GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (@Polish_fighter3000) started with three losses but ended up beating GM Fabiano Caruana (@FabianoCaruana) 17-9 in the Roud of 16 of the 2020 Speed Chess Championship Main Event. 

Remarkably, the players had never played online before. “The shorter the time control is, the bigger are my chances,” said Duda before the match and the course of the encounter proved that he was absolutely right. 

After two 5+1 and 3+1 sections, the Polish GM edged ahead by one point but dominated the proceedings in the fastest 1+1 part and won the match by a large margin. 

The 2020 Speed Chess Championship Main Event is a knockout tournament among 16 of the best grandmasters in the world who will play for a $100,000 prize fund, double the amount of last year. The tournament will run November 1-December 13, 2020 on Chess.com. Each individual match will feature 90 minutes of 5+1 blitz, 60 minutes of 3+1 blitz, and 30 minutes of 1+1 bullet chess.