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
801 2017-12-17 European Rapid 2017 Katowice POL 7.1 Daniel Fridman Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 40 Open
802 2017-12-17 European Rapid 2017 Katowice POL 11.14 Felix Meissner Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 65 Open
803 2017-12-17 European Rapid 2017 Katowice POL 10.25 Michal Krasenkow Sylwester Bednarek Won: 1-0 50 Open
804 2017-12-16 European Rapid 2017 Katowice POL 6.8 Michal Krasenkow Maksim Chigaev Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
805 2017-12-16 European Rapid 2017 Katowice POL 5.23 Konrad Bus Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 43 Open
806 2017-12-16 European Rapid 2017 Katowice POL 4.32 Michal Krasenkow Michal Mazurkiewicz Won: 1-0 53 Open
807 2017-12-16 European Rapid 2017 Katowice POL 3.37 Slawomir Chojnacki Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 23 Open
808 2017-12-16 European Rapid 2017 Katowice POL 2.43 Michal Krasenkow Cliff Walther Won: 1-0 47 Open
809 2017-12-16 European Rapid 2017 Katowice POL 1.44 Gabija Simkunaite Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 28 Open
810 2017-12-03 Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017 Wroclaw POL 9.1 Michal Krasenkow Michal Luch Won: 1-0 71 Open
811 2017-12-03 Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017 Wroclaw POL 8.1 Filip Dowgird Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 48 Open
812 2017-12-03 Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017 Wroclaw POL 13.1 Michal Krasenkow Mateusz Dubinski Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
813 2017-12-03 Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017 Wroclaw POL 12.1 Pawel Weichhold Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 46 Open
814 2017-12-03 Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017 Wroclaw POL 11.1 Michal Krasenkow Krzysztof Lukasiewicz Won: 1-0 32 Open
815 2017-12-03 Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017 Wroclaw POL 10.1 Oskar Wieczorek Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 41 Open
816 2017-12-02 Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017 Wroclaw POL 7.7 Michal Krasenkow Aleksander Dobrowolski Won: 1-0 54 Open
817 2017-12-02 Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017 Wroclaw POL 6.4 Mikolaj Tomczak Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 38 Open
818 2017-12-02 Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017 Wroclaw POL 5.7 Michal Krasenkow Ryszard Grossmann Won: 1-0 31 Open
819 2017-12-02 Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017 Wroclaw POL 4.4 Rafal Kowalczyk Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 63 Open
820 2017-12-02 Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017 Wroclaw POL 3.7 Michal Krasenkow Maciej Swicarz Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
821 2017-12-02 Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017 Wroclaw POL 2.2 Kamil Stachowiak Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
822 2017-12-02 Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017 Wroclaw POL 1.2 Michal Krasenkow 1102621 Won: 1-0 28 Open
823 2017-11-26 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2017 Poland POL 9.3 Michal Olszewski Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 70 Open
824 2017-11-25 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2017 Poland POL 8.3 Michal Krasenkow Marcin Krzyzanowski Won: 1-0 47 Open
825 2017-11-24 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2017 Poland POL 7.3 Daniel Sadzikowski Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 39 Open
826 2017-11-12 Bundesliga 2017-18 Schwaebisch Hall GER 4.5 Michal Krasenkow Krishnan Sasikiran Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
827 2017-11-11 Bundesliga 2017-18 Schwaebisch Hall GER 3.6 Davit Lobzhanidze Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 44 Open
828 2017-10-01 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2017 Poland POL 6.3 Michal Krasenkow Arkadiusz Leniart Won: 1-0 42 Open
829 2017-09-30 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2017 Poland POL 5.3 Michal Krasenkow Pavel Simacek Won: 1-0 29 Open
