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Richard Rapport
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Richard Rapport

HungaryBorn 1996 (age 30)FIDE ID 738590

Playing now: Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2680
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2718
Luft

Flair

Richard Rapport's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Black Belt6/11 with black (55%), against 47% with white
  • TacticianTactics 91, from 16 sharp games they made sharp
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • FighterRarely draws, and wins far more than they lose
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Black Belt
  • Tactician

Trophy cabinet

Richard Rapport's classical titles

2 classical titles, 3 medals, newest first

  • FIDE Grand Swiss 2023Shared 1st · 1/1 · Perf. 3438
  • Hungarian Championship 20171st
  • European Team Championship 2015Gold, board 2 · Hungary
  • European Team Championship 2015Bronze, team · Hungary
  • Chess Olympiad 2014Silver, team · Hungary

Attributes

Tactics 91Positional 83Endgame 82Openings 81Composure 82Defence 84Speed 85Consistency 93

Luft classical rating

2680No. 45

From 28 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2650 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2650 level, blended with their FIDE rating−29
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−6
Activity28 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 117 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening1461%
Ruy Lopez1164%
Sicilian Defense881%
Italian Game757%
King's Indian Attack550%

English Opening

With White: 14 games, won 5, drew 7, lost 2 · 61%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation771%
Agincourt Defense333%
Symmetrical Variation275%
Neo-Catalan150%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 11 games, won 4, drew 6, lost 1 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense560%
Closed383%
Exchange Variation250%
Berlin Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 8 games, won 6, drew 1, lost 1 · 81%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation383%
Chekhover Variation367%
Modern Variations1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%

Italian Game

With White: 7 games, won 1, drew 6, lost 0 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Piano275%
Classical Variation250%
Two Knights Defense250%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%

King's Indian Attack

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Double Fianchetto333%
Main line275%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 23 games, won 5, drew 15, lost 3 · 54%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack550%
Taimanov Variation450%
Kan Variation383%
Moscow Variation250%
Richter-Rauzer Variation225%
Godiva Variation1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon150%
French Variation150%
Scheveningen Variation150%
Sozin Attack10%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 10 games, won 4, drew 6, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Petrosian Variation275%
Semi-Averbakh System275%
Makogonov Variation250%
Orthodox Variation250%
Karpov System1100%
Sämisch Variation1100%

Grünfeld Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation250%
Main line150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
St. Petersburg Variation250%
Classical Variation150%

Dutch Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Semi-Leningrad Variation1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 202612 Nov 20261½/4−5−4
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20266/7+4+6
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262/3+3+4
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20264/9−15−16
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A29 Jun 20263/50−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMDing Liren28 Jan 2023 · Tata Steel Masters 20232811
GMPraggnanandhaa R.24 Jun 2025 · 2nd Uzchess Cup2767
GMC. Aravindh26 Jun 2025 · 2nd Uzchess Cup2749
GMV. Fedoseev9 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252720
GMP. Eljanov26 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222697

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMP. MaghsoodlooLast 23 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20255032
GMN. AbdusattorovLast 20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20264022
GMPraggnanandhaa R.Last 27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20264220
GMV. KeymerLast 1 Mar 2024 · Prague Chess Festival 20243021
GMA. PredkeLast 7 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20253120

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.