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
551 2021-08-19 57th Rubinstein Mem GM Polanica Zdroj POL 7.4 Matthias Bluebaum Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 40 Open
552 2021-08-18 57th Rubinstein Mem GM Polanica Zdroj POL 6.3 Michal Krasenkow Kacper Piorun Lost: 0-1 42 Open
553 2021-08-17 57th Rubinstein Mem GM Polanica Zdroj POL 5.3 Pawel Teclaf Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
554 2021-08-16 57th Rubinstein Mem GM Polanica Zdroj POL 4.4 Michal Krasenkow Sergei Ovsejevitsch Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
555 2021-08-15 57th Rubinstein Mem GM Polanica Zdroj POL 3.2 Szymon Gumularz Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 59 Open
556 2021-08-14 57th Rubinstein Mem GM Polanica Zdroj POL 2.5 Michal Krasenkow Jacek Tomczak Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
557 2021-08-13 57th Rubinstein Mem GM Polanica Zdroj POL 1.1 Michal Krasenkow David Navara Lost: 0-1 50 Open
558 2021-08-07 PGNiG Polish Cup Lodz Lodz POL 9.15 Michal Krasenkow Rafal Lubczynski Lost: 0-1 16 Open
559 2021-08-07 PGNiG Polish Cup Lodz Lodz POL 8.6 Bartosz Socko Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 30 Open
560 2021-08-07 PGNiG Polish Cup Lodz Lodz POL 7.3 Michal Krasenkow Sylwester Bednarek Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
561 2021-08-07 PGNiG Polish Cup Lodz Lodz POL 6.5 Dariusz Mikrut Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 24 Open
562 2021-08-07 PGNiG Polish Cup Lodz Lodz POL 5.8 Michal Krasenkow Radoslaw Jedynak Won: 1-0 28 Open
563 2021-08-07 PGNiG Polish Cup Lodz Lodz POL 4.5 Jakub Kosakowski Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
564 2021-08-07 PGNiG Polish Cup Lodz Lodz POL 3.6 Michal Krasenkow Michal Koziorowicz Won: 1-0 37 Open
565 2021-07-20 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 3.4 Michal Krasenkow Praggnanandhaa R Lost: 0-1 67 Open
566 2021-07-20 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 3.3 Praggnanandhaa R Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 35 Open
567 2021-07-19 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 3.2 Michal Krasenkow Praggnanandhaa R Won: 1-0 44 Open
568 2021-07-18 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 3.1 Praggnanandhaa R Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 45 Open
569 2021-07-16 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 2.2 Michal Krasenkow Kirill Alekseenko Won: 1-0 41 Open
570 2021-07-15 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 2.1 Kirill Alekseenko Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
571 2021-07-13 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 1.2 Matej Sebenik Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 78 Open
572 2021-07-12 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 1.1 Michal Krasenkow Matej Sebenik Won: 1-0 67 Open
573 2021-07-04 9th POL-HUN Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 9.5 Michal Krasenkow Szymon Walter Won: 1-0 45 Open
574 2021-07-04 9th POL-HUN Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 8.3 Szymon Gumularz Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 37 Open
575 2021-07-04 9th POL-HUN Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 7.3 Michal Krasenkow Iwo Godzwon Won: 1-0 53 Open
576 2021-07-04 9th POL-HUN Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 6.4 Aleksandra Lach Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 35 Open
577 2021-07-03 9th POL-HUN Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 5.6 Michal Krasenkow Patryk Chylewski Won: 1-0 54 Open
578 2021-07-03 9th POL-HUN Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 3.2 Michal Krasenkow Alicja Sliwicka Lost: 0-1 19 Open
579 2021-07-03 9th POL-HUN Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 2.2 Marcin Kozlowski Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 22 Open
580 2021-07-03 9th POL-HUN Rapid 2021 Katowice POL 1.2 Michal Krasenkow Kamil Kotowicz Won: 1-0 44 Open
581 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 9.16 Michal Krasenkow Luka Paichadze Won: 1-0 48 Open
582 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 8.16 Sasa Martinovic Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
583 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 7.15 Vadim Zvjaginsev Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 33 Open
584 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 6.14 Michal Krasenkow Sanan Sjugirov Lost: 0-1 55 Open
585 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 5.17 David Anton Guijarro Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 62 Open
586 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 4.14 Michal Krasenkow Rasmus Svane Lost: 0-1 54 Open
587 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 3.1 Maxim Matlakov Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 35 Open
588 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 2.8 Alexandr Predke Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
589 2021-05-30 European Hybrid Swiss TB Tornelo INT 1.8 Michal Krasenkow Ivan Cheparinov Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
590 2021-05-29 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 3.2 Kirill Alekseenko Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 32 Open
591 2021-05-28 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 3.1 Michal Krasenkow Kirill Alekseenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
592 2021-05-27 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 2.2 Michal Krasenkow Daniil Yuffa Won: 1-0 30 Open
593 2021-05-26 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 2.1 Daniil Yuffa Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 34 Open
594 2021-05-25 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 1.2 Novak Cabarkapa Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 67 Open