830 2017-09-29 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2017 Poland POL 4.3 Artur Jakubiec Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 40 Open
831 2017-08-06 TCh-TUR Super League 2017 Kocaeli TUR 13.5 Davit Benidze Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
832 2017-08-04 TCh-TUR Super League 2017 Kocaeli TUR 11.5 Tamer Tarik Selbes Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 40 Open
833 2017-08-04 TCh-TUR Super League 2017 Kocaeli TUR 10.3 Michal Krasenkow Aziz Mert Erdogdu Won: 1-0 29 Open
834 2017-08-03 TCh-TUR Super League 2017 Kocaeli TUR 9.4 Emre Can Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 48 Open
835 2017-08-02 TCh-TUR Super League 2017 Kocaeli TUR 8.4 Michal Krasenkow Demre Kerigan Won: 1-0 24 Open
836 2017-07-31 TCh-TUR Super League 2017 Kocaeli TUR 7.3 Nijat Abasov Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
837 2017-07-30 TCh-TUR Super League 2017 Kocaeli TUR 6.5 Michal Krasenkow Engin Topak Won: 1-0 31 Open
838 2017-07-30 TCh-TUR Super League 2017 Kocaeli TUR 5.2 Robert Markus Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
839 2017-07-29 TCh-TUR Super League 2017 Kocaeli TUR 4.6 Michal Krasenkow Emre Demircioglu Won: 1-0 53 Open
840 2017-07-28 TCh-TUR Super League 2017 Kocaeli TUR 3.1 Michal Krasenkow Can Ertan Won: 1-0 46 Open
841 2017-07-27 TCh-TUR Super League 2017 Kocaeli TUR 2.6 Tamer Karatekin Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 37 Open
842 2017-07-26 TCh-TUR Super League 2017 Kocaeli TUR 1.2 Michal Krasenkow Kivanc Haznedaroglu Draw: 1/2-1/2 115 Open
843 2017-07-08 4th Purtichju Open 2017 Porticcio FRA 9.1 Michal Krasenkow Gawain C B Maroroa Jones Won: 1-0 36 Open
844 2017-07-07 4th Purtichju Open 2017 Porticcio FRA 8.1 Matthieu Cornette Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 30 Open
845 2017-07-06 4th Purtichju Open 2017 Porticcio FRA 7.1 Michal Krasenkow Gadir Guseinov Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
846 2017-07-05 4th Purtichju Open 2017 Porticcio FRA 6.2 Jean-Pierre Le Roux Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 50 Open
847 2017-07-05 4th Purtichju Open 2017 Porticcio FRA 5.3 Michal Krasenkow Eltaj Safarli Won: 1-0 63 Open
848 2017-07-04 4th Purtichju Open 2017 Porticcio FRA 4.6 Michal Krasenkow Pierluigi Piscopo Won: 1-0 40 Open
849 2017-07-03 4th Purtichju Open 2017 Porticcio FRA 3.4 Paul Geuss Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
850 2017-07-03 4th Purtichju Open 2017 Porticcio FRA 2.5 Michal Krasenkow Viani Antonio Dcunha Won: 1-0 35 Open
  1. vs Daniel FridmanLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-17 · Round 7.1European Rapid 2017
  2. vs Felix MeissnerWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-17 · Round 11.14European Rapid 2017
  3. vs Sylwester BednarekWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-17 · Round 10.25European Rapid 2017
  4. vs Maksim ChigaevDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-16 · Round 6.8European Rapid 2017
  5. vs Konrad BusWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-16 · Round 5.23European Rapid 2017
  6. vs Michal MazurkiewiczWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-16 · Round 4.32European Rapid 2017
  7. vs Slawomir ChojnackiWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-16 · Round 3.37European Rapid 2017
  8. vs Cliff WaltherWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-16 · Round 2.43European Rapid 2017
  9. vs Gabija SimkunaiteWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-16 · Round 1.44European Rapid 2017
  10. vs Michal LuchWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-03 · Round 9.1Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017
  11. vs Filip DowgirdWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-03 · Round 8.1Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017
  12. vs Mateusz DubinskiDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-03 · Round 13.1Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017
  13. vs Pawel WeichholdWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-03 · Round 12.1Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017
  14. vs Krzysztof LukasiewiczWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-03 · Round 11.1Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017
