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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 Solomons,D
1-0
FSIM July 2008 E94
Zakharchenko,A vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2
XXVII Open 2008 A70
Rapport,R vs Tompa,J
1/2-1/2
XXVII Open 2008 D36
Papp,P vs Rapport,R
0-1
XXVII Open 2008 B67
Rapport,R vs Straubinger,D
1-0
XXVII Open 2008 D37
Bacso,G vs Rapport,R
1-0
XXVII Open 2008 A30
Rezsek,G vs Rapport,R
0-1
XXVII Open 2008 A32
Rapport,R vs Okhotnik,V
0-1
XXVII Open 2008 D06
Rapport,R vs Gaber,J
1-0
XXVII Open 2008 D13
Bluvshtein,M vs Rapport,R
1-0
XXVII Open 2008 A67
Rapport,R vs Manole,V
0-1
16th Donau Open 2007 C12
Wegerer,J vs Rapport,R
0-1
16th Donau Open 2007 A12
Rapport,R vs Bellia,F
0-1
16th Donau Open 2007 C78
Szuhanek,R vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2
16th Donau Open 2007 A30
Rapport,R vs Lau,Ra
1-0
16th Donau Open 2007 B06
Rapport,R vs Danilov,I
1/2-1/2
16th Donau Open 2007 C66
Boguszlavszkij,J vs Rapport,R
0-1
FSIM December 2007 D00
Rapport,R vs Lengyel,B
1/2-1/2
FSIM December 2007 C98
Rapport,R vs Szabo,Ben
1/2-1/2
FSIM December 2007 C49
Werner,Di vs Rapport,R
0-1
FSIM December 2007 D40
Rapport,R vs Lenz,A
1/2-1/2
FSIM December 2007 B80
Cooke,E vs Rapport,R
1-0
FSIM December 2007 B79
Rapport,R vs Kahn,E
0-1
FSIM December 2007 A43
Vegh,E vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2
FSIM December 2007 A65
Rapport,R vs Horvath,And
1/2-1/2
FSIM December 2007 B06
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