Richárd Rapport

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Richárd Rapport

Rapport in Deizisau, 2012
Country Hungary
Born (1996-03-25) 25 March 1996
Szombathely, Hungary
Title Grandmaster (2010)
FIDE rating 2679 (February 2014)
Peak rating 2693 (July 2013)
Ranking No. 54 (July 2013)
Peak ranking No. 54 (July 2013)

Richárd Rapport (born 25 March 1996) is a Hungarian chess prodigy. In March 2010, he became the fifth youngest chess Grandmaster in history.

Early life

Rapport was born in Szombathely, to Tamás Rapport and Erzsébet Mórocz, both economists.[1]

Titles

Rapport achieved the National Master title in 2008, and became an International Master the next year. In March 2010, at the Gotth'Art Kupa in Szentgotthárd, he fulfilled the final norm and rating requirements for the Grandmaster title. He came in second on the tournament behind his trainer Alexander Beliavsky, and tied with Lajos Portisch (one of the strongest non-Soviet players in the second half of the 20th century).[2] Thus, at the age of 13 years, 11 months and 6 days, he became the youngest ever Hungarian grandmaster (the previous record was held by former world title challenger Péter Lékó), and the fifth youngest chess grandmaster in history.

2013

In May, Rapport tied for first in the Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament, together with Nigel Short and Nils Grandelius, winning on tiebreaks (head-to-head result). He scored 4½/7 (+3−1=3).[3]

In December, Rapport won the European Rapid Chess Championship and finished fourth in the European Blitz Chess Championship.[4]

Sample games

This section uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.

Rapport vs. GM Lajos Seres; First Saturday 2009 August GM, Budapest 2009.08.03, Rnd 3, ECO: A89
1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. 0-0 Bg7 5. c4 0-0 6. d4 d6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. b3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxa1 11. Neg5 c5 12. e4 fxe4 13. Nh4 Bf6 14. Bxe4 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Rf6 16. Re1 Qf8 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Bf3 a6 19. Qe2 Kf8 20. Bg4 Bxg4 21. Qxg4 b5 22. Re6 Qa1+ 23. Kg2 bxc4 24. Qf4+ Kg8 25. Nxg6 1–0[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4006165/richárd-rapport-grandmaster-at-thirteen.aspx
  2. ↑ Richard Rapport Becomes Hungary's Youngest Grandmaster
  3. ↑ Doggers, Peter (29 May 2013). "Rapport wins 21st Sigeman & Co on tiebreak". ChessVibes. Retrieved 29 May 2013. 
  4. ↑ http://www.chess.com/news/european-blitz--rapid-championships-titles-for-korobov--rapport-8646
  5. ↑ http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1705390

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