Duda, Jan-Krzysztof Age 26

Source: https://polandin.com

Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2739.0
Live Rank
#18
FIDE Rating
2739
World Rank
#17
Poland Rank
#1
FIDE Peak Rating
2760 - Dec 2021 (Age 23)
FIDE Peak Rank
#12 (2758) - Dec 2019 (Age 21)
Rapid
2731 World #12, Peak 2808 (Jun 2022)
Blitz
2785 World #8, Peak 2818 (Jan 2019)
Born
26 Apr 1998
Kraków, Poland
FIDE ID 1170546
Wikipedia
Active Years:
2006 - 2025
Total Games:
1846
Wins:
808 (44%)
Losses:
349 (19%)
Draws:
689 (37%)
Total score:
63%
Performance :
Performance for the last active 12 months:
2768
White:
C54 Italian Game (34 games)
C65 Ruy Lopez (23 games)
B92 Sicilian Defense (18 games)
Black:
B90 Sicilian Defense (38 games)
C42 Russian Game (30 games)
E04 Catalan Opening (22 games)

After Rubinstein, Tartakower and Najdorf – each of whom only briefly represented their homeland on the international stage – Poland went decades without a truly serious talent. That is, until Duda appeared. It took Jan-Krzysztof just a few years to almost become the world blitz champion, win the World Cup, and turn into a nightmare for Carlsen, as he was the one who ended Magnus's historic unbeaten streak.

Duda was born on April 26, 1998, in Krakow. His mother introduced him to chess at the age of 5, and by 7 he won the German Children's Championship. Two years later the Polish prodigy became the World U10 Champion and two years after that the European U14 Champion. At 15 Jan-Krzysztof became a grandmaster and a year later he debuted for Poland at the Olympiad, scoring 8.5/11 on board three. Alongside his success in classical chess, he made a name for himself as a strong blitz player: in 2014 he won the European Rapid Championship and finished second in blitz. In 2015, he came close to becoming the "chess prince" but lost the title in a tiebreak.

Duda's real breakthrough came in 2018: he became the Polish Champion (6.5/9), led his national team at the Olympiad, reached the semifinals of the Speed Chess Championship and had an epic race with Carlsen for the World Blitz Championship title. The two traded the lead back and forth, pulling two points ahead of the rest of the field, but Jan-Krzysztof ultimately finished second (16.5/21). Everyone admired his playing style, with its flashy and sometimes reckless attacks... Even the champion praised his opponent: "It's always interesting to watch his games – Duda plays only for the win, he's not interested in a draw!"

Duda considered himself a universal player, believing that his style was closest to Fischer's. However, Jan-Krzysztof prefers sharp, complicated positions filled with tactics and in the opening, he relies more on his intuition and bluffing. It was this ability to "turn the game around" that led him to two landmark victories over Carlsen in 2020: first he beat Magnus in rapid chess and then in classical chess, ending Carlsen's record streak of 125 games without a loss. By that time the 22-year-old Pole had risen to 15th in the world rankings (2757).

Duda achieved his greatest tournament success in 2021 by winning the World Cup in Sochi. On his way to the top he defeated Vázquez, Sevian, Idani, Grischuk, Vidit, Carlsen and Karjakin. In the semifinal match against the champion, a spot in the 2022 Candidates Tournament was also at stake. After two short draws in classical games, Jan-Krzysztof emerged stronger in the tiebreak – 1.5-0.5. In the final against Karjakin he won in regular time – 1.5-0.5.

In 2021 Duda repeated his 2018 result at the World Blitz Championship, finishing second, this time behind Vachier-Lagrave. In 2022 he placed second in the online Champions Chess Tour, finishing behind only Carlsen in the overall standings, winning two stages and losing in the final of another. But that's where the good news ended. The Pole suddenly faltered in the 2022 Candidates Tournament in Madrid, scoring 5.5/14, barely escaping last place, and his ambitions quickly began to fade from memory. He failed to qualify for the next cycle of the Candidates and after the "Indian revolution", Jan-Krzysztof is rarely mentioned among the potential contenders for the crown.

