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The Tata Steel Masters is the first super-tournament of the year

Richard Rapport – Magnus Carlsen

Tata Steel Masters, 2017

The Tata Steel Masters is the first super-tournament of the year, featuring several of the world’s top players. Despite showing poor form earlier in the tournament, Hungarian GM Richard Rapport managed to score a memorable win against the World Champion.

1.Nf3 d5 2.b3

Rapport is fond of offbeat openings and had tried 1.b3 against Karjakin earlier in the event, quickly getting a poor position.