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Michal Krasenkow
Krasenkow 
Photo courtesy of Chess in Translation.  

Number of games in database: 2,116
Years covered: 1978 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2520 (2393 rapid, 2352 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2676
Overall record: +803 -326 =812 (62.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 175 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (137) 
    E90 E94 E97 E60 E92
 Queen's Pawn Game (119) 
    D02 A46 E00 E10 A40
 Queen's Gambit Declined (92) 
    D37 D38 D39 D35 D31
 Semi-Slav (81) 
    D45 D47 D46 D43 D48
 Queen's Indian (78) 
    E12 E15 E17 E19 E18
 Slav (76) 
    D10 D11 D15 D18 D12
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (224) 
    B33 B30 B40 B45 B31
 Grunfeld (136) 
    D85 D86 D80 D76 D70
 Ruy Lopez (78) 
    C80 C67 C65 C69 C77
 Robatsch (71) 
    B06
 Queen's Pawn Game (67) 
    A41 D02 A46 A45 A40
 Queen's Gambit Declined (66) 
    D31 D30 D37 D35 D38
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Krasenkow vs Sveshnikov, 1992 1-0
   Krasenkow vs S Kindermann, 2001 1-0
   Short vs Krasenkow, 2004 0-1
   Krasenkow vs Adianto, 1998 1-0
   Krasenkow vs G Garcia, 1997 1-0
   Dautov vs Krasenkow, 2002 0-1
   Krasenkow vs Rozentalis, 1997 1-0
   Krasenkow vs Kharlov, 1991 1-0
   Kharlov vs Krasenkow, 1997 0-1
   Krasenkow vs Chernin, 1991 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (1999)
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2000)
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Katowice Open (1992)
   Polish Championship (2000)
   Leonardo di Bono Memorial (1999)
   New York Open (1997)
   Polish Championship (2002)
   Corus Group C (2007)
   French Team Championship (2012)
   Soviet Army Championship (1987)
   Moscow Championship First League (1989)
   Politiken Cup (2003)
   Katowice Fibak Open (1993)
   Copenhagen Open (1992)
   Rilton Cup 2015/16 (2015)
   Bundesliga 1998/99 (1998)
   Dortmund Open-A (1992)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   2002 Corus (group B) by gauer
   Corus Group B 2002 by Tabanus
   Lviv 2000 by suenteus po 147
   Rubinstein Memorial 2000 by capybara
   Madrid 1998 by suenteus po 147
   1998-9 Pamplona Interzonal by gauer

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Bundesliga 2024/25
   F Sawatzki vs Krasenkow (Mar-23-25) 1/2-1/2
   Krasenkow vs S Grigorian (Mar-22-25) 1-0
   I Garner vs Krasenkow (Feb-23-25) 1/2-1/2
   Krasenkow vs F Holzke (Nov-28-24) 1/2-1/2
   A Maksimenko vs Krasenkow (Nov-27-24) 0-1

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MICHAL KRASENKOW
(born Nov-14-1963, 61 years old) Russia (federation/nationality Poland)

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GM Michal Vladimirovich Krasenkow was born in Moscow as Mikhail Azos. He achieved the IM title in 1988 and the GM title the following year, before relocating to Poland in 1992. His tournament successes include joint first at the Tal Memorial in 1992, second at Lviv in 2000 behind Vasyl Ivanchuk, joint first at Shanghai 2001, and two Polish Championship victories (2000, 2002). He reached the final sixteen in the FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004), eliminating Gilberto Milos, Nigel Short, and Vadim Zvjaginsev, before losing to Vladimir Akopian. =1st (4th on tiebreak) at the Moscow Open - A in February 2014. (1)

Krasenkow's highest-ever FIDE rating, achieved in July and October of 2002, was 2702. Krasenkow was ranked tenth in the world at the time. He is married to Elena Krasenkowa.