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Games

#White PlayerRatingBlack PlayerRatingResultMovesSiteDate 
51Le, Quang Liem2741Duda, Jan Krzysztof27321/2-1/248Budapest15 Sep 2024
52Duda, Jan Krzysztof2732Stremavicius, Titas25271-047Budapest14 Sep 2024
53Peralta, Fernando2558Duda, Jan Krzysztof27320-135Budapest13 Sep 2024
54Duda, Jan-Krzysztof2732Kantor, Gergely25371-062Budapest12 Sep 2024
55Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Keymer, Vincent27191-038Polanica Zdroj25 Aug 2024
56Navara, David2674Duda, Jan Krzysztof27331-062Polanica Zdroj24 Aug 2024
57Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Wojtaszek, Radoslaw26801/2-1/243Polanica Zdroj23 Aug 2024
58Harikrishna, Pentala2692Duda, Jan Krzysztof27331/2-1/253Polanica Zdroj22 Aug 2024
59Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Bartel, Mateusz26301/2-1/260Polanica Zdroj21 Aug 2024
60Shankland, Samuel L2669Duda, Jan Krzysztof27331/2-1/270Polanica Zdroj20 Aug 2024
61Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Volokitin, Andrei26671-057Polanica Zdroj19 Aug 2024
62Fedoseev, Vladimir12687Duda, Jan Krzysztof27331/2-1/264Polanica Zdroj18 Aug 2024
63Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Sarana, Alexey27171/2-1/254Polanica Zdroj17 Aug 2024
64Jumabayev, Rinat2577Duda, Jan Krzysztof27330-189Astana5 Aug 2024
65Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Tabatabaei, Mohammad Amin27121-043Astana5 Aug 2024
66Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Narayanan, Sunilduth Lyna26490-149Astana5 Aug 2024
67Narayanan, Sunilduth Lyna2649Duda, Jan Krzysztof27330-166Astana5 Aug 2024
68Martirosyan, Haik M2667Duda, Jan Krzysztof27330-139Astana5 Aug 2024
69Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi27201/2-1/247Astana5 Aug 2024
70Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Omarbek, Adlet17131-058Astana5 Aug 2024
71Tabatabaei, Mohammad Amin2712Duda, Jan Krzysztof27330-143Astana5 Aug 2024
72Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Tabatabaei, Mohammad Amin27121-044Astana5 Aug 2024
73Erzhanov, Arman2114Duda, Jan Krzysztof27330-138Astana5 Aug 2024
74Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Chinguun, Sumiya23891-036Astana5 Aug 2024
75Chinguun, Sumiya2389Duda, Jan Krzysztof27330-146Astana5 Aug 2024
76Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Tabatabaei, Mohammad Amin27121-027Astana4 Aug 2024
77Eljanov, Pavel2672Duda, Jan Krzysztof27330-138Astana4 Aug 2024
78Svidler, Peter2698Duda, Jan Krzysztof27331/2-1/230Astana4 Aug 2024
79Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Yu, Yangyi27031/2-1/223Astana3 Aug 2024
80Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Amilal, Munkhdalai23741-090Astana3 Aug 2024
81Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Artemiev, Vladislav26991/2-1/250Astana3 Aug 2024
82Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Van Foreest, Jorden26961/2-1/261Astana2 Aug 2024
83Sadhwani, Raunak2653Duda, Jan Krzysztof27331/2-1/235Astana2 Aug 2024
84Duda, Jan Krzysztof2734Shevchenko, Kirill26771-048Warsaw12 May 2024
85Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2762Duda, Jan Krzysztof27340-156Warsaw12 May 2024
86Duda, Jan Krzysztof2734Giri, Anish27451-056Warsaw12 May 2024
87Carlsen, Magnus2830Duda, Jan Krzysztof27341-066Warsaw12 May 2024
88Gukesh, Dommaraju2764Duda, Jan Krzysztof27340-147Warsaw12 May 2024
89Duda, Jan Krzysztof2734Keymer, Vincent27261-031Warsaw12 May 2024
90Wei, Yi2755Duda, Jan Krzysztof27340-144Warsaw12 May 2024
91Duda, Jan Krzysztof2734Abdusattorov, Nodirbek27660-158Warsaw12 May 2024
92Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu2747Duda, Jan Krzysztof27341/2-1/256Warsaw12 May 2024
93Shevchenko, Kirill2677Duda, Jan Krzysztof27340-153Warsaw11 May 2024
94Duda, Jan Krzysztof2734Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27620-147Warsaw11 May 2024
95Giri, Anish2745Duda, Jan Krzysztof27341/2-1/254Warsaw11 May 2024
96Duda, Jan Krzysztof2766Carlsen, Magnus28861/2-1/243Warsaw11 May 2024
97Duda, Jan Krzysztof2734Gukesh, Dommaraju27640-128Warsaw11 May 2024
98Keymer, Vincent2726Duda, Jan Krzysztof27340-140Warsaw11 May 2024
99Duda, Jan Krzysztof2734Wei, Yi27550-144Warsaw11 May 2024
100Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2766Duda, Jan Krzysztof27340-144Warsaw11 May 2024
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