Duda, Jan-Krzysztof Age 26


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Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2739.0
Live Rank
#16
FIDE Rating
2739
World Rank
#15
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 #7, 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:
2767
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 
1Duda, Jan Krzysztof2732Bluebaum, Matthias26401/2-1/2116Germany12 Jan 2025
2Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Bluebaum, Matthias26431/2-1/263Germany12 Jan 2025
3Aronian, Levon2729Duda, Jan Krzysztof27321/2-1/222Germany11 Jan 2025
4Carlsen, Magnus2831Duda, Jan Krzysztof27401-041New York31 Dec 2024
5Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Carlsen, Magnus28310-147New York31 Dec 2024
6Carlsen, Magnus2831Duda, Jan Krzysztof27401-060New York31 Dec 2024
7Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Caruana, Fabiano28051-049New York31 Dec 2024
8Caruana, Fabiano2805Duda, Jan Krzysztof27401/2-1/244New York31 Dec 2024
9Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Caruana, Fabiano28051-056New York31 Dec 2024
10Aronian, Levon2747Duda, Jan Krzysztof27400-143New York30 Dec 2024
11Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Gelfand, Boris26571-068New York30 Dec 2024
12Xiong, Jeffery2636Duda, Jan Krzysztof27401/2-1/256New York30 Dec 2024
13Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Aravindh, Chithambaram VR27181-050New York30 Dec 2024
14Firouzja, Alireza2763Duda, Jan Krzysztof27401-033New York30 Dec 2024
15Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Niemann, Hans Moke27341/2-1/240New York30 Dec 2024
16Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2801Duda, Jan Krzysztof27401/2-1/263New York30 Dec 2024
17Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Grischuk, Alexander26891-056New York30 Dec 2024
18Sindarov, Javokhir2682Duda, Jan Krzysztof27400-139New York30 Dec 2024
19Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Hovhannisyan, Robert26261-044New York30 Dec 2024
20Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Makarian, Rudik25471/2-1/259New York30 Dec 2024
21Rakhmanov, Alexander2585Duda, Jan Krzysztof27401/2-1/2108New York30 Dec 2024
22Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Sindarov, Javokhir26550-164New York28 Dec 2024
23Dubov, Daniil2677Duda, Jan Krzysztof27401/2-1/28New York28 Dec 2024
24Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Esipenko, Andrey26421/2-1/243New York28 Dec 2024
25Murzin, Volodar2588Duda, Jan Krzysztof27401-077New York28 Dec 2024
26Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2694Duda, Jan Krzysztof27401/2-1/267New York27 Dec 2024
27Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Naroditsky, Daniel26381-040New York27 Dec 2024
28Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Jacobson, Brandon24591-058New York27 Dec 2024
29Sevian, Samuel2614Duda, Jan Krzysztof27401/2-1/277New York27 Dec 2024
30Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Niemann, Hans Moke26181-050New York26 Dec 2024
31Andriasian, Zaven2624Duda, Jan Krzysztof27401/2-1/245New York26 Dec 2024
32Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Paravyan, David25621-028New York26 Dec 2024
33Jumabayev, Rinat2503Duda, Jan Krzysztof27400-150New York26 Dec 2024
34Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Makarian, Rudik24981/2-1/273New York26 Dec 2024
35Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Abdusattorov, Nodirbek27831/2-1/250London11 Oct 2024
36Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi2726Duda, Jan Krzysztof27400-166London10 Oct 2024
37Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu27460-163London9 Oct 2024
38Wei, Yi2763Duda, Jan Krzysztof27401/2-1/261London8 Oct 2024
39Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2797Duda, Jan Krzysztof27401/2-1/265London7 Oct 2024
40Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27971/2-1/244London6 Oct 2024
41Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu2746Duda, Jan Krzysztof27401/2-1/247London6 Oct 2024
42Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Wei, Yi27630-153London5 Oct 2024
43Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2783Duda, Jan Krzysztof27401/2-1/235London4 Oct 2024
44Duda, Jan Krzysztof2740Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi27261-029London3 Oct 2024
45Mchedlishvili, Mikheil2574Duda, Jan Krzysztof27320-154Budapest22 Sep 2024
46Duda, Jan Krzysztof2732Yilmaz, Mustafa25871-069Budapest21 Sep 2024
47Navara, David2681Duda, Jan Krzysztof27321/2-1/233Budapest20 Sep 2024
48Duda, Jan Krzysztof2732Romanov, Evgeny25671-042Budapest19 Sep 2024
49Deac, Bogdan Daniel2680Duda, Jan Krzysztof27321-039Budapest18 Sep 2024
50Duda, Jan Krzysztof2732Dragnev, Valentin25561/2-1/241Budapest16 Sep 2024