Wikipedia article: Michał Krasenkow

(1) http://chess-results.com/tnr123307....

Last updated: 2024-07-13 14:53:08

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 page 1 of 85; games 1-25 of 2,119  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. I Botvinnik vs Krasenkow  ½-½571978USSR Junior ChampionshipD93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3
2. Krasenkow vs T Imanaliev  1-0251978USSR Junior ChampionshipB20 Sicilian
3. Z Lanka vs Krasenkow  ½-½461978USSR Junior ChampionshipC67 Ruy Lopez
4. Krasenkow vs A Kazimir  1-0291979Krylenko Memorial (Juniors)B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
5. Krasenkow vs A Kveinys  1-0371980USSR Junior ChampionshipC77 Ruy Lopez
6. P Korzubov vs Krasenkow  ½-½301980USSR Junior ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
7. Ehlvest vs Krasenkow  1-0431980USSR Junior ChampionshipC67 Ruy Lopez
8. M Tataev vs Krasenkow  1-0411981t MoscowD09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3
9. Dautov vs Krasenkow  ½-½231982Leningrad team-chD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
10. N Kulinskiy vs Krasenkow 1-0211982URS-chT JuniorsE15 Queen's Indian
11. Krasenkow vs M Chommyyev  1-0371982URS-chT JuniorsE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
12. Krasenkow vs O Zarubin  1-0431984Moscow-LeningradA04 Reti Opening
13. Z Lanka vs Krasenkow  1-0421985Soviet Army Team ChampionshipB33 Sicilian
14. I Naumkin vs Krasenkow ½-½771985TbilisiD85 Grunfeld
15. Krasenkow vs S Kalinitschew 1-0421985URS Army-chTB33 Sicilian
16. Krasenkow vs F Levin  0-1431985TbilisiE12 Queen's Indian
17. Krasenkow vs A Graf  0-1441985Soviet Army Team ChampionshipC46 Three Knights
18. A Semeniuk vs Krasenkow  ½-½371985TbilisiB33 Sicilian
19. I Lukjanov vs Krasenkow  ½-½621985TbilisiB33 Sicilian
20. Krasenkow vs M Tseitlin 1-0491985Soviet Army Team ChampionshipE91 King's Indian
21. V Lukianov vs Krasenkow  ½-½611985It cat 8B33 Sicilian
22. S Ionov vs Krasenkow  1-0351985Match Leningrad-MoscowE87 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox
23. G Tunik vs Krasenkow  1-0201985Galaktion and Titsian Tabidze MemorialB22 Sicilian, Alapin
24. Krasenkow vs V Vepkhvishvili 1-0261985Galaktion and Titsian Tabidze MemorialE99 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov
25. V S Zhidkov vs Krasenkow  ½-½421985Galaktion and Titsian Tabidze MemorialB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
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Mar-28-08  sonia91: http://chess-results.com/tnr11769.a...
Jun-11-08  hitman84: Congratulations to GM Krasenkow!

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Nov-14-09  WhiteRook48: especially known for Short's blunder against him
Jan-03-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Winner today of rapid (35 min. 3 sec.) tournament Open Mundial de Leon (Spain),

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr286..., congratulations!

Jun-06-10  plimko: What do you think about the Krasenkow's open letter?

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

I agree with him.

Jun-06-10  yalie: <I agree with him.>

I do too.

Jun-06-10  whiteshark: There is every indication that in a team competition only team efforts should be honoured officially.
Aug-06-10  polarmis: Just published is my translation of Krasenkow's Q&A session with Crestbook readers: http://www.crestbook.com/node/1287

He's asked about (almost) everything under the sun and e.g. to the question of whether excessive theory and computer cheating threaten the future of chess, responds:

<For the time being we’re still a long way from that – at the highest level the majority of games are still decided by a struggle at the board. And human memory isn’t unlimited. Computer assistance is a problem. For now it’s still a marginal phenomenon. Human nature comes to the rescue – chess players usually want to win on their own, without anyone’s help. But you can’t rely on nature for too long. We need to come up with effective anti-cheating measures.>

Aug-31-10  Uncanny: Looks like he kibitzes here.
Aug-17-14  Mr. V: Damn, ranked 10th in the world at one time! And nobody talks about him these days.
Aug-17-14  dx9293: <Mr.V> Yes, Krasenkow was the 18th player ever to reach 2700 (with 2702) when he reached #10 in the World (July 2000).

