egor Bogdanov Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
540 2021-09-10 Szansa Blitz Open 2021 Warsaw POL 8.4 Milosz Szpar Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
541 2021-09-10 Szansa Blitz Open 2021 Warsaw POL 7.1 Michal Krasenkow Jacek Gdanski Lost: 0-1 47 Open
542 2021-09-10 Szansa Blitz Open 2021 Warsaw POL 6.1 Krystian Kuzmicz Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
543 2021-09-10 Szansa Blitz Open 2021 Warsaw POL 5.1 Michal Krasenkow Szymon Gumularz Won: 1-0 61 Open
544 2021-09-10 Szansa Blitz Open 2021 Warsaw POL 4.1 Alina Kashlinskaya Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 48 Open
545 2021-09-10 Szansa Blitz Open 2021 Warsaw POL 3.1 Michal Krasenkow Adam Deszczynski Won: 1-0 40 Open
546 2021-09-10 Szansa Blitz Open 2021 Warsaw POL 2.1 Adrian Budzisz Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 31 Open
547 2021-09-10 Szansa Blitz Open 2021 Warsaw POL 10.5 Michal Krasenkow Mieszko Mis Won: 1-0 71 Open
548 2021-09-10 Szansa Blitz Open 2021 Warsaw POL 1.1 Michal Krasenkow Weronika Socko Won: 1-0 48 Open
549 2021-08-21 57th Rubinstein Mem GM Polanica Zdroj POL 9.5 Jiri Stocek Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 56 Open
550 2021-08-20 57th Rubinstein Mem GM Polanica Zdroj POL 8.2 Michal Krasenkow Kirill Shevchenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
  1. vs Vitaliy BernadskiyDraw · ½–½White · 2021-12-19 · Round 10.2European Rapid 2021
  2. vs Alexander DonchenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2021-12-18 · Round 6.1European Rapid 2021
  3. vs Alexander MotylevWon · 0-1Black · 2021-12-18 · Round 5.1European Rapid 2021
  4. vs Tadeusz HelisWon · 1-0White · 2021-12-18 · Round 4.15European Rapid 2021
  5. vs Pawel KukulaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-12-18 · Round 3.17European Rapid 2021
  6. vs Nomikos SpanosWon · 1-0White · 2021-12-18 · Round 2.19European Rapid 2021
  7. vs Joanna FurtakWon · 0-1Black · 2021-12-18 · Round 1.2European Rapid 2021
  8. vs Vugar RasulovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-10-27 · Round 9.1Sheikh Russel GM 2021
  9. vs Andrey SumetsWon · 1-0White · 2021-10-26 · Round 8.4Sheikh Russel GM 2021
  10. vs Mikhail UlybinWon · 1-0White · 2021-10-25 · Round 7.8Sheikh Russel GM 2021
  11. vs Koustav ChatterjeeDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-24 · Round 6.6Sheikh Russel GM 2021
  12. vs Sharma HimanshuWon · 0-1Black · 2021-10-23 · Round 5.1Sheikh Russel GM 2021
  13. vs Masoud MosadeghpourLost · 0-1White · 2021-10-22 · Round 4.4Sheikh Russel GM 2021
  14. vs Evgeny GleizerovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-10-21 · Round 3.8Sheikh Russel GM 2021
  15. vs Md. Taibur RahmanWon · 1-0White · 2021-10-20 · Round 2.24Sheikh Russel GM 2021
  16. vs Sanket ChakravartyDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-19 · Round 1.4Sheikh Russel GM 2021
  17. vs Arik BraunDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-17 · Round 15.3Bundesliga 2019-20
  18. vs Tomislav BodrozicWon · 1-0White · 2021-10-16 · Round 14.3Bundesliga 2019-20
  19. vs Richard RapportDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-16 · Round 13.3Bundesliga 2019-20
  20. vs Michael PrusikinDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-15 · Round 12.3Bundesliga 2019-20
  21. vs Valentin DragnevDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-15 · Round 11.4Bundesliga 2019-20
  22. vs Thibaut VandenbusscheWon · 1-0White · 2021-10-14 · Round 9.5Bundesliga 2019-20
  23. vs Bassem AminDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-14 · Round 10.6Bundesliga 2019-20
  24. vs Krzysztof JakubowskiLost · 0-1White · 2021-10-10 · Round 9.2TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021
  25. vs Dariusz MikrutWon · 0-1Black · 2021-10-09 · Round 8.5TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021
  26. vs Tadeas KriebelDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-08 · Round 7.1TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021
  27. vs Tymon CzernekWon · 1-0White · 2021-10-07 · Round 6.5TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021
  28. vs Dimitrios MastrovasilisLost · 1-0Black · 2021-10-06 · Round 5.2TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021
  29. vs Bartosz SockoLost · 0-1White · 2021-10-05 · Round 4.4TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021
  30. vs Miroslaw GrabarczykDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-04 · Round 3.3TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021
  31. vs Marcin DziubaWon · 1-0White · 2021-10-03 · Round 2.3TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021
  32. vs Stepan ZilkaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-10-02 · Round 1.4TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021
  33. vs Grzegorz NasutaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-09-11 · Round 9.2Szansa Rapid Open 2021
  34. vs Lubomir MikhaletzDraw · ½–½White · 2021-09-11 · Round 8.6Szansa Rapid Open 2021
  35. vs Miroslaw GrabarczykDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-09-11 · Round 7.6Szansa Rapid Open 2021
  36. vs Mieszko MisWon · 1-0White · 2021-09-11 · Round 6.7Szansa Rapid Open 2021
  37. vs Mikhail GerasimenyukWon · 0-1Black · 2021-09-11 · Round 5.1Szansa Rapid Open 2021
  38. vs Adam NawalaniecLost · 1-0Black · 2021-09-11 · Round 1.7Szansa Rapid Open 2021
  39. vs Egor BogdanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-09-10 · Round 9.3Szansa Blitz Open 2021
  40. vs Milosz SzparDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-09-10 · Round 8.4Szansa Blitz Open 2021
  41. vs Jacek GdanskiLost · 0-1White · 2021-09-10 · Round 7.1Szansa Blitz Open 2021
  42. vs Krystian KuzmiczDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-09-10 · Round 6.1Szansa Blitz Open 2021
  43. vs Szymon GumularzWon · 1-0White · 2021-09-10 · Round 5.1Szansa Blitz Open 2021
  44. vs Alina KashlinskayaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-09-10 · Round 4.1Szansa Blitz Open 2021
  45. vs Adam DeszczynskiWon · 1-0White · 2021-09-10 · Round 3.1Szansa Blitz Open 2021
  46. vs Adrian BudziszWon · 0-1Black · 2021-09-10 · Round 2.1Szansa Blitz Open 2021
  47. vs Mieszko MisWon · 1-0White · 2021-09-10 · Round 10.5Szansa Blitz Open 2021
  48. vs Weronika SockoWon · 1-0White · 2021-09-10 · Round 1.1Szansa Blitz Open 2021
  49. vs Jiri StocekLost · 1-0Black · 2021-08-21 · Round 9.557th Rubinstein Mem GM
  50. vs Kirill ShevchenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2021-08-20 · Round 8.257th Rubinstein Mem GM

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