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
901 2016-08-03 TCh-TUR Super League 2016 Izmir TUR 11.3 Michal Krasenkow Faruk Keler Lost: 0-1 41 Open
902 2016-08-03 TCh-TUR Super League 2016 Izmir TUR 10.1 Muhammed Batuhan Dastan Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 68 Open
903 2016-08-02 TCh-TUR Super League 2016 Izmir TUR 9.2 Michal Krasenkow Burak Firat Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
904 2016-07-31 TCh-TUR Super League 2016 Izmir TUR 8.2 Kivanc Haznedaroglu Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 33 Open
905 2016-07-30 TCh-TUR Super League 2016 Izmir TUR 7.2 Michal Krasenkow Rauf Mamedov Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
906 2016-07-29 TCh-TUR Super League 2016 Izmir TUR 6.2 Kadir Erden Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 21 Open
907 2016-07-29 TCh-TUR Super League 2016 Izmir TUR 5.7 Aydin Duman Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 30 Open
908 2016-07-28 TCh-TUR Super League 2016 Izmir TUR 4.6 Michal Krasenkow Yakup Bayram Won: 1-0 42 Open
909 2016-07-27 TCh-TUR Super League 2016 Izmir TUR 3.2 Dariusz Swiercz Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 70 Open
910 2016-07-26 TCh-TUR Super League 2016 Izmir TUR 2.3 Michal Krasenkow Orkhan Eminov Won: 1-0 33 Open
911 2016-07-16 Najdorf Mem Open A 2016 Warsaw POL 9.18 Sumiya Bilguun Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 43 Open
912 2016-07-15 Najdorf Mem Open A 2016 Warsaw POL 8.12 Michal Krasenkow Rasmus Svane Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
913 2016-07-14 Najdorf Mem Open A 2016 Warsaw POL 7.5 Zahar Efimenko Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 29 Open
914 2016-07-13 Najdorf Mem Open A 2016 Warsaw POL 6.2 Michal Krasenkow Igor Kovalenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 77 Open
915 2016-07-12 Najdorf Mem Open A 2016 Warsaw POL 5.12 Aryan Chopra Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 42 Open
916 2016-07-11 Najdorf Mem Open A 2016 Warsaw POL 4.11 Michal Krasenkow Oleg M Romanishin Draw: 1/2-1/2 88 Open
917 2016-07-10 Najdorf Mem Open A 2016 Warsaw POL 3.1 Kacper Piorun Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
918 2016-07-09 Najdorf Mem Open A 2016 Warsaw POL 2.15 Michal Krasenkow Mert Yilmazyerli Won: 1-0 45 Open
919 2016-07-08 Najdorf Mem Open A 2016 Warsaw POL 1.2 Miroslaw Lewicki Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 19 Open
920 2016-06-26 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2016 Poland POL 3.3 Michal Krasenkow Grzegorz Gajewski Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
921 2016-06-25 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2016 Poland POL 2.4 Maciej Nurkiewicz Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
922 2016-06-24 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2016 Poland POL 1.2 Michal Krasenkow Artur Jakubiec Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
923 2016-06-07 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 11.1 Michal Krasenkow Arthur Kogan Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
924 2016-06-06 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 10.4 Jan-Krzysztof Duda Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
925 2016-06-05 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 9.3 Michal Krasenkow Eloi Relange Won: 1-0 25 Open
926 2016-06-04 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 8.2 Arkadij Naiditsch Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 66 Open
927 2016-06-03 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 7.5 Michal Krasenkow Axel Smith Won: 1-0 45 Open
928 2016-06-02 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 6.6 Michal Krasenkow Laurent Fressinet Draw: 1/2-1/2 89 Open
929 2016-06-01 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 5.3 Tigran Gharamian Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
930 2016-05-31 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 4.1 Michal Krasenkow Tornike Sanikidze Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
931 2016-05-30 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 3.3 David Navara Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 53 Open
