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

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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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
651 2019-12-22 57th Groningen Open 2019 Groningen NED 2.1 Michal Krasenkow Nick Maatman Won: 1-0 33 Open
652 2019-12-21 57th Groningen Open 2019 Groningen NED 1.3 Zhi Wei William Woong Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 21 Open
653 2019-12-08 Bundesliga 2019-20 Baden Baden GER 4.3 Mads Andersen Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 87 Open
654 2019-12-07 Bundesliga 2019-20 Baden Baden GER 3.4 Michal Krasenkow Daniel Hausrath Won: 1-0 47 Open
655 2019-10-26 Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre Brunswick GER 9.5 Melanie Lubbe Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 60 Open
656 2019-10-25 Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre Brunswick GER 8.2 Michal Krasenkow Nikita Meshkovs Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
657 2019-10-24 Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre Brunswick GER 7.4 Jari Reuker Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 73 Open
658 2019-10-24 Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre Brunswick GER 6.3 Michal Krasenkow Filip Boe Olsen Won: 1-0 31 Open
659 2019-10-23 Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre Brunswick GER 5.3 Valentin Buckels Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
660 2019-10-23 Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre Brunswick GER 4.4 Michal Krasenkow Jakob Leon Pajeken Lost: 0-1 69 Open
661 2019-10-22 Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre Brunswick GER 3.2 Sergei Ovsejevitsch Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
662 2019-10-22 Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre Brunswick GER 2.5 Michal Krasenkow Nikolas Lubbe Draw: 1/2-1/2 81 Open
663 2019-10-21 Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre Brunswick GER 1.1 Michal Krasenkow Radoslaw Gajek Won: 1-0 33 Open
664 2019-10-06 ch-POL Rapid 2019 Zgierz POL 9.12 Arkadiusz Bebel Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 45 Open
665 2019-10-06 ch-POL Rapid 2019 Zgierz POL 7.8 Marcin Krzyzanowski Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 35 Open
666 2019-10-06 ch-POL Rapid 2019 Zgierz POL 2.3 Michal Krasenkow Anna Kubicka Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
667 2019-10-06 ch-POL Rapid 2019 Zgierz POL 11.3 Krystian Kuzmicz Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
668 2019-10-06 ch-POL Rapid 2019 Zgierz POL 10.6 Michal Krasenkow Wojciech Reza Won: 1-0 59 Open
669 2019-10-06 ch-POL Rapid 2019 Zgierz POL 1.3 Piotr Cap Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 54 Open
670 2019-07-06 6th Purtichju Open 2019 Porticcio FRA 9.3 Michal Krasenkow Alexander Donchenko Won: 1-0 44 Open
671 2019-07-05 6th Purtichju Open 2019 Porticcio FRA 8.5 Ezra Kirk Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 57 Open
672 2019-07-04 6th Purtichju Open 2019 Porticcio FRA 7.7 Michal Krasenkow Isik Can Won: 1-0 31 Open
673 2019-07-03 6th Purtichju Open 2019 Porticcio FRA 6.7 Francesco Sonis Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
674 2019-07-01 6th Purtichju Open 2019 Porticcio FRA 4.4 Fabien Libiszewski Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 61 Open
675 2019-06-29 6th Purtichju Open 2019 Porticcio FRA 1.3 Michal Krasenkow Victor Neustroev Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
676 2019-04-14 7th POL-HUN Open 2019 Chorzow POL 9.1 Michal Krasenkow Damian Lewtak Won: 1-0 73 Open
677 2019-04-14 7th POL-HUN Open 2019 Chorzow POL 8.16 Igor Kowalski Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 26 Open
