# 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

    #YearCityWinner 01p1906GyőrZoltán von Balla 02p1907SzékesfehérvárLeó Forgács 03p1911BudapestZoltán von Balla (2), Zsigmond Barász 04p1912TemesvárGyula Breyer 05p1913DebrecenLajos Asztalos 06p1922BudapestKornél Havasi 07p1924GyőrGéza Nagy 08p1928BudapestÁrpád Vajda 09p1931BudapestLajos Steiner 10p1932BudapestGéza Maróczy 11p1933BudapestEsteban Canal 12p1934BudapestErich Eliskases 13p1935TatatóvárosLászló Szabó 14p1936BudapestLajos Steiner (2), Miguel Najdorf 15p1937BudapestLászló Szabó (2) 16p1939BudapestLászló Szabó (3) 17p1941BudapestGéza Füster 18p1942BudapestGedeon Barcza 19p1943DiósgyőrGedeon Barcza (2) 011945BudapestTibor Florián 021946BudapestLászló Szabó (4) 031947BudapestGedeon Barcza (3) 041948BudapestPal Benko 051950(1)BudapestGedeon Barcza (4) 061950(2)BudapestLászló Szabó (5) 071951BudapestGedeon Barcza (5) 081952BudapestLászló Szabó (6) 091953BudapestBéla Sándor 101954BudapestLászló Szabó (7) 111955BudapestGedeon Barcza (6) 121957BudapestGedeon Barcza (7) 131958(1)BudapestLajos Portisch 141958(2)BudapestLajos Portisch (2) 151959BudapestLászló Szabó (8) 161961BudapestLajos Portisch (3) 171962BudapestLajos Portisch (4) 181963BudapestIstván Bilek 191964BudapestLajos Portisch (5) 201965(1)BudapestIstván Bilek (2) 211965(2)BudapestLajos Portisch (6) 221966BudapestGedeon Barcza (8) 231967/8BudapestLászló Szabó (9) 241968/9BudapestGyőző Forintos 251969BudapestPéter Dely 261970BudapestIstván Bilek (3) 271971BudapestLajos Portisch (7) 281972BudapestIstván Csom 291973BudapestZoltán Ribli 301974BudapestZoltán Ribli (2) 311975BudapestLajos Portisch (8) 321976BudapestGyula Sax 331977BudapestGyula Sax (2), Zoltán Ribli (3) 341978BudapestJózsef Pintér 351979BudapestJózsef Pintér (2) 361980BudapestPéter Lukács 371981BudapestLajos Portisch (9) 381982BudapestAttila Schneider 391984BudapestAndrás Adorján 401986BudapestIván Faragó 411989BudapestAttila Schneider (2) 421991BudapestJudit Polgár 431992BudapestAndrás Adorján (2) 441993GyulaAndrás Adorján (3) 451994BudapestCsaba Horváth 461995BudapestZoltán Almási 471996BudapestZoltán Varga 481997BudapestZoltán Almási (2) 491998BudapestCsaba Horváth (2) 501999LillafüredZoltán Almási (3) 512000BudapestZoltán Almási (4) 522002BalatonlelleRóbert Ruck 532003HévízZoltán Almási (5) 542004BudapestFerenc Berkes 552005KazincbarcikaZoltán Gyimesi 562006SzékesfehérvárZoltán Almási (6) 572007BudapestFerenc Berkes (2) 582008NyíregyházaZoltán Almási (7) 592009SzegedZoltán Almási (8) 602010SzegedFerenc Berkes (3) 612011HévízViktor Erdős 622012HévízFerenc Berkes (4) 632013GyulaFerenc Berkes (5) 642014ZalakarosFerenc Berkes (6) 652015ZalakarosÁdám Horváth 662016ZalakarosFerenc Berkes (7) 672017ZalakarosRichárd Rapport 682018BudapestFerenc Berkes (8) 692019BudapestZoltán Almási (9) –2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 702021BudapestPéter Ács 712022BudapestPéter Prohászka 722023BudapestGergely Antal

