The 4th Polish-Hungarian Friendship Tournament in Katowice attracted almost 600 players from twelve different countries. There were 21 grandmasters who took part in the OPEN tournament with over 240 players. The winner of the main tournament is GM Kacper...
Poland vs Hungary
The match Poland-Hungary will be one of the many accompanying events of this year’s festival in Katowice. This is the second leg encounter after the meeting held in Budapest in 2014. Top Polish and Hungarian players will participate in...
Yuxiang Fang wins “Chess in Kecskemet” in Hungary
The Grandmaster closed tournament “Chess in Kecskemet” was organized from January 22nd to January 31st, 2016, in Kecskemet, a city in the central part of Hungary. The event was a 10-player single round robin tournament, valid for GM norms....
Hungarian Granny Breaks Chess Record
Hungarian Supergranny Sets Simultaneous Chess World Record by Naharnet Newsdesk After decades spent playing simultaneous chess, an 87-year-old Hungarian pensioner clinched a world record Sunday, by finally overtaking a total set by 1920s Cuban grandmaster Jose Raul Capablanca. Almost...
