The young Jan-Krzysztof Duda managed to knock out Petr Svidler. The Russian praised his opponent in the post-match interview, saying that he had fully deserved victory on this day. “I thought that my chances were favourable in the first game, but Jan-Krzysztof understood the position much better. I even had to be careful”. After this draw, Duda took the initiative early on in the second rapid game and broke his opponent’s resistance in the endgame.
Peter Svidler – Jan-Krzysztof Duda: klasyczne partie ½:½, ½:½ i baraż ½:½, 0:1
Źródło: Text by Press Officer Yannick Pelletier; Photo courtesy: World Chess
Runda 2
Karjakin – So
Duda – Mamedyarov
Grischuk – Yu Yangyi
Topalov – Vachier-Lagrave
Pierwszy pojedynek Dudy z Mamedjarowem zakończył się remisem.
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