In August 2014, #10 in the World is 2760 (Kramnik)! So we can say that Krasenkow's achievement is quite significant.

Aug-17-14  Mr. V: <dx9293> You're definitely right; regardless of rating, being #10 is a huge accomplishment. What confuses me is, how did he become #10? His results against the world's best aren't great (from what I've seen). I'd love to see a great tournament from him among the elite, if you happen to know more about him.
Aug-17-14  Mr. V: Actually, I found a few, in addition to the Rubinstein Memorial, which I think is most impressive. This is good: Madrid (1998) Even better: Leonid Stein Memorial (2000) I guess he had an okay Wijk Aan Zee: Wijk aan Zee (2003)
Aug-17-14  PhilFeeley: He just won the HZ Chess Open (http://en.chessbase.com/post/hz-che...) I don't know why there's no page here.
Jun-07-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Congrats to Krasenkow for beating Navara with black today.

Navara vs M Krasenkow, 2015

Jun-23-15  cro777: Krasenkow has made numerous major contributions to opening theory, and has written books on the Open Spanish and the Sveshnikov Sicilian. His other special areas of interest are the Grünfeld Defence and the Noteboom System, and he is the biggest expert of the King's Indian with 6.h3.

Krasenkow is a FIDE senior trainer and has worked with many top players including Anand. He's been the national coach of Poland since 2010.

Jun-23-15  cro777: Michal Krasenkow: "There are two kinds of beauty in chess: the 'beauty of paradox', where the Gordian knot of problems is cut with a tactical strike or a subtle, hidden manoeuvre; and the 'beauty of logic', where a player, using his opponent's minor inaccuracies, consistently imposing more and more strokes, paints the canvas of victory."

Krasenkow's new book: <Finding Chess Jewels: Improve your Imagination and Calculation> deals with the first kind of beauty.

http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Chess...

Jan-01-16  waustad: He has had a good start in the Rilton Cup, going 5/5. Tomorrow he's paired with Jon Ludwig Hammer who is tied for second with 4.5/5.
Jan-01-16  parisattack: He was also one of the first to work with the Neo-Gurgenidze Robatsch where black plays ...Nh6 before ...h5 and attacks the center with ...f6.

A Skripchenko vs M Krasenkow, 2002

Jan-03-16  cro777: Hammer beat Krasenkow in the sixth round of the Rilton Cup. "Maybe my best game ever", Hammer said.

Krasenkow - Hammer. Position after 31.Bc4


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31...Ra2!

M Krasenkow vs J L Hammer, 2016

Jul-18-17  PhilFeeley: He won the 4th Porticcio Open in Corsica recently. Games are in TWIC 1183.

http://en.chessbase.com/post/portic...

Apr-21-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  fredthebear: He's famous: https://fampeople.com/cat-michal-kr...
Oct-30-21  stanleys: Winner of the "Sheikh Russel International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2021" in Bangladesh, beating the leader Vugar Rasulov in a decisive game in the last round with black - https://chess-results.com/tnr583859...
Nov-01-21  Albertan: Michal Krasenkow wins Sheik Russel Tournament in Bangladesh:

https://en.chessbase.com/post/micha...

Nov-14-22  syracrophy: Happy birthday, Mr. Krasenkow!

When seeing he was the Player of the Day reminded me of an instructive Rook ending he won as Black which I saw as a game of the day on another website. Will look for it to share it.

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