International Master
Which title was conferred to Michał Krasenkow in 1988?
Michał Krasenkow Michał Krasenkow ( born 14 November 1963 ) is a Polish chess grandmaster , a chess trainer and writer . He is one of the strongest Polish chess players since World War II . His playing style is aggressive and he has won many best game awards . Life and career . He was born in Moscow ( formerly Mikhail Vladimirovich Krasenkov , ) . Master of applied mathematics ( 1985 ) . His first notable successes date back to the 80s : he became a national master of the USSR in 1982 , an International Master in 1988 and an International Grandmaster in 1989 . He became Champion of Georgia in 1987 and team champion of the USSR ( with Tigran Petrosian Chess Club , Moscow ) in 1990 . In 1992 Krasenkow emigrated to Poland . Since 1996 he represents that country at international competitions . Two-times champion of Poland ( 2000 , 2002 ) . Krasenkow holds an unofficial record of winning Polish team championships , which he has done 14 times : 1991 , 1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 1997 , and 1998 with Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski , 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2009 with Polonia Warsaw . European Cup winner ( 1997 , with the Russian team Ladia Azov ) and silver medalist ( 2001 , 2003 , 2005 with Polonia Plus GSM Warsaw , 2008 with OSC Baden-Baden ) . Representative of Poland at European team championships and Chess Olympiads since 1996 ( European team championships : Pula 1997 - 3rd place on Board 1 , Batumi 1999 - 2nd place on Board 1 ) . Also German team champion ( 2006 , 2007 ) and German Cup winner ( 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2008 ) with Ooser Schachclub Baden-Baden , French team champion ( 2010 ) with LEchiquier Chalonnais , Turkish team champion ( 2016 ) with Hatay Buyuksehir Belediyesi Genclik Spor Kulubu . Notable performances . He participated in all FIDE k.o . World Championships since 1997 . Best results : Groningen/Lausanne ( 1997/98 ) - 5th round qualifier ( last 9 ) ; Las Vegas ( 1999 ) - 3rd round qualifier ( last 32 ) ; Tripoli ( 2004 ) – 4th round qualifier ( last 16 ) . Major tournament victories : Moscow 1992 ( Mikhail Tal Memorial ) - I-III places ( tied ) , New York 1997 - I-II ( He took his prize money in cash and was robbed of all of it at a train station upon returning to Poland ) , Vilnius 1997 ( Vladas Mikėnas Memorial ) - I , Shanghai 2001 ( Tan Chin Nam Cup - category 16 ) - I-III , Ostrava 2007 ( category 16 ) - I , Moscow Open 2014 - I-IV , Warsaw 2014 ( Miguel Najdorf Memorial ) - I-VII . Important tournament victories : Budapest 1989 - I-II places ( tied ) , Vienna 1990 - I-VI , Gausdal 1991 - I-II , Katowice 1992 - I-II , Metz 1993 - I-III , Pardubice 1993 - I-V , Las Palmas 1993 - I-II , Pardubice 1994 - I-II , Stockholm 1994/95 - I , Stockholm 1995/96 - I , Asti 1996 - I , Reggio Emilia 1996/97 - I , Buenos Aires 1998 - I-V , Cutro 1999 - I , Shanghai 2000 - I-II , Barlinek 2001 - I-III , Kavala 2001 - I-II , Bad Wiessee 2001 - I-IV , Wijk aan Zee 2002 , tournament B – I , Budapest 2004 - I , Vlissingen 2006 - I , Wijk aan Zee 2007 , tournament C – I , Helsingør 2007 - I-V , Mumbai 2008 - I-VI , Hilversum 2009 - I-IV , Vlissingen 2009 - I , Stockholm 2012/13 - I , Vlissingen 2013 - I-IV , Vlissingen 2014 - I-IV , Porticcio 2017 - I . Runner-up in major tournaments in Hastings 1993/94 ( behind John Nunn ) , Polanica Zdroj 1995 ( behind Veselin Topalov ) , Pamplona 1998/99 ( behind Alexander Morozevich ) , Lviv 2000 , ( FIDE Category 17 ) behind Vassily Ivanchuk . Polanica Zdroj 1998 ( Category 17 ) - III-VI places . In 2000 Krasenkow crossed the then extra-class threshold of 2700 rating points , obtaining 2702 in July and October rating lists . He was ranked number ten in the world at that time . Krasenkow achieved notable successes in rapid chess : USSR Cup ( Tallinn 1988 ) - I-II places ( tied ) , European Championships ( Gijon 1988 ) - IV-VII , GMA tournament ( Murcia , 1990 , with more than 100 Grandmasters participating ) - V-VI , USSR Cup ( Lviv , 1990 ) - I , CIS Cup ( Moscow , 1991 ) - I , Russian Open Cup ( Moscow , 1997 ) - I , León 2010 - I-II . He was the Blitz Chess Champion of Poland in 1999 and 2001 . Coaching work . Krasenkow has coached national teams , young prodigies , including many future GMs , and occasionally top players including Viswanathan Anand . National coach of Poland in 2010 - 2014 and Turkey since 2016 . He has been a FIDE Senior Trainer since 2012 . Theoretical contributions . Krasenkow has made major contributions to several areas of opening theory , most notably in the Classical Kings Indian Defense . His consistent use of the relative sideline 5.h3 in that opening helped to establish it as a viable manner of combating the Kings Indian . Other members of the elite now use the system from time to time , including on occasion Magnus Carlsen . It is typically called the Makogonov system , though some authors now refer to it as the Krasenkow System ; he himself calls it the Bagirov system . Krasenkows other important contribution is the so-called Groningen Attack in the English Opening ( discovered simultaneously with Vadim Zviagintsev ) : 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g4! ? Writings . Krasenkow has written several books on chess openings and middlegames : - The Open Spanish . London , Cadogan Books , 1995 - The Sveshnikov Sicilian . London , Cadogan Books , 1996 - Finding chess jewels . London , Everyman Chess , 2013 - Learn from Michal Krasenkow . 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