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
701 2018-12-29 56th Groningen Open 2018 Groningen NED 8.2 Nick Maatman Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 82 Open
702 2018-12-28 56th Groningen Open 2018 Groningen NED 7.4 Michal Krasenkow Herman Grooten Won: 1-0 37 Open
703 2018-12-27 56th Groningen Open 2018 Groningen NED 6.4 Mikhail Ulybin Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
704 2018-12-26 56th Groningen Open 2018 Groningen NED 5.7 Michal Krasenkow Tobias Kabos Won: 1-0 44 Open
705 2018-12-24 56th Groningen Open 2018 Groningen NED 4.2 Casper Schoppen Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 46 Open
706 2018-12-23 56th Groningen Open 2018 Groningen NED 3.6 Michal Krasenkow Martin Cerveny Won: 1-0 21 Open
707 2018-12-23 56th Groningen Open 2018 Groningen NED 2.14 Onno Elgersma Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 59 Open
708 2018-12-22 56th Groningen Open 2018 Groningen NED 1.1 Michal Krasenkow Ruud Van Meegen Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
709 2018-12-16 Bundesliga 2018-19 Deizisau GER 6.2 Michal Krasenkow Gregory Pitl Won: 1-0 36 Open
710 2018-12-15 Bundesliga 2018-19 Deizisau GER 5.1 Gerald Hertneck Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 53 Open
711 2018-10-28 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 Poland POL 9.1 Cyril Ponizil Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 81 Open
712 2018-10-27 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 Poland POL 8.3 Michal Krasenkow Pawel Czarnota Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
713 2018-10-26 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 Poland POL 7.4 David Navara Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 72 Open
714 2018-10-14 8th Dziedzica Mem 2018 Trzcianka POL 9.1 Mikolaj Tomczak Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 11 Open
715 2018-10-14 8th Dziedzica Mem 2018 Trzcianka POL 8.1 Michal Krasenkow Aleksander Czerwonski Won: 1-0 53 Open
716 2018-10-14 8th Dziedzica Mem 2018 Trzcianka POL 7.1 Jacek Tomczak Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 52 Open
717 2018-10-14 8th Dziedzica Mem 2018 Trzcianka POL 6.1 Michal Krasenkow Alexander Moiseenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
718 2018-10-14 8th Dziedzica Mem 2018 Trzcianka POL 5.3 Michal Krasenkow Radoslaw Jedynak Won: 1-0 23 Open
719 2018-10-14 8th Dziedzica Mem 2018 Trzcianka POL 4.4 Karol Jaroch Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 53 Open
720 2018-10-14 8th Dziedzica Mem 2018 Trzcianka POL 3.5 Michal Krasenkow Daniel Sanz Wawer Won: 1-0 27 Open
721 2018-10-14 8th Dziedzica Mem 2018 Trzcianka POL 2.5 Kamil Dzida Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 40 Open
722 2018-10-14 8th Dziedzica Mem 2018 Trzcianka POL 1.5 Michal Krasenkow Zuzanna Szelag Won: 1-0 30 Open
723 2018-09-16 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 Poland POL 6.2 Marcin Tazbir Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
724 2018-09-15 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 Poland POL 5.5 Michal Krasenkow Peter Michalik Won: 1-0 30 Open
725 2018-09-14 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 Poland POL 4.1 Pavel Simacek Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 63 Open
726 2018-07-07 5th Purtichju Open 2018 Porticcio FRA 9.2 Maxime Lagarde Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 30 Open
727 2018-07-06 5th Purtichju Open 2018 Porticcio FRA 8.4 Michal Krasenkow Pavel V. Tregubov Won: 1-0 60 Open
728 2018-07-05 5th Purtichju Open 2018 Porticcio FRA 7.4 Zan Tomazini Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
729 2018-07-04 5th Purtichju Open 2018 Porticcio FRA 6.1 Michal Krasenkow Alexander Donchenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
730 2018-07-03 5th Purtichju Open 2018 Porticcio FRA 5.2 Vladislav Nevednichy Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
