Hungarian Chess Championship
The inaugural Hungarian Chess Championship was held in the city of Győr in 1906. Initially, there was no governing body responsible for its organisation, until the formation of the Hungarian Chess Federation. The HCF first appeared in 1911, but failed to establish itself properly until 1923.
The regularity of the Championship was patchy prior to 1950, due in part to the two world wars and inadequate funding. Since 1949 however, the HCF has been integrated with the Hungarian Sports Federation and so receives state support. Consequently, the Championship has since been held on an annual basis, with only the occasional omission. Exceptionally two consecutive events have occurred in the same year, due to the event being held at the year end.
The events held in 1981, 1984, 1991 and 1997 were all termed Super Championships. In both 1985 and 1988, the traditional national championship was substituted by an open championship and the winner of both editions was the Hungarian IM Béla Perényi.
The venue for the event has mostly been the Hungarian capital city, Budapest. The events held post-World War II carry the official numbering (#) shown below, while the events held prior to 1945 are tagged with the letter 'p' (#p).
The 1999 championship (49th Men's, 47th Women's) was held 1–9 February in Lillafüred. In the men's section, the ten-player single round-robin tournament (average Elo rating 2553) was won by GM Zoltán Almási 6.0/9, a half point ahead of GM Gyula Sax and GM Zoltán Varga. The ten-player women's single round-robin (average Elo 2261) was won by WM Nóra Medvegy on tie-break over IM Ildikó Mádl, both with 6.0/9. Although invited by the Hungarian Chess Federation, some of the strongest Hungarian players chose not to participate in this event, including Susan Polgar, Judit Polgár, Zsófia Polgár, Péter Lékó, Lajos Portisch, and Zoltán Ribli.
Men's winners
Multiple-time winners
| Titles | Player | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | László Szabó | 1935, 1937, 1939, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1959, 1968 |
| Lajos Portisch | 1958(1), 1958(2), 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965(2), 1971, 1975, 1981 | |
| Zoltán Almási | 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2019 | |
| 8 | Gedeon Barcza | 1942, 1943, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1966 |
| Ferenc Berkes | 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 | |
| 3 | István Bilek | 1963, 1965(1), 1970 |
| Zoltán Ribli | 1973, 1974, 1977 | |
| András Adorján | 1984, 1992, 1993 | |
| 2 | Zoltán von Balla | 1906, 1911 |
| Lajos Steiner | 1931, 1936 | |
| Gyula Sax | 1976, 1977 | |
| József Pintér | 1978, 1979 | |
| Attila Schneider | 1982, 1989 | |
| Csaba Horváth | 1994, 1998 |
Women's winners
Crosstables
HUN-ch 42nd Budapest 1991 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Template:Flagathlete 2550 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 6 2648 +12 2 Template:Flagathlete 2530 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 23.75 2608 +10 3 Template:Flagathlete 2600 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½ 23.25 2600 0 4 Template:Flagathlete 2540 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 5 21.75 2567 +4 5 Template:Flagathlete 2535 ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 1 1 ½ ½ 5 20.25 2568 +4 6 Template:Flagathlete 2570 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 ½ 4½ 2526 -6 7 Template:Flagathlete 2500 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * ½ ½ ½ 3½ 16.00 2455 -6 8 Template:Flagathlete 2480 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 3½ 14.25 2458 -3 9 Template:Flagathlete 2480 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 3½ 14.25 2458 -3 10 Template:Flagathlete 2515 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * 3 2412 -13
HUN-ch (Women) 51st Budapest 2001 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Template:Flagathlete 2303 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 7 2487 +21 2 Template:Flagathlete 2158 ½ * 1 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 5 22.00 2324 +20 3 Template:Flagathlete 2391 ½ 0 * 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 5 20.75 2299 -11 4 Template:Flagathlete 2295 ½ 1 1 * 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 5 20.25 2309 +2 5 Template:Flagathlete 2294 ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 5 20.25 2309 +2 6 Template:Flagathlete 2184 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 19.75 2321 +17 7 Template:Flagathlete 2381 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 * 1 ½ 1 4 2223 -19 8 Template:Flagathlete 2339 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 3½ 2187 -19 9 Template:Flagathlete 2227 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 3 2158 -9 10 Template:Flagathlete 2156 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 2½ 2120 -5