## Women's winners

    #YearCityWinner p11942BudapestJózsa Lángos p21943BudapestJózsa Lángos p31944BudapestJózsa Lángos 11947TatabányaJózsa Lángos 1949TatabányaJózsa Lángos 21950TatabányaJózsa Lángos 31951BudapestJózsa Lángos 41952BudapestJózsa Lángos 51953BudapestJolán Krcsmarik 61954BudapestÉva Karakas 71955BudapestErzsébet Finta 81956BudapestÉva Karakas 91957BudapestIrén Hönsch 101958BudapestIstvánné Bilek 111959BudapestJenőné Sillye 121960BudapestJenőné Sillye 131961BudapestKárolyné Honfi 141962BudapestÉva Karakas 151963BudapestIstvánné Bilek 161964BudapestErzsébet Finta 171965BudapestÉva Karakas 181966BudapestÉva Karakas 191967BudapestMária Ivánka 201968BudapestMária Ivánka 211970(1)BudapestMária Ivánka 221970(2)BudapestMária Ivánka 231971BudapestMária Ivánka 241972BudapestMária Ivánka 251973BudapestZsuzsa Verőci 261974BudapestMária Ivánka 271975BudapestÉva Karakas 281976BudapestÉva Karakas 291977BudapestZsuzsa Verőci 301978BudapestMária Ivánka 311979BudapestMária Porubszky 321980BudapestZsuzsa Makai 331981BudapestTünde Csonkics 341982BudapestIlona Kurucsai 351983BudapestZsuzsa Verőci 361985BudapestIldikó Mádl 371986BudapestMária Ivánka 381988BudapestErika Sziva 391990GyőrIldikó Mádl 401991BudapestIldikó Mádl 411992BudapestRita Atkins 421993GyulaIldikó Mádl 431995(1)BudapestEva Forgo 441995(2)BudapestNóra Medvegy 451996HévízMónika Grábics 461997BudapestNikoletta Lakos 471999LillafüredNóra Medvegy 482000BudapestAnita Gara 492001BudapestAnita Gara 502002BudapestNikoletta Lakos 532003BudapestYelena Dembo 542004BudapestSzidonia Vajda 552005SzegedNikoletta Lakos 562006SzegedTicia Gara 572007BudapestTicia Gara 582008VisegrádAnna Rudolf 592009EgerAnita Gara 602010NyíregyházaAnna Rudolf 612011SzegedAnna Rudolf 622012KisvárdaPetra Papp 632013HévízAnita Gara 642014ZalakarosIldikó Mádl 652015BudapestSzidonia Vajda 662016MándokAnita Gara 672017ZalakarosAnita Gara 682018BudapestBianka Havanecz 692019BudapestTicia Gara –2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic –2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 702022BudapestZsuzsanna Terbe 712023BudapestZsóka Gaál