731 2018-07-02 5th Purtichju Open 2018 Porticcio FRA 4.4 Michal Krasenkow Nodirbek Abdusattorov Won: 1-0 28 Open
732 2018-07-01 5th Purtichju Open 2018 Porticcio FRA 3.2 Nihal Sarin Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
733 2018-07-01 5th Purtichju Open 2018 Porticcio FRA 2.2 Michal Krasenkow Kenneth Terence Solomon Won: 1-0 42 Open
734 2018-06-30 5th Purtichju Open 2018 Porticcio FRA 1.2 Jean-Fabien Decosse Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 50 Open
735 2018-06-10 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 Poland POL 3.5 Michal Krasenkow Michal Matuszewski Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
736 2018-06-09 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 Poland POL 2.2 Piotr Brodowski Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 93 Open
737 2018-06-08 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 Poland POL 1.4 Michal Krasenkow Lukasz Cyborowski Lost: 0-1 39 Open
738 2018-05-20 ch-POL 2018 Warsaw POL 9.1 Jacek Tomczak Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
739 2018-05-19 ch-POL 2018 Warsaw POL 8.1 Michal Krasenkow Radoslaw Wojtaszek Lost: 0-1 29 Open
740 2018-05-18 ch-POL 2018 Warsaw POL 7.1 Bartosz Socko Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 54 Open
741 2018-05-17 ch-POL 2018 Warsaw POL 6.1 Michal Krasenkow Aleksander Mista Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
742 2018-05-16 ch-POL 2018 Warsaw POL 5.1 Mateusz Bartel Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
743 2018-05-15 ch-POL 2018 Warsaw POL 4.1 Michal Krasenkow Jan-Krzysztof Duda Draw: 1/2-1/2 88 Open
744 2018-05-14 ch-POL 2018 Warsaw POL 3.1 Kacper Piorun Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 35 Open
745 2018-05-13 ch-POL 2018 Warsaw POL 2.1 Michal Krasenkow Grzegorz Gajewski Won: 1-0 57 Open
746 2018-05-12 ch-POL 2018 Warsaw POL 1.1 Daniel Sadzikowski Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
747 2018-05-06 6th POL-HUN Open 2018 Katowice POL 9.7 Michal Krasenkow Jerzy Kyc Won: 1-0 26 Open
748 2018-05-06 6th POL-HUN Open 2018 Katowice POL 8.1 Michal Krasenkow Karol Rawicz Won: 1-0 29 Open
749 2018-05-06 6th POL-HUN Open 2018 Katowice POL 7.17 Witold Klepek Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 47 Open
750 2018-05-06 6th POL-HUN Open 2018 Katowice POL 6.6 Michal Cieslar Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 37 Open
  1. vs Nick MaatmanLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-29 · Round 8.256th Groningen Open 2018
  2. vs Herman GrootenWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-28 · Round 7.456th Groningen Open 2018
  3. vs Mikhail UlybinDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-27 · Round 6.456th Groningen Open 2018
  4. vs Tobias KabosWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-26 · Round 5.756th Groningen Open 2018
  5. vs Casper SchoppenLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-24 · Round 4.256th Groningen Open 2018
  6. vs Martin CervenyWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-23 · Round 3.656th Groningen Open 2018
  7. vs Onno ElgersmaWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-23 · Round 2.1456th Groningen Open 2018
  8. vs Ruud Van MeegenDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-22 · Round 1.156th Groningen Open 2018
  9. vs Gregory PitlWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-16 · Round 6.2Bundesliga 2018-19
  10. vs Gerald HertneckWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-15 · Round 5.1Bundesliga 2018-19
  11. vs Cyril PonizilDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-10-28 · Round 9.1TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018
  12. vs Pawel CzarnotaDraw · ½–½White · 2018-10-27 · Round 8.3TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018
  13. vs David NavaraWon · 0-1Black · 2018-10-26 · Round 7.4TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018