932 2016-05-29 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 2.6 Alexander Donchenko Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
933 2016-05-28 TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 Drancy FRA 1.3 Michal Krasenkow Arturs Neiksans Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
934 2016-03-06 Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016 Jurmala LAT 9.1 Arturs Bernotas Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
935 2016-03-06 Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016 Jurmala LAT 8.11 Michal Krasenkow Jonathan Carlstedt Won: 1-0 45 Open
936 2016-03-06 Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016 Jurmala LAT 7.5 Sergei Zhigalko Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 68 Open
937 2016-03-06 Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016 Jurmala LAT 12.1 Michal Krasenkow Roland Berzinsh Won: 1-0 58 Open
938 2016-03-06 Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016 Jurmala LAT 11.5 Arkadij Naiditsch Michal Krasenkow Lost: 1-0 50 Open
939 2016-03-06 Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016 Jurmala LAT 10.9 Michal Krasenkow Nikita Meshkovs Won: 1-0 37 Open
940 2016-03-05 Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016 Jurmala LAT 6.9 Jaan Ehlvest Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
941 2016-03-05 Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016 Jurmala LAT 5.1 Michal Krasenkow Loek Van Wely Lost: 0-1 42 Open
942 2016-03-05 Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016 Jurmala LAT 4.2 Alexei Shirov Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 37 Open
943 2016-03-05 Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016 Jurmala LAT 3.9 Michal Krasenkow Elena Zaiatz Won: 1-0 44 Open
944 2016-02-19 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 8.11 Michal Krasenkow Jean-Noel Riff Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
945 2016-02-18 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 7.1 Erik Blomqvist Michal Krasenkow Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
946 2016-02-17 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 6.7 Michal Krasenkow Kayden Troff Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
947 2016-02-16 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 5.12 Eyal Grinberg Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 40 Open
948 2016-02-15 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 4.1 Michal Krasenkow 12800040 Draw: 1/2-1/2 67 Open
949 2016-02-15 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 3.16 Kevin Terrieux Michal Krasenkow Won: 0-1 32 Open
950 2016-02-14 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 Cappelle la Grande FRA 2.9 Michal Krasenkow Gabriel Flom Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
  1. vs Faruk KelerLost · 0-1White · 2016-08-03 · Round 11.3TCh-TUR Super League 2016
  2. vs Muhammed Batuhan DastanWon · 0-1Black · 2016-08-03 · Round 10.1TCh-TUR Super League 2016
  3. vs Burak FiratDraw · ½–½White · 2016-08-02 · Round 9.2TCh-TUR Super League 2016
  4. vs Kivanc HaznedarogluWon · 0-1Black · 2016-07-31 · Round 8.2TCh-TUR Super League 2016
  5. vs Rauf MamedovDraw · ½–½White · 2016-07-30 · Round 7.2TCh-TUR Super League 2016
  6. vs Kadir ErdenWon · 0-1Black · 2016-07-29 · Round 6.2TCh-TUR Super League 2016
  7. vs Aydin DumanWon · 0-1Black · 2016-07-29 · Round 5.7TCh-TUR Super League 2016
  8. vs Yakup BayramWon · 1-0White · 2016-07-28 · Round 4.6TCh-TUR Super League 2016
  9. vs Dariusz SwierczWon · 0-1Black · 2016-07-27 · Round 3.2TCh-TUR Super League 2016
  10. vs Orkhan EminovWon · 1-0White · 2016-07-26 · Round 2.3TCh-TUR Super League 2016
  11. vs Sumiya BilguunWon · 0-1Black · 2016-07-16 · Round 9.18Najdorf Mem Open A 2016
  12. vs Rasmus SvaneDraw · ½–½White · 2016-07-15 · Round 8.12Najdorf Mem Open A 2016
  13. vs Zahar EfimenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2016-07-14 · Round 7.5Najdorf Mem Open A 2016
  14. vs Igor KovalenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2016-07-13 · Round 6.2Najdorf Mem Open A 2016
