Chess with Sam Collins
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.