Jan-Krzysztof Duda

Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Polish: ['jan ˌkʂɨʂtɔf ˈduda] ; born 26 April 1998) is a Polish chess grandmaster. A prodigy, he achieved the grandmaster title in 2013 at the age of 15 years and 21 days. As of December 2023, he is ranked No. 1 in Poland and No. 16 in the world. His personal best rating of 2760 makes him the highest ranked Polish player of all time.

Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Jan-Krzysztof Duda in 2021
CountryPoland
Born (1998-04-26) 26 April 1998
Kraków, Poland
TitleGrandmaster (2013)
FIDE rating2731 (April 2024)
Peak rating2760 (December 2021)
RankingNo. 20 (April 2024)
Peak rankingNo. 12 (December 2019)

Duda won the Polish Championship in 2018 and the Chess World Cup in 2021. He is a bronze medallist at the European Team Chess Championship in 2021 and he also competed in the Candidates Tournament 2022 finishing seventh. He was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit for his achievements in chess.

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