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Michal Krasenkow
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Michal Krasenkow

PolandBorn 1963 (age 63)FIDE ID 1113100

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2508

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 9 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Nimzo-Indian Defense1100%
Queen's Gambit Accepted1100%
Queen's Gambit Declined150%
Tarrasch Defense150%
Bogo-Indian Defense10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights150%

Tarrasch Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Variation150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation10%

Modern Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Averbakh System1100%
Geller's System150%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation150%

Queen's Pawn Game

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Defense150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2025/261 Mar 20262/3+5+5
German Bundesliga 2024/2522 Mar 20251/1+4+4
Bundesliga 2023/2413 Jan 20241½/2+2+2
FIDE Grand Swiss 202325 Oct 20230/1−3−3
Bundesliga 20225 Feb 20231/2+1+1

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMS. Grigorian22 Mar 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252434
IMS. Geirnaert13 Jan 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242430
GMM. Miljkovic10 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262404

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. DonchenkoLast 4 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMA. SaricLast 5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMD. Anton GuijarroLast 25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20231001
GMT. HeinemannLast 3 Dec 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/241010
IMS. GeirnaertLast 13 Jan 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/241100

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