Scouting report: Richard Rapport

12,894 games · Stockfish on the last 47 games (depth 13) · updated 3d ago

Archetype

Machine

97

Strength

Very precise, with few blunders. Look for an opening edge rather than a tactical mistake.

ATK
99
DEF
99
TIME
97
MIND
94

Strength from a FIDE-level rating of about 2883, adjusted by results against rated opponents. ATK, DEF, TIME and MIND place each side of the game around that level.

How to beat Richard Rapport

  • White

    Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6B50d

    33% in 12 games · -35 vs their average · small sample

  • White

    Sicilian Defense: Chekhover VariationB53

    38% in 13 games · -30 vs their average · small sample

  • Black

    Slav DefenseD10a

    40% in 30 games · -23 vs their average

  • Black

    Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Cozio DefenseC70e

    10% in 5 games · -53 vs their average · small sample

Avoid their comfort zone

  • White

    Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit AcceptedA43

    90% in 25 games · +21 vs their average

  • White

    Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang DefenseA04j

    100% in 10 games · +31 vs their average · small sample

  • Black

    Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6B40a

    92% in 13 games · +29 vs their average · small sample

  • Black

    Trompowsky Attack: Classical DefenseA45w

    100% in 7 games · +37 vs their average · small sample

Clock and nerves

Loses after a lossvs 27% overall35%
Longest losing streak9
Average game21 moves

Stockfish analysis

Accuracy1737 moves96.1%
Blunders per game0.02
Mistakes per game0.02
Opening accuracy97%
Middlegame accuracy95%
Endgame accuracy96.1%
Accuracy when winning94.9%
Accuracy when losing92.5%

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FIDE ratings

Classical
2,718
Rapid
2,680
Blitz
2,616

Results

50 games
34%
52%
14%

WinsDrawsLosses

Richard Rapport's playing style

  • Strong overall score:60%17W 26D 7L over 50 games
  • Dominates 1.e4 as White:66%in 16 games
  • Strongest in classical:62%in 46 games
  • Steady recent form:65%9W 8D 3L in last 20 games
  • Hard to beat — high draw rate:52%of games are draws

Openings

Wins, draws and losses, then the number of games

Openings as White

Sicilian Defense: Closed has the largest White sample, with 3 games. Select a row to explore its moves below.

Openings as Black

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. Results describe the games found, not a prediction.

Repertoire

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Game history

50 games
DateSourceColorOpponentResultOpen game
Oct 23, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Black
GMSarana, Alexey2671
Draw—
Oct 22, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
White
GMGledura, Benjamin2613
Draw—
Oct 21, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Black
IMDudognon, Thibault2323
Win—
Oct 20, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
White
IMShogdzhiev, Roman2445
Win—
Oct 19, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Black
FMDelgerdalai, Bayarjavkhlan2383
Win—
Oct 18, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
White
IMRadovanovic, Mihajlo2374
Win—
Oct 17, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Black
IMBates, Richard A2287
Win—
Oct 11, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Black
GMAlekseenko, Kirill2640
Win—
Oct 10, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
White
GMSvane, Frederik2662
Draw—
Oct 9, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
White
GMEljanov, Pavel2664
Draw—

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How to beat Richard Rapport: scouting summary

Richard Rapport plays like a Machine (strength 97/99), based on 12,894 games and a Stockfish analysis of the last 47.

  • Scores 10% with the Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense as Black (5 games), 53 points below their average.
  • Strongest in the Trompowsky Attack: Classical Defense as Black: 100% over 7 games.
  • Loses 35% of the games played right after a loss, against 27% overall.
  • Stockfish accuracy 96.1% with 0.02 blunders per game over the last 47 games.
  • Weakest phase: the middlegame (95% accuracy).

Research Richard Rapport’s games and opening repertoire

GM Richard Rapport is rated 2718 in standard, 2680 in rapid, 2616 in blitz by FIDE. Richard Rapport plays for Hungary.

Richard Rapport has FIDE ID 738590.

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