678 2019-04-14 7th POL-HUN Open 2019 Chorzow POL 7.4 Michal Krasenkow Krystian Kuzmicz Lost: 0-1 50 Open
679 2019-04-14 7th POL-HUN Open 2019 Chorzow POL 6.8 Wojciech Przybylski Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 52 Open
680 2019-04-14 7th POL-HUN Open 2019 Chorzow POL 5.19 Michal Krasenkow Mariusz Kowalczyk Won: 1-0 54 Open
681 2019-04-13 7th POL-HUN Open 2019 Chorzow POL 2.3 Witold Klepek Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 56 Open
682 2019-04-13 7th POL-HUN Open 2019 Chorzow POL 1.3 Michal Krasenkow Karol Kukula Won: 1-0 29 Open
683 2019-04-12 ch-POL Blitz 2019 Chorzow POL 9.3 Michal Krasenkow Kamil Stachowiak Won: 1-0 28 Open
684 2019-04-12 ch-POL Blitz 2019 Chorzow POL 8.5 Piotr Piesik Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 37 Open
685 2019-04-12 ch-POL Blitz 2019 Chorzow POL 7.1 Karol Kucza Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 20 Open
686 2019-04-12 ch-POL Blitz 2019 Chorzow POL 6.4 Michal Krasenkow Krzysztof Jakubowski Lost: 0-1 49 Open
687 2019-04-12 ch-POL Blitz 2019 Chorzow POL 5.7 Dawid Janaszak Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 40 Open
688 2019-04-12 ch-POL Blitz 2019 Chorzow POL 4.11 Michal Krasenkow Antoni Szustakowski Won: 1-0 54 Open
689 2019-04-12 ch-POL Blitz 2019 Chorzow POL 3.3 Michal Krasenkow Radoslaw Barski Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
690 2019-04-12 ch-POL Blitz 2019 Chorzow POL 2.3 Damian Sliwicki Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 117 Open
691 2019-04-12 ch-POL Blitz 2019 Chorzow POL 15.3 Igor Janik Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 59 Open
692 2019-04-12 ch-POL Blitz 2019 Chorzow POL 14.2 Michal Krasenkow Maciej Klekowski Lost: 0-1 66 Open
693 2019-04-12 ch-POL Blitz 2019 Chorzow POL 13.1 Michal Krasenkow Lukasz Cyborowski Draw: 1/2-1/2 70 Open
694 2019-04-12 ch-POL Blitz 2019 Chorzow POL 12.2 Mateusz Bartel Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 44 Open
695 2019-04-12 ch-POL Blitz 2019 Chorzow POL 11.1 Radoslaw Wojtaszek Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
696 2019-04-12 ch-POL Blitz 2019 Chorzow POL 10.2 Michal Krasenkow Oskar Wieczorek Won: 1-0 42 Open
697 2019-04-12 ch-POL Blitz 2019 Chorzow POL 1.3 Michal Krasenkow Maksymilian Mulawa Won: 1-0 34 Open
698 2019-03-24 Bundesliga 2018-19 Baden Baden GER 13.1 Michal Krasenkow Thies Heinemann Won: 1-0 41 Open
699 2019-03-23 Bundesliga 2018-19 Baden Baden GER 12.2 Zbigniew Pakleza Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 37 Open
700 2018-12-30 56th Groningen Open 2018 Groningen NED 9.5 Michal Krasenkow Max Warmerdam Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
  1. vs Nick MaatmanWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-22 · Round 2.157th Groningen Open 2019
  2. vs Zhi Wei William WoongWon · 0-1Black · 2019-12-21 · Round 1.357th Groningen Open 2019
  3. vs Mads AndersenLost · 1-0Black · 2019-12-08 · Round 4.3Bundesliga 2019-20
  4. vs Daniel HausrathWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-07 · Round 3.4Bundesliga 2019-20
  5. vs Melanie LubbeWon · 0-1Black · 2019-10-26 · Round 9.5Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre
  6. vs Nikita MeshkovsDraw · ½–½White · 2019-10-25 · Round 8.2Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre
  7. vs Jari ReukerDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-10-24 · Round 7.4Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre
  8. vs Filip Boe OlsenWon · 1-0White · 2019-10-24 · Round 6.3Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre
  9. vs Valentin BuckelsDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-10-23 · Round 5.3Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre
