Duda, Jan-Krzysztof Age 26

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Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2740.0
Live Rank
#14
FIDE Rating
2740
World Rank
#14
Poland Rank
#1
FIDE Peak Rating
2760 - Dec 2021 (Age 23)
FIDE Peak Rank
#12 (2758) - Dec 2019 (Age 21)
Rapid
2745 World #9, Peak 2808 (Jun 2022)
Blitz
2776 World #9, Peak 2818 (Jan 2019)
Born
26 Apr 1998
Kraków, Poland
FIDE ID 1170546
Wikipedia
Active Years:
2006 - 2024
Total Games:
1802
Wins:
793 (44%)
Losses:
341 (19%)
Draws:
668 (37%)
Total score:
63%
Performance :
Performance for the last active 12 months:
2756
White:
C54 Italian Game (33 games)
C65 Ruy Lopez (22 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 
1Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2698Duda, Jan Krzysztof27451/2-1/266London7 Oct 2024
2Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu2668Duda, Jan Krzysztof27451/2-1/247London6 Oct 2024
3Duda, Jan Krzysztof2745Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar26981/2-1/244London6 Oct 2024
4Duda, Jan Krzysztof2745Wei, Yi27820-153London5 Oct 2024
5Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2722Duda, Jan Krzysztof27451/2-1/235London4 Oct 2024
6Duda, Jan Krzysztof2745Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi26741-029London3 Oct 2024
7Mchedlishvili, Mikheil2574Duda, Jan Krzysztof27320-154Budapest22 Sep 2024
8Duda, Jan Krzysztof2732Yilmaz, Mustafa25871-069Budapest21 Sep 2024
9Navara, David2681Duda, Jan Krzysztof27321/2-1/233Budapest20 Sep 2024
10Duda, Jan Krzysztof2732Romanov, Evgeny25671-042Budapest19 Sep 2024
11Deac, Bogdan Daniel2680Duda, Jan Krzysztof27321-039Budapest18 Sep 2024
12Duda, Jan Krzysztof2732Dragnev, Valentin25561/2-1/241Budapest16 Sep 2024
13Le, Quang Liem2741Duda, Jan Krzysztof27321/2-1/248Budapest15 Sep 2024
14Duda, Jan Krzysztof2732Stremavicius, Titas25271-047Budapest14 Sep 2024
15Peralta, Fernando2558Duda, Jan Krzysztof27320-135Budapest13 Sep 2024
16Duda, Jan-Krzysztof2732Kantor, Gergely25371-062Budapest12 Sep 2024
17Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Keymer, Vincent27191-038Polanica Zdroj25 Aug 2024
18Navara, David2674Duda, Jan Krzysztof27331-062Polanica Zdroj24 Aug 2024
19Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Wojtaszek, Radoslaw26801/2-1/243Polanica Zdroj23 Aug 2024
20Harikrishna, Pentala2692Duda, Jan Krzysztof27331/2-1/253Polanica Zdroj22 Aug 2024
21Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Bartel, Mateusz26301/2-1/260Polanica Zdroj21 Aug 2024
22Shankland, Samuel L2669Duda, Jan Krzysztof27331/2-1/270Polanica Zdroj20 Aug 2024
23Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Volokitin, Andrei26671-057Polanica Zdroj19 Aug 2024
24Fedoseev, Vladimir12687Duda, Jan Krzysztof27331/2-1/264Polanica Zdroj18 Aug 2024
25Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Sarana, Alexey27171/2-1/254Polanica Zdroj17 Aug 2024
26Jumabayev, Rinat2577Duda, Jan Krzysztof27330-189Astana5 Aug 2024
27Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Tabatabaei, Mohammad Amin27121-043Astana5 Aug 2024
28Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Narayanan, Sunilduth Lyna26490-149Astana5 Aug 2024
29Narayanan, Sunilduth Lyna2649Duda, Jan Krzysztof27330-166Astana5 Aug 2024
30Martirosyan, Haik M2667Duda, Jan Krzysztof27330-139Astana5 Aug 2024
31Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi27201/2-1/247Astana5 Aug 2024
32Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Omarbek, Adlet17131-058Astana5 Aug 2024
33Tabatabaei, Mohammad Amin2712Duda, Jan Krzysztof27330-143Astana5 Aug 2024
34Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Tabatabaei, Mohammad Amin27121-044Astana5 Aug 2024
35Erzhanov, Arman2114Duda, Jan Krzysztof27330-138Astana5 Aug 2024
36Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Chinguun, Sumiya23891-036Astana5 Aug 2024
37Chinguun, Sumiya2389Duda, Jan Krzysztof27330-146Astana5 Aug 2024
38Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Tabatabaei, Mohammad Amin27121-027Astana4 Aug 2024
39Eljanov, Pavel2672Duda, Jan Krzysztof27330-138Astana4 Aug 2024
40Svidler, Peter2698Duda, Jan Krzysztof27331/2-1/230Astana4 Aug 2024
41Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Yu, Yangyi27031/2-1/223Astana3 Aug 2024
42Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Amilal, Munkhdalai23741-090Astana3 Aug 2024
43Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Artemiev, Vladislav26991/2-1/250Astana3 Aug 2024
44Duda, Jan Krzysztof2733Van Foreest, Jorden26961/2-1/261Astana2 Aug 2024
45Sadhwani, Raunak2653Duda, Jan Krzysztof27331/2-1/235Astana2 Aug 2024
46Duda, Jan Krzysztof2734Shevchenko, Kirill26771-048Warsaw12 May 2024
47Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2762Duda, Jan Krzysztof27340-156Warsaw12 May 2024
48Duda, Jan Krzysztof2734Giri, Anish27451-056Warsaw12 May 2024
49Carlsen, Magnus2830Duda, Jan Krzysztof27341-066Warsaw12 May 2024
50Gukesh, Dommaraju2764Duda, Jan Krzysztof27340-147Warsaw12 May 2024
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