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Gergely Antal wins the 2023 Hungarian Championship

12/21/2023 – GM Gergely Antal emerged as the winner of the 2023 Hungarian Individual Chess Championship. Men, women, and some invited youngsters aspiring for a place in the Hungarian U25 national team in the 2024 Olympiad in Budapest competed in a shared pool but were ranked separately. All in all, 30 players battled in a 9-round Swiss tournament on December 12-20. | Photos: Hungarian Chess Federation
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Piorun in Polish-Hungarian friendship

5/16/2018 – Before the Polish Championship, there was the Polish-Hungarian friendship championship. This nine-round rapid tournament has been held since 2013, and attracts hundreds of players young and old to Katowice, Poland for a fun-filled weekend. WGM KETI TSATSALASHVILI was there and sends this photo report. | Photo: Walusza photography

Judit Polgar's Global Chess Festival

10/22/2017 – The 2017 edition of this now well-established chess festival was held last weekend in Budapest, the Hungarian capital. The festival, now in its third year, was held at a new location, and ChessBase contributor Alina l'Ami was invited to serve as an official photographer. We're thrilled to present her unique 'angles'. | Photos and report: Alina l'Ami

Documentary film: The Polgár Variant

6/24/2015 – Everyone has heard the myths and the rumours surrounding the Polgár sisters, but how many of us really know the true story of the family that yielded three chess super-talents? For over four years an Israeli film-maker collected archive material never seen before, and produced a documentary that is epic and historic, but also personal and intimate. Watch the latest trailer.

Igor Kovalenko wins Zalakaros Open

6/4/2015 – The Zalakaros Open is the strongest tournament held on Hungarian soil. With the partipation of 29 GMs and 24 IMs in a field of 80 players, it was an extremely hard-fought event. Igor Kovalenko from Latvia stormed the field winning it with a score of 7.0/9. Our on-site reporter, Sagar Shah, sent us impressions and in-depth analysis, but also pictures of this beautiful spa-resort. Big illustrated report.

Hungary-Poland training match for Olympiad

6/14/2014 – In preparation for the forthcoming Chess Olympiads, Hungary and Poland organized a training match between their top teams in both men and women. The competition took place in Budapest, Hungary where each team came with a full six players and all their stars, including Richard Rapport, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, and Judit Polgar among others. It was a hard fought competition with exciting chess.

Spring starts with chess in Budapest

4/20/2014 – During the 80s and 90s, the Budapest Spring Chess Festival was one of the largest chess events in the world with over 450 participants among whom were some of the greatest names of the day. Largely funded by the government, it died off with the political changes when funds dried up. After a long absence, it is back, hoping in time to relive its former prestige and glory.

Kasparov at the Aquaprofit-Polgar Chess Festival

10/4/2013 – Thousands of people gathered to see a legendary World Champion together with the three famous Polgar sisters who, as Garry Kasparov recalled, became Olympic champions at the Thessaloniki Olympiad in 1988, putting an end to the long hegemony of the Soviet female team. It was a festival of fun, especially for kids, who could play together with a parent and a grandparent in a simul given by the Polgars. Big pictorial report.

Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky: 3-3

4/20/2007 – The two great legends of chess, who each recently celebrated their 70th birthday, met in a rapid chess match in the beautiful spa town of Hévíz, Hungary. The eleventh world champion drew blood in the first game, but the great Hungarian player equalised in game four, when Spassky overlooked a piece. We bring you an illustrated report and the games.
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