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Rapport, Richard

contemporary era

Richard Rapport broke Peter Leko's record to become the youngest Hungarian grandmaster ever at age 13 and has since established himself as one of the most creative players in modern chess. Known for his unconventional opening choices and willingness to play virtually anything on the board, he reached a career-high world No. 5 ranking in 2022. He qualified for the 2022 Candidates Tournament by winning the Belgrade FIDE Grand Prix.

Total Games

2225

Wins

896

Draws

849

Losses

480

40.3% wins38.2% draws21.6% losses

Most Played Openings

A45 - Canard Opening72A07 - King's Indian Attack70A40 - Zaire Defense63A01 - Nimzo-Larsen Attack59A04 - Zukertort Opening35B06 - Modern Defense34A05 - Zukertort Opening33B23 - Sicilian Defense: Closed33A00 - Amar Opening29C53 - Italian Game: Bird's Attack29

Most Faced Opponents

Shankland,S51 gamesMamedyarov,S46 gamesGrischuk,A35 gamesSarana,A35 gamesCaruana,F34 gamesNihal,Sarin31 gamesDuda,J29 gamesVachier Lagrave,M29 gamesEsipenko,Andrey28 gamesCarlsen,M28 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Shirov,A vs Rapport,R

42nd Olympiad 2016

2016

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FCGFCG
0-1

Rapport,R vs Radjabov,T

FIDE Candidates 2022

2022

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FCGFCG
0-1

Rapport,R vs Carlsen,M

Saint Louis Rapid 2019

2019

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FCGFCG
1-0

Dominguez Perez,L vs Rapport,R

10th Sinquefield Cup

2023

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FCGFCG
0-1

Gelfand,B vs Rapport,R

76th Tata Steel Masters

2014

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FCGFCG
1-0

Rapport,R vs Caruana,F

Saint Louis Blitz 2019

2019

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FCGFCG
0-1

Rapport,R vs Navara,D

48th Biel GM 2015

2015

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FCGFCG
1-0

Rapport,R vs Dominguez Perez,L

Saint Louis Blitz 2019

2019

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FCGFCG
0-1

Rapport,R vs Dominguez Perez,L

Saint Louis Rapid 2019

2019

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FCGFCG
1-0

Aronian,L vs Rapport,R

79th Tata Steel GpA

2017

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Games (2225)

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Rapport,R vs Schiendorfer,E
1-0
Mitropa Cup 2009 D36
Schachinger,M vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2
Mitropa Cup 2009 B80
Bognar,C vs Rapport,R
0-1
TCh-HUN 2008-9 2009 A46
Rapport,R vs Nagy,Danie
1-0
TCh-HUN 2008-9 2009 D48
Kislik,E vs Rapport,R
0-1
Genset Cup 2009 B67
Rapport,R vs Kiss,At
1-0
Genset Cup 2009 A55
Kantorik,M vs Rapport,R
1-0
Genset Cup 2009 D11
Rapport,R vs Stavrianakis,I
1-0
Genset Cup 2009 D47
Sipos,I vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2
Genset Cup 2009 B12
Csiszar,C vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2
Genset Cup 2009 A40
Rapport,R vs Buzeti,J
1-0
Genset Cup 2009 A12
Rachela,M vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2
Genset Cup 2009 A33
Varga,Zo vs Rapport,R
1-0
FSGM March 2009 B56
Rapport,R vs Duong The Anh
1/2-1/2
FSGM March 2009 A40
Balog,I1 vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2
FSGM March 2009 D23
Rapport,R vs Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy
1/2-1/2
FSGM March 2009 D15
Ilincic,Z vs Rapport,R
1-0
FSGM March 2009 A62
Rapport,R vs Galyas,M
0-1
FSGM March 2009 D23
Agopov,M vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2
FSGM March 2009 B56
Rapport,R vs Pap,G
1/2-1/2
FSGM March 2009 A14
Kjartansson,G vs Rapport,R
0-1
FSGM March 2009 A33
Rapport,R vs Kosic,D
1/2-1/2
FSGM March 2009 D37
Rapport,R vs Szabo,Leo
0-1
TCh-HUN 2008-9 2009 D15
Horvath,Dav vs Rapport,R
0-1
TCh-HUN 2008-9 2009 A61
Rapport,R vs Eltigani,O
1/2-1/2
TCh-HUN 2008-9 2009 D52
Nemeth,D vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2
TCh-HUN 2008-9 2009 D48
Rapport,R vs Tanacs,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-HUN 2008-9 2009 B12
Vajda,S vs Rapport,R
0-1
TCh-HUN 2008-9 2008 B14
Rapport,R vs Kormos,Ad
1-0
TCh-HUN 2008-9 2008 D91
Prohaszka,P2 vs Rapport,R
1-0
TCh-HUN 2008-9 2008 D26
Rapport,R vs Kiss,E
1-0
TCh-HUN 2008-9 2008 E11
Rapport,R vs Majeric,Z
1-0
8th Savaria Summer IM 2008 A41
Rachela,M vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2
8th Savaria Summer IM 2008 A09
Rapport,R vs Bodo,No1
1-0
8th Savaria Summer IM 2008 E91
Kislik,E vs Rapport,R
1-0
8th Savaria Summer IM 2008 B67
Rapport,R vs Pataki,G
0-1
8th Savaria Summer IM 2008 E24
Rapport,R vs Torok,S
0-1
8th Savaria Summer IM 2008 A57
Kiss,At vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2
8th Savaria Summer IM 2008 A29
Rapport,R vs Kizilkaya,M
1-0
8th Savaria Summer IM 2008 D90
Rapport,R vs Petursson,G
1-0
FSIM July 2008 A44
Rapport,R vs Vegh,E
1-0
FSIM July 2008 D13
Qu Yanqiao vs Rapport,R
0-1
FSIM July 2008 B26
Rapport,R vs Farago,S
1-0
FSIM July 2008 D13
Lengyel,B vs Rapport,R
1-0
FSIM July 2008 B84
Rapport,R vs Van den Heever,D
1/2-1/2
FSIM July 2008 D14
Kahn,E vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2
FSIM July 2008 D20
Rapport,R vs Husari,Sa
1/2-1/2
FSIM July 2008 D27
Szalanczy,E vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2
FSIM July 2008 B56
Rapport,R vs Magyar,O
1-0
FSIM July 2008 E24
Toth,Li vs Rapport,R
0-1
FSIM July 2008 D23
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