HUN-ch (Women) 53rd Budapest 2003 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Template:Flagathlete 2390 * 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 7½ 2568 +18 2 Template:Flagathlete 2354 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 7 2510 +18 3 Template:Flagathlete 2403 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 2367 -4 4 Template:Flagathlete 2352 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5 2332 -2 5 Template:Flagathlete 2372 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 1 ½ 4½ 16.75 2291 -10 6 Template:Flagathlete 2262 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 4½ 16.75 2303 +5 7 Template:Flagathlete 2249 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 * 1 1 ½ 4½ 15.50 2304 +7 8 Template:Flagathlete 2191 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * 1 1 3 2191 -1 9 Template:Flagathlete 2196 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 2 2093 -11 10 Template:Flagathlete 2222 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 * 1½ 2029 -20
Average Elo: 2299 <=> Cat: 2
HUN-ch (Women) 57th Eger 2009 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Template:Flagathlete 2353 ½ * 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7 26.50 2478 +14 2 Template:Flagathlete 2354 * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7 28.00 2478 +14 3 Template:Flagathlete 2159 0 1 * 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 5½ 23.00 2361 +25 4 Template:Flagathlete 2344 ½ 1 1 * 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 19.50 2341 0 5 Template:Flagathlete 2310 ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 5 19.25 2305 0 6 Template:Flagathlete 2375 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 18.00 2298 -9 7 Template:Flagathlete 2313 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 * 1 ½ 1 4 2141 -11 8 Template:Flagathlete 2141 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 3 2121 +2 9 Template:Flagathlete 2236 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 2 2066 -20 10 Template:Flagathlete 2117 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 2074 -15
HUN-ch (Women) 58th Nyíregyháza 2010 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Template:Flagathlete 2344 * 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7½ 2497 +15 2 Template:Flagathlete 2175 1 * ½ 1 ½ 1 0 0 1 1 6 27.25 2357 +23 3 Template:Flagathlete 2234 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 6 23.00 2350 +15 4 Template:Flagathlete 2389 ½ 1 1 * 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 2302 +2 5 Template:Flagathlete 2270 ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 4½ 2227 -5 6 Template:Flagathlete 2146 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 4 2201 +6 7 Template:Flagathlete 2339 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 * 1 ½ 1 3½ 2141 -25 8 Template:Flagathlete 2139 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 3 2121 -3 9 Template:Flagathlete 2223 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 2½ 10.00 2066 -19 10 Template:Flagathlete 2147 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 2½ 8.50 2074 -9
HUN-ch (Women) 59th Szeged 2011 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Template:Flagathlete 2359 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 6 5.00 2370 +2 2 Template:Flagathlete 2204 ½ * 1 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 6 4.00 2388 +23 3 Template:Flagathlete 2375 ½ 0 * 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 6 3.00 2370 0 4 Template:Flagathlete 2340 ½ 1 1 * 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 23.25 2332 -1 5 Template:Flagathlete 2204 ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 5½ 21.75 2346 +18 6 Template:Flagathlete 2256 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 2300 +6 7 Template:Flagathlete 2212 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 * 1 ½ 1 4 2228 +2 8 Template:Flagathlete 2139 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 3½ 2196 +6 9 Template:Flagathlete 2215 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 2 2049 -19 10 Template:Flagathlete 2216 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1½ 1987 -24
HUN-ch (Women) 60th Kisvarda 2012 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Template:Flagathlete 2254 * ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 6½ 2398 +17 2 Template:Flagathlete 2377 ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 6 24.75 2340 -3 3 Template:Flagathlete 2243 ½ ½ * 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 6 24.50 2354 +14 4 Template:Flagathlete 2322 0 ½ 1 * ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 5 20.75 2264 -7 5 Template:Flagathlete 2306 0 0 0 ½ * 1 1 ½ 1 1 5 17.25 2266 -5 6 Template:Flagathlete 2185 1 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 ½ 1 4½ 2240 +7 7 Template:Flagathlete 2210 ½ 1 0 1 0 0 * ½ ½ ½ 4 2199 -2 8 Template:Flagathlete 2085 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ 3½ 2173 +9 9 Template:Flagathlete 2234 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 3 2115 -15 10 Template:Flagathlete 2133 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1½ 1967 -16
References
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