1 9 6 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Polish ▁ch ess ▁grand master , ▁a ▁ch ess ▁tra iner ▁and ▁writer . ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁strong est ▁Polish ▁ch ess ▁players ▁since ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁His ▁playing ▁style ▁is ▁ag gress ive ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁won ▁many ▁" best ▁game " ▁awards . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Moscow ▁( former ly ▁Mik h ail ▁Vlad im iro v ich ▁K ras enk ov , ▁). ▁Master ▁of ▁applied ▁mathematics ▁( 1 9 8 5 ). ▁His ▁first ▁notable ▁success es ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 8 0 s : ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁national ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁an ▁International ▁Master ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁an ▁International ▁Grand master ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁He ▁became ▁Champion ▁of ▁Georgia ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁team ▁champion ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁( with ▁" T ig ran ▁Pet ros ian ▁Ch ess ▁Club ", ▁Moscow ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁K ras enk ow ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Poland . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁he ▁represents ▁that ▁country ▁at ▁international ▁compet itions . ▁Two - times ▁champion ▁of ▁Poland ▁( 2 0 0 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ). ▁K ras enk ow ▁holds ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁record ▁of ▁winning ▁Polish ▁team ▁champion ships , ▁which ▁he ▁has ▁done