  10. vs Jakob Leon PajekenLost · 0-1White · 2019-10-23 · Round 4.4Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre
  11. vs Sergei OvsejevitschDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-10-22 · Round 3.2Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre
  12. vs Nikolas LubbeDraw · ½–½White · 2019-10-22 · Round 2.5Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre
  13. vs Radoslaw GajekWon · 1-0White · 2019-10-21 · Round 1.1Braunschweig CC 150 Jahre
  14. vs Arkadiusz BebelWon · 0-1Black · 2019-10-06 · Round 9.12ch-POL Rapid 2019
  15. vs Marcin KrzyzanowskiLost · 1-0Black · 2019-10-06 · Round 7.8ch-POL Rapid 2019
  16. vs Anna KubickaDraw · ½–½White · 2019-10-06 · Round 2.3ch-POL Rapid 2019
  17. vs Krystian KuzmiczDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-10-06 · Round 11.3ch-POL Rapid 2019
  18. vs Wojciech RezaWon · 1-0White · 2019-10-06 · Round 10.6ch-POL Rapid 2019
  19. vs Piotr CapWon · 0-1Black · 2019-10-06 · Round 1.3ch-POL Rapid 2019
  20. vs Alexander DonchenkoWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-06 · Round 9.36th Purtichju Open 2019
  21. vs Ezra KirkWon · 0-1Black · 2019-07-05 · Round 8.56th Purtichju Open 2019
  22. vs Isik CanWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-04 · Round 7.76th Purtichju Open 2019
  23. vs Francesco SonisDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-03 · Round 6.76th Purtichju Open 2019
  24. vs Fabien LibiszewskiLost · 1-0Black · 2019-07-01 · Round 4.46th Purtichju Open 2019
  25. vs Victor NeustroevDraw · ½–½White · 2019-06-29 · Round 1.36th Purtichju Open 2019
  26. vs Damian LewtakWon · 1-0White · 2019-04-14 · Round 9.17th POL-HUN Open 2019
  27. vs Igor KowalskiWon · 0-1Black · 2019-04-14 · Round 8.167th POL-HUN Open 2019
  28. vs Krystian KuzmiczLost · 0-1White · 2019-04-14 · Round 7.47th POL-HUN Open 2019
  29. vs Wojciech PrzybylskiWon · 0-1Black · 2019-04-14 · Round 6.87th POL-HUN Open 2019
  30. vs Mariusz KowalczykWon · 1-0White · 2019-04-14 · Round 5.197th POL-HUN Open 2019
  31. vs Witold KlepekLost · 1-0Black · 2019-04-13 · Round 2.37th POL-HUN Open 2019
  32. vs Karol KukulaWon · 1-0White · 2019-04-13 · Round 1.37th POL-HUN Open 2019
  33. vs Kamil StachowiakWon · 1-0White · 2019-04-12 · Round 9.3ch-POL Blitz 2019
  34. vs Piotr PiesikWon · 0-1Black · 2019-04-12 · Round 8.5ch-POL Blitz 2019
  35. vs Karol KuczaWon · 0-1Black · 2019-04-12 · Round 7.1ch-POL Blitz 2019
  36. vs Krzysztof JakubowskiLost · 0-1White · 2019-04-12 · Round 6.4ch-POL Blitz 2019
  37. vs Dawid JanaszakWon · 0-1Black · 2019-04-12 · Round 5.7ch-POL Blitz 2019
  38. vs Antoni SzustakowskiWon · 1-0White · 2019-04-12 · Round 4.11ch-POL Blitz 2019
  39. vs Radoslaw BarskiDraw · ½–½White · 2019-04-12 · Round 3.3ch-POL Blitz 2019
  40. vs Damian SliwickiWon · 0-1Black · 2019-04-12 · Round 2.3ch-POL Blitz 2019
  41. vs Igor JanikLost · 1-0Black · 2019-04-12 · Round 15.3ch-POL Blitz 2019
  42. vs Maciej KlekowskiLost · 0-1White · 2019-04-12 · Round 14.2ch-POL Blitz 2019
  43. vs Lukasz CyborowskiDraw · ½–½White · 2019-04-12 · Round 13.1ch-POL Blitz 2019
  44. vs Mateusz BartelWon · 0-1Black · 2019-04-12 · Round 12.2ch-POL Blitz 2019
  45. vs Radoslaw WojtaszekDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-04-12 · Round 11.1ch-POL Blitz 2019
  46. vs Oskar WieczorekWon · 1-0White · 2019-04-12 · Round 10.2ch-POL Blitz 2019
  47. vs Maksymilian MulawaWon · 1-0White · 2019-04-12 · Round 1.3ch-POL Blitz 2019
  48. vs Thies HeinemannWon · 1-0White · 2019-03-24 · Round 13.1Bundesliga 2018-19
  49. vs Zbigniew PaklezaWon · 0-1Black · 2019-03-23 · Round 12.2Bundesliga 2018-19
  50. vs Max WarmerdamDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-30 · Round 9.556th Groningen Open 2018

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