  15. vs Aryan ChopraWon · 0-1Black · 2016-07-12 · Round 5.12Najdorf Mem Open A 2016
  16. vs Oleg M RomanishinDraw · ½–½White · 2016-07-11 · Round 4.11Najdorf Mem Open A 2016
  17. vs Kacper PiorunDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-07-10 · Round 3.1Najdorf Mem Open A 2016
  18. vs Mert YilmazyerliWon · 1-0White · 2016-07-09 · Round 2.15Najdorf Mem Open A 2016
  19. vs Miroslaw LewickiWon · 0-1Black · 2016-07-08 · Round 1.2Najdorf Mem Open A 2016
  20. vs Grzegorz GajewskiDraw · ½–½White · 2016-06-26 · Round 3.3TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2016
  21. vs Maciej NurkiewiczDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-06-25 · Round 2.4TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2016
  22. vs Artur JakubiecDraw · ½–½White · 2016-06-24 · Round 1.2TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2016
  23. vs Arthur KoganDraw · ½–½White · 2016-06-07 · Round 11.1TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  24. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-06-06 · Round 10.4TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  25. vs Eloi RelangeWon · 1-0White · 2016-06-05 · Round 9.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  26. vs Arkadij NaiditschWon · 0-1Black · 2016-06-04 · Round 8.2TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  27. vs Axel SmithWon · 1-0White · 2016-06-03 · Round 7.5TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  28. vs Laurent FressinetDraw · ½–½White · 2016-06-02 · Round 6.6TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  29. vs Tigran GharamianDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-06-01 · Round 5.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  30. vs Tornike SanikidzeDraw · ½–½White · 2016-05-31 · Round 4.1TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  31. vs David NavaraLost · 1-0Black · 2016-05-30 · Round 3.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  32. vs Alexander DonchenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-05-29 · Round 2.6TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  33. vs Arturs NeiksansDraw · ½–½White · 2016-05-28 · Round 1.3TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
  34. vs Arturs BernotasDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-03-06 · Round 9.1Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016
  35. vs Jonathan CarlstedtWon · 1-0White · 2016-03-06 · Round 8.11Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016
  36. vs Sergei ZhigalkoLost · 1-0Black · 2016-03-06 · Round 7.5Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016
  37. vs Roland BerzinshWon · 1-0White · 2016-03-06 · Round 12.1Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016
  38. vs Arkadij NaiditschLost · 1-0Black · 2016-03-06 · Round 11.5Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016
  39. vs Nikita MeshkovsWon · 1-0White · 2016-03-06 · Round 10.9Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016
  40. vs Jaan EhlvestDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-03-05 · Round 6.9Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016
  41. vs Loek Van WelyLost · 0-1White · 2016-03-05 · Round 5.1Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016
  42. vs Alexei ShirovWon · 0-1Black · 2016-03-05 · Round 4.2Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016
  43. vs Elena ZaiatzWon · 1-0White · 2016-03-05 · Round 3.9Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016
  44. vs Jean-Noel RiffDraw · ½–½White · 2016-02-19 · Round 8.1132nd Cappelle Open 2016
  45. vs Erik BlomqvistDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-02-18 · Round 7.132nd Cappelle Open 2016
  46. vs Kayden TroffDraw · ½–½White · 2016-02-17 · Round 6.732nd Cappelle Open 2016
  47. vs Eyal GrinbergWon · 0-1Black · 2016-02-16 · Round 5.1232nd Cappelle Open 2016
  48. vs 12800040Draw · ½–½White · 2016-02-15 · Round 4.132nd Cappelle Open 2016
  49. vs Kevin TerrieuxWon · 0-1Black · 2016-02-15 · Round 3.1632nd Cappelle Open 2016
  50. vs Gabriel FlomDraw · ½–½White · 2016-02-14 · Round 2.932nd Cappelle Open 2016

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