Richard Rapport Switches Federation Three Weeks Before Candidates – World Chess

Grandmaster Richard Rapport, 26, one ofthemost promising members ofthenew generation ofelite chess players, is changing thefederation from Hungary toRomania. Themove, unexpected under normal circumstances, appears scandalous because Rapport is set totake part intheCandidates Tournament inJune.

Richard Rapport taking part intheGrand Prix Series in2022

Themove has been reported bytheRomanian Chess Federation andchess-news website andindependently confirmed byFIDE, thesports governing body. Regardless ofthecircumstances, Rapports move is ahuge blow fortheHungarian Chess Federation, which is active inchess politics andwill host the2024 Olympiad. Rapport has always been thegolden boy ofHungarian chess. He enjoyed support from Judit Polgar, one ofthemost respected chess influencers.

Hungary had its share ofsuccessful chess players, including thePolgar sisters, Szabo, andPortisch among others, butRapport was anoutlier andwas ahuge deal fortheHungarian chess community ashe prepared totake part intheCandidates. He secured his spot intheWorld Championship semi-finals, themost important tournament ofhis career so far, through theFIDE World Chess Grand Prix Series, organized byWorld Chess, thepublisher ofthis website.

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