  14. vs Mikolaj TomczakDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-10-14 · Round 9.18th Dziedzica Mem 2018
  15. vs Aleksander CzerwonskiWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-14 · Round 8.18th Dziedzica Mem 2018
  16. vs Jacek TomczakWon · 0-1Black · 2018-10-14 · Round 7.18th Dziedzica Mem 2018
  17. vs Alexander MoiseenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2018-10-14 · Round 6.18th Dziedzica Mem 2018
  18. vs Radoslaw JedynakWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-14 · Round 5.38th Dziedzica Mem 2018
  19. vs Karol JarochWon · 0-1Black · 2018-10-14 · Round 4.48th Dziedzica Mem 2018
  20. vs Daniel Sanz WawerWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-14 · Round 3.58th Dziedzica Mem 2018
  21. vs Kamil DzidaWon · 0-1Black · 2018-10-14 · Round 2.58th Dziedzica Mem 2018
  22. vs Zuzanna SzelagWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-14 · Round 1.58th Dziedzica Mem 2018
  23. vs Marcin TazbirDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-09-16 · Round 6.2TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018
  24. vs Peter MichalikWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-15 · Round 5.5TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018
  25. vs Pavel SimacekLost · 1-0Black · 2018-09-14 · Round 4.1TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018
  26. vs Maxime LagardeWon · 0-1Black · 2018-07-07 · Round 9.25th Purtichju Open 2018
  27. vs Pavel V. TregubovWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-06 · Round 8.45th Purtichju Open 2018
  28. vs Zan TomaziniDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-07-05 · Round 7.45th Purtichju Open 2018
  29. vs Alexander DonchenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2018-07-04 · Round 6.15th Purtichju Open 2018
  30. vs Vladislav NevednichyDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-07-03 · Round 5.25th Purtichju Open 2018
  31. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-02 · Round 4.45th Purtichju Open 2018
  32. vs Nihal SarinDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-07-01 · Round 3.25th Purtichju Open 2018
  33. vs Kenneth Terence SolomonWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-01 · Round 2.25th Purtichju Open 2018
  34. vs Jean-Fabien DecosseWon · 0-1Black · 2018-06-30 · Round 1.25th Purtichju Open 2018
  35. vs Michal MatuszewskiDraw · ½–½White · 2018-06-10 · Round 3.5TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018
  36. vs Piotr BrodowskiDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-06-09 · Round 2.2TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018
  37. vs Lukasz CyborowskiLost · 0-1White · 2018-06-08 · Round 1.4TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018
  38. vs Jacek TomczakDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-05-20 · Round 9.1ch-POL 2018
  39. vs Radoslaw WojtaszekLost · 0-1White · 2018-05-19 · Round 8.1ch-POL 2018
  40. vs Bartosz SockoWon · 0-1Black · 2018-05-18 · Round 7.1ch-POL 2018
  41. vs Aleksander MistaDraw · ½–½White · 2018-05-17 · Round 6.1ch-POL 2018
  42. vs Mateusz BartelDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-05-16 · Round 5.1ch-POL 2018
  43. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaDraw · ½–½White · 2018-05-15 · Round 4.1ch-POL 2018
  44. vs Kacper PiorunLost · 1-0Black · 2018-05-14 · Round 3.1ch-POL 2018
  45. vs Grzegorz GajewskiWon · 1-0White · 2018-05-13 · Round 2.1ch-POL 2018
  46. vs Daniel SadzikowskiDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-05-12 · Round 1.1ch-POL 2018
  47. vs Jerzy KycWon · 1-0White · 2018-05-06 · Round 9.76th POL-HUN Open 2018
  48. vs Karol RawiczWon · 1-0White · 2018-05-06 · Round 8.16th POL-HUN Open 2018
  49. vs Witold KlepekWon · 0-1Black · 2018-05-06 · Round 7.176th POL-HUN Open 2018
  50. vs Michal CieslarLost · 1-0Black · 2018-05-06 · Round 6.66th POL-HUN Open 2018

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