Everything About Jan-Krzysztof Duda: The Polish Prodigy

He was only 15 years old when he beat the grandmaster for the first time and received the title himself. At 16, the young chess player had already won the title of European champion, and in 2021, at the age of 23, he became the first Polish to win the World Cup. Let’s find everything about Jan-Krzysztof Duda.

Now there is a chess boom in Poland. And not only in the wake of the Queen’s Gambit series, but also thanks to the successes of Jan-Krzysztof Duda. Those who did not play chess started to play. Those who played wanted to remember the past. Recently, the 23-year-old grandmaster became the first Polish in history to win the World Cup. It is noteworthy that in the semifinals he defeated the reigning world champion, Magnus Carlsen, for the second time. Now Jan-Krzysztof Duda can safely challenge any legendary grandmaster and has every chance of success. This is a chess talent that has never been seen in Poland.

Everything About Jan-Krzysztof Duda: Talent and Hard Work

The name of Jan-Krzysztof Duda has been known in the chess world for a long time. He has been sitting at the board since childhood, from the age of five. ”From a very young age, he smashed rivals utterly, standing out from others.”- Radoslaw Edynak, President of the Polish Chess Federation

His mother, Wieslawa Duda, is engaged in his career. They call her “mother Duda” or “chess mother”: for fifteen years now she has not left her son, doing everything to relieve him of unnecessary worries and help him to concentrate on the game. Specialists have long discerned a future champion in Jan-Krzysztof: he had great talent. But soon he saw that talent is good, but without labor, there will be no results at the highest level. And he got down to work. ” When in Vietnam I won the world champion title among children under ten, I told my coach: “I don’t need to work anymore.” Then I was very wrong. In junior chess, talent decides everything, and in adults, talent is only one percent of success. 99% is work because everyone has talent at a certain level. It is no coincidence that at the age of about 18, many chess players refuse to pursue a career.

Chess is demanding, difficult, sometimes it is poorly compatible with the studies: it is not easy to find time for both. The transition from junior to senior chess is a qualifying test for chess players.” When it was necessary to pass the final exams and it was time to make a decision, Duda decided that he wanted to go through life the way of a chess player. Like many other athletes (and he considers himself an athlete), he studies at the Academy of Physical Culture – he combines his career with studies.

Polish Prodigy: Beautiful Mind

One of the articles about Duda in the Polish media is entitled “Beautiful Mind”. The literal translation of the title of the film “A Beautiful Mind” But above beauty, he puts pragmatism, utility. A move must be effective in the first place, and only then beautiful. He must help to achieve the goal. ”If I have a choice between a beautiful move and a correct one, even the ugliest one, I choose the latter. But if two moves are equally correct, and one of them is more beautiful, I will do just that. So I do not deny artistic inclinations at the chessboard.”- Jan-Krzysztof Duda

So he is more of an artist than a mathematician? Undoubtedly. Having entered the sports faculty, Duda stayed away from mathematics. When he had to solve problems at school, he was not up to the mark. But he solves the puzzles on the chessboard just flawlessly.

”Many chess players have a predisposition to logical thinking, which makes it easier to study mathematics, but this is not always the case, which is confirmed by my example. I have no pleasant memories of mathematics. I passed my final exams without much incident, but I didn’t have enough time for more.”- Jan-Krzysztof Duda. You can find special bets by visiting the online sportsbook sites in Poland. Especially, 1xBET Sportsbook offers 27 odds for Krzysztof Duda to become the world chess champion by the end of 2024.

Everything About Jan-Krzysztof Duda: Real Sport

In total, his results, successes, praise, and media fame are the result of hard work. He trains no less than footballers or tennis players.

”I try to devote five hours a day to training. Now there are no trips to tournaments, we play online. In a few weeks, when everything is back to normal, I will start going to tournaments. In the meantime, I work five hours a day. This is painstaking work: I analyze openings in computer databases. This is boring, but very important because a good start to the game gives you a better starting position in the next phase of the game.” – Jan-Krzysztof Duda

According to online sportsbook news in Poland, Duda is very fond of playing blitz: it is then, according to him, that he feels the essence of sport. ”I love competition. It stimulates me. In blitz, you need to control power, as in Star Wars, because there is no time for calculations.”-Jan-Krzysztof Duda

He believes that chess players should also take part in the Olympic Games. He considers chess to be a sport: it requires physical fitness, concentration, and hard work. And this hard work should lead the young grandmaster to the champion title. Bet on the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on 1xBET Sportsbook.

On the Doorstep of the World Elite

After winning the World Cup, no one doubts: Polish sport has acquired another outstanding personality, a world-class star. A 23-year-old grandmaster who plays on equal terms with the best chess players in the world is already one of them – one of the strongest. But at the same time, he manages to remain a modest person. In one of the conversations, the interviewer said that chess players are considered genius people, to which Jan-Krzysztof replied that this is just a stereotype.

”Everything that we do not know is wonderful. The person who completes the Rubik’s cube underwater is also a genius in his way. He can admire me, and I can admire him because I would never be able to do what he can.”

Will he one day become the first Polish world champion in history? A chess player who will be mentioned alongside Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen? He has already won the second in the semifinals of the World Cup. Will he defeat everyone in the world, the entire chess elite? ”When I was a child, it seemed natural to me that I would someday become a champion. Now it is not so obvious anymore. But even if I fail, I will not regret anything. The path that I have chosen has brought me quite a lot of buzz and satisfaction.” Undoubtedly, the young Polish grandmaster will have a great future in chess, as he is already on the doorstep of the world elite.

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