## Crosstables

    HUN-ch 42nd Budapest 1991 PlayerRating1234567890PointsTBPerf.+/- 1 Judit Polgár (Hungary)2550*½1½½½½11½62648+12 2 Andras Adorjan (Hungary)2530½*½½1½½½½15½23.752608+10 3 Gyula Sax (Hungary)26000½*½11½½1½5½23.2526000 4 Jozsef Horvath (Hungary)2540½½½*½½½1½½521.752567+4 5 Zsuzsa Polgar (Hungary)2535½00½*111½½520.252568+4 6 Lajos Portisch (Hungary)2570½½0½0*1½1½4½2526-6 7 Péter Lukács (Hungary)2500½½½½00*½½½3½16.002455-6 8 Tibor Tolnai (Hungary)24800½½00½½*½13½14.252458-3 9 Attila Grószpéter (Hungary)24800½0½½0½½*13½14.252458-3 10 Ivan Farago (Hungary)2515½0½½½½½00*32412-13
    HUN-ch (Women) 51st Budapest 2001 PlayerRating1234567890PointsTBPerf.+/- 1 Anita Gara (Hungary)2303*½½½11½11172487+21 2 Melinda Goczo (Hungary)2158½*10½10111522.002324+20 3 Yelena Dembo (Hungary)2391½0*01½1111520.752299-11 4 Mónika Grábics (Hungary)2295½11*00½11½520.252309+2 5 Julia Horvath (Hungary)2294½½01*½0½11520.252309+2 6 Lili Toth (Hungary)218400½½½*1½½½519.752321+17 7 Ticia Gara (Hungary)238100½010*1½142223-19 8 Nikoletta Lakos (Hungary)2339½½½0½½0*½½3½2187-19 9 Tünde Csonkics (Hungary)22270½000½½½*132158-9 10 Olga Adam (Hungary)215600½10½0½0*2½2120-5
    HUN-ch (Women) 53rd Budapest 2003 PlayerRating1234567890PointsTBPerf.+/- 1 Yelena Dembo (HUN)2390*0111111½17½2568+18 2 Nóra Medvegy (HUN)23541*½½½½111172510+18 3 Szidonia Vajda (HUN)24030½*½½1½½115½2367-4 4 Anita Gara (HUN)23520½½*½½½11½52332-2 5 Nikoletta Lakos (HUN)23720½½½*½011½4½16.752291-10 6 Melinda Goczo (HUN)22620½0½½*1½½14½16.752303+5 7 Ticia Gara (HUN)224900½½10*11½4½15.502304+7 8 Maria Ignacz (HUN)219100½00½0*1132191-1 9 Lili Toth (HUN)2196½0000½00*122093-11 10 Anna Rudolf (HUN)2222000½½0½00*1½2029-20
Average Elo: 2299 <=> Cat: 2
    HUN-ch (Women) 57th Eger 2009 PlayerRating1234567890PointsTBPerf.+/- 1 Anita Gara (Hungary)2353½*01½11111726.502478+14 2 Ticia Gara (Hungary)2354*½11½½1½11728.002478+14 3 Petra Papp (Hungary)215901*01½11½½5½23.002361+25 4 Nóra Medvegy (Hungary)2344½11*00½11½5½19.5023410 5 Nikoletta Lakos (Hungary)2310½½01*½0½11519.2523050 6 Szidonia Vajda (Hungary)237500½½½*1½½½518.002298-9 7 Anna Rudolf (Hungary)231300½010*1½142141-11 8 Eszter Dudas (Hungary)2141½½½0½½0*½½32121+2 9 Sarolta Toth (Hungary)22360½000½½½*122066-20 10 Mariann Csatari (Hungary)211700½10½0½0*12074-15
    HUN-ch (Women) 58th Nyíregyháza 2010 PlayerRating1234567890PointsTBPerf.+/- 1 Anna Rudolf (Hungary)2344*011½111117½2497+15 2 Lili Toth (Hungary)21751*½1½10011627.252357+23 3 Melinda Goczo (Hungary)22340½*½111½1½623.002350+15 4 Nikoletta Lakos (Hungary)2389½11*00½11½5½2302+2 5 Petra Papp (Hungary)2270½½01*½0½114½2227-5 6 Eszter Hidegh (Hungary)214600½½½*1½½½42201+6 7 Veronika Schneider (Hungary)233900½010*1½13½2141-25 8 Maria Pinterne Kovacs (Hungary)2139½½½0½½0*½½32121-3 9 Klara Varga (Hungary)22230½000½½½*12½10.002066-19 10 Boglarka Erdos (Hungary)214700½10½0½0*2½8.502074-9
    HUN-ch (Women) 59th Szeged 2011 PlayerRating1234567890PointsTBPerf.+/- 1 Anna Rudolf (Hungary)2359*½½½½11½½165.002370+2 2 Veronika Schneider (Hungary)2204½*10½1011164.002388+23 3 Ticia Gara (Hungary)2375½0*01½111163.0023700 4 Anita Gara (Hungary)2340½11*00½11½5½23.252332-1 5 Melinda Goczo (Hungary)2204½½01*½0½115½21.752346+18 6 Petra Papp (Hungary)225600½½½*1½½½52300+6 7 Eszter Dudas (Hungary)221200½010*1½142228+2 8 Melinda Varga (Hungary)2139½½½0½½0*½½3½2196+6 9 Zsofia Domany (Hungary)22150½000½½½*122049-19 10 Lili Toth (Hungary)221600½10½0½0*1½1987-24
    HUN-ch (Women) 60th Kisvarda 2012 PlayerRating1234567890PointsTBPerf.+/- 1 Petra Papp (Hungary)2254*½½110½1116½2398+17 2 Ticia Gara (Hungary)2377½*½½1101½1624.752340-3 3 Eszter Dudas (Hungary)2243½½*0111½½1624.502354+14 4 Anna Rudolf (Hungary)23220½1*½10½½1520.752264-7 5 Veronika Schneider (Hungary)2306000½*11½11517.252266-5 6 Boglarka Erdos (Hungary)218510000*11½14½2240+7 7 Klara Varga (Hungary)2210½10100*½½½42199-2 8 Barbara Juhasz (Hungary)208500½½½0½*1½3½2173+9 9 Melinda Goczo (Hungary)22340½½½0½½0*½32115-15 10 Anna Ruszin (Hungary)2133000000½½½*1½1967-16