595 2021-05-24 European Hybrid Qual 2021 Tornelo INT 1.1 Michal Krasenkow Novak Cabarkapa Won: 1-0 43 Open
596 2021-04-30 78th ch-POL 2021 Bydgoszcz POL 1.2 Michal Krasenkow Robert Kempinski Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
597 2021-04-29 78th ch-POL 2021 Bydgoszcz POL 1.1 Robert Kempinski Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 32 Open
598 2020-12-28 Rilton Winners Cup 2020 chess.com INT 1.2 Michal Krasenkow Sergey Volkov Lost: 0-1 53 Open
599 2020-12-27 Rilton Winners Cup 2020 chess.com INT 1.1 Sergey Volkov Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 35 Open
600 2020-10-18 ch-POL Rapid 2020 Trzcianka POL 9.2 Sergei Ovsejevitsch Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
  1. vs Matthias BluebaumLost · 1-0Black · 2021-08-19 · Round 7.457th Rubinstein Mem GM
  2. vs Kacper PiorunLost · 0-1White · 2021-08-18 · Round 6.357th Rubinstein Mem GM
  3. vs Pawel TeclafDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-08-17 · Round 5.357th Rubinstein Mem GM
  4. vs Sergei OvsejevitschDraw · ½–½White · 2021-08-16 · Round 4.457th Rubinstein Mem GM
  5. vs Szymon GumularzLost · 1-0Black · 2021-08-15 · Round 3.257th Rubinstein Mem GM
  6. vs Jacek TomczakDraw · ½–½White · 2021-08-14 · Round 2.557th Rubinstein Mem GM
  7. vs David NavaraLost · 0-1White · 2021-08-13 · Round 1.157th Rubinstein Mem GM
  8. vs Rafal LubczynskiLost · 0-1White · 2021-08-07 · Round 9.15PGNiG Polish Cup Lodz
  9. vs Bartosz SockoLost · 1-0Black · 2021-08-07 · Round 8.6PGNiG Polish Cup Lodz
  10. vs Sylwester BednarekDraw · ½–½White · 2021-08-07 · Round 7.3PGNiG Polish Cup Lodz
  11. vs Dariusz MikrutWon · 0-1Black · 2021-08-07 · Round 6.5PGNiG Polish Cup Lodz
  12. vs Radoslaw JedynakWon · 1-0White · 2021-08-07 · Round 5.8PGNiG Polish Cup Lodz
  13. vs Jakub KosakowskiDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-08-07 · Round 4.5PGNiG Polish Cup Lodz
  14. vs Michal KoziorowiczWon · 1-0White · 2021-08-07 · Round 3.6PGNiG Polish Cup Lodz
  15. vs Praggnanandhaa RLost · 0-1White · 2021-07-20 · Round 3.4FIDE World Cup 2021
  16. vs Praggnanandhaa RLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-20 · Round 3.3FIDE World Cup 2021
  17. vs Praggnanandhaa RWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-19 · Round 3.2FIDE World Cup 2021
  18. vs Praggnanandhaa RLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-18 · Round 3.1FIDE World Cup 2021
  19. vs Kirill AlekseenkoWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-16 · Round 2.2FIDE World Cup 2021
  20. vs Kirill AlekseenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-15 · Round 2.1FIDE World Cup 2021
  21. vs Matej SebenikDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-13 · Round 1.2FIDE World Cup 2021
  22. vs Matej SebenikWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-12 · Round 1.1FIDE World Cup 2021
  23. vs Szymon WalterWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-04 · Round 9.59th POL-HUN Rapid 2021
  24. vs Szymon GumularzLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-04 · Round 8.39th POL-HUN Rapid 2021
  25. vs Iwo GodzwonWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-04 · Round 7.39th POL-HUN Rapid 2021
  26. vs Aleksandra LachWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-04 · Round 6.49th POL-HUN Rapid 2021
  27. vs Patryk ChylewskiWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-03 · Round 5.69th POL-HUN Rapid 2021
  28. vs Alicja SliwickaLost · 0-1White · 2021-07-03 · Round 3.29th POL-HUN Rapid 2021
  29. vs Marcin KozlowskiWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-03 · Round 2.29th POL-HUN Rapid 2021
  30. vs Kamil KotowiczWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-03 · Round 1.29th POL-HUN Rapid 2021
  31. vs Luka PaichadzeWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-30 · Round 9.16European Hybrid Swiss TB
  32. vs Sasa MartinovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-30 · Round 8.16European Hybrid Swiss TB
  33. vs Vadim ZvjaginsevLost · 1-0Black · 2021-05-30 · Round 7.15European Hybrid Swiss TB
  34. vs Sanan SjugirovLost · 0-1White · 2021-05-30 · Round 6.14European Hybrid Swiss TB
  35. vs David Anton GuijarroWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-30 · Round 5.17European Hybrid Swiss TB
  36. vs Rasmus SvaneLost · 0-1White · 2021-05-30 · Round 4.14European Hybrid Swiss TB
  37. vs Maxim MatlakovLost · 1-0Black · 2021-05-30 · Round 3.1European Hybrid Swiss TB
  38. vs Alexandr PredkeDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-30 · Round 2.8European Hybrid Swiss TB
  39. vs Ivan CheparinovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-05-30 · Round 1.8European Hybrid Swiss TB
  40. vs Kirill AlekseenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-29 · Round 3.2European Hybrid Qual 2021
  41. vs Kirill AlekseenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2021-05-28 · Round 3.1European Hybrid Qual 2021
  42. vs Daniil YuffaWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-27 · Round 2.2European Hybrid Qual 2021
  43. vs Daniil YuffaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-26 · Round 2.1European Hybrid Qual 2021
  44. vs Novak CabarkapaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-25 · Round 1.2European Hybrid Qual 2021
  45. vs Novak CabarkapaWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-24 · Round 1.1European Hybrid Qual 2021
  46. vs Robert KempinskiDraw · ½–½White · 2021-04-30 · Round 1.278th ch-POL 2021
  47. vs Robert KempinskiLost · 1-0Black · 2021-04-29 · Round 1.178th ch-POL 2021
  48. vs Sergey VolkovLost · 0-1White · 2020-12-28 · Round 1.2Rilton Winners Cup 2020
  49. vs Sergey VolkovLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-27 · Round 1.1Rilton Winners Cup 2020
  50. vs Sergei OvsejevitschDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-10-18 · Round 9.2ch-POL Rapid 2020

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