  15. vs Oskar WieczorekWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-03 · Round 10.1Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017
  16. vs Aleksander DobrowolskiWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-02 · Round 7.7Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017
  17. vs Mikolaj TomczakLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-02 · Round 6.4Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017
  18. vs Ryszard GrossmannWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-02 · Round 5.7Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017
  19. vs Rafal KowalczykDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-12-02 · Round 4.4Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017
  20. vs Maciej SwicarzDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-02 · Round 3.7Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017
  21. vs Kamil StachowiakDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-12-02 · Round 2.2Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017
  22. vs 1102621Won · 1-0White · 2017-12-02 · Round 1.2Adolf Anderssen Mem 2017
  23. vs Michal OlszewskiWon · 0-1Black · 2017-11-26 · Round 9.3TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2017
  24. vs Marcin KrzyzanowskiWon · 1-0White · 2017-11-25 · Round 8.3TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2017
  25. vs Daniel SadzikowskiWon · 0-1Black · 2017-11-24 · Round 7.3TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2017
  26. vs Krishnan SasikiranDraw · ½–½White · 2017-11-12 · Round 4.5Bundesliga 2017-18
  27. vs Davit LobzhanidzeWon · 0-1Black · 2017-11-11 · Round 3.6Bundesliga 2017-18
  28. vs Arkadiusz LeniartWon · 1-0White · 2017-10-01 · Round 6.3TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2017
  29. vs Pavel SimacekWon · 1-0White · 2017-09-30 · Round 5.3TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2017
  30. vs Artur JakubiecWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-29 · Round 4.3TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2017
  31. vs Davit BenidzeDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-08-06 · Round 13.5TCh-TUR Super League 2017
  32. vs Tamer Tarik SelbesWon · 0-1Black · 2017-08-04 · Round 11.5TCh-TUR Super League 2017
  33. vs Aziz Mert ErdogduWon · 1-0White · 2017-08-04 · Round 10.3TCh-TUR Super League 2017
  34. vs Emre CanLost · 1-0Black · 2017-08-03 · Round 9.4TCh-TUR Super League 2017
  35. vs Demre KeriganWon · 1-0White · 2017-08-02 · Round 8.4TCh-TUR Super League 2017
  36. vs Nijat AbasovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-07-31 · Round 7.3TCh-TUR Super League 2017
  37. vs Engin TopakWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-30 · Round 6.5TCh-TUR Super League 2017
  38. vs Robert MarkusDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-07-30 · Round 5.2TCh-TUR Super League 2017
  39. vs Emre DemirciogluWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-29 · Round 4.6TCh-TUR Super League 2017
  40. vs Can ErtanWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-28 · Round 3.1TCh-TUR Super League 2017
  41. vs Tamer KaratekinWon · 0-1Black · 2017-07-27 · Round 2.6TCh-TUR Super League 2017
  42. vs Kivanc HaznedarogluDraw · ½–½White · 2017-07-26 · Round 1.2TCh-TUR Super League 2017
  43. vs Gawain C B Maroroa JonesWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-08 · Round 9.14th Purtichju Open 2017
  44. vs Matthieu CornetteWon · 0-1Black · 2017-07-07 · Round 8.14th Purtichju Open 2017
  45. vs Gadir GuseinovDraw · ½–½White · 2017-07-06 · Round 7.14th Purtichju Open 2017
  46. vs Jean-Pierre Le RouxWon · 0-1Black · 2017-07-05 · Round 6.24th Purtichju Open 2017
  47. vs Eltaj SafarliWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-05 · Round 5.34th Purtichju Open 2017
  48. vs Pierluigi PiscopoWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-04 · Round 4.64th Purtichju Open 2017
  49. vs Paul GeussDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-07-03 · Round 3.44th Purtichju Open 2017
  50. vs Viani Antonio DcunhaWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-03 · Round 2.54th Purtichju Open 2017

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