Richard Rapport Hungary’s most original grandmaster and a 2022 Candidate
Richárd Rapport is a Hungarian grandmaster famous for unusual openings. He became Hungary’s youngest-ever grandmaster and played the 2022 Candidates. Rapport plays openings other top players avoid and makes them work. His games are creative and unbalanced, which makes him one of the most entertaining players to watch.
Richard Rapport: key facts
- Full name
- Richard Rapport
- Born
- March 25, 1996, Szombathely, Hungary
- Country
- Hungary
- Title
- Grandmaster (2010)
- FIDE rating
- 2711 (October 2026 list) · world No. 27
- Peak rating
- 2776
- Games in the archive
- 2,226 (2007–2025)
- Record in the archive
- 896 wins · 849 draws · 481 losses
- Win rate
- 40.3%
Richard Rapport's career
The results that made the name
Rapport in numbers
From the 2,226 games in the Rama Chess archive
He completed the grandmaster title at 13 years, 11 months and 6 days. He played for Romania from 2022 to 2024 and then returned to Hungary. In May 2022 he was world number 5; his best rating is 2776. On the October 2026 FIDE list he is rated 2711, world number 27.
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