Background
Rapport was born in Szombathely, to Tamás Rapport and Erzsébet Mórocz, both economists.
Rapport was born in Szombathely, to Tamás Rapport and Erzsébet Mórocz, both economists.
In March 2010, he became the fifth youngest chess Grandmaster in history. Editorial In May, Rapport tied for first in the Sigeman & Company Chess Tournament, together with Nigel Short and Nils Grandelius, winning on tiebreaks (head-to-head result). He scored 4½/7 (+3−1=3).
Rapport versus
General Motors Lajos Seres. First Saturday 2009 August General Motors, Budapest 2009.08.03, Rnd 3, Ecology: A89.
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). 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.
