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Richard Rapport was born in Szombathely, Hungary, to parents who were both economists. His father taught him chess at four. He won the European Under-Ten Championship in 2006. Alexander Beliavsky became one of his trainers. In 2010, aged thirteen, Rapport became Hungary's youngest grandmaster, breaking Peter Leko's record.

He won the European Rapid Championship in 2013. The same year, he shared first at the Sigeman tournament and took the title on tiebreak. In 2017, he defeated Magnus Carlsen in their first classical encounter at Tata Steel. He also won the Hungarian championship that year. An unbeaten victory at Danzhou followed in 2020.

Winning the 2022 Belgrade Grand Prix helped Rapport qualify for his first Candidates Tournament. He then worked as Ding Liren's second during Ding's 2023 world-championship victory. They collaborated again for the 2024 title match. Rapport represented Romania from 2022 before returning to Hungary's team in 2024. He has made his home in Belgrade with his wife, woman grandmaster Jovana Vojinovic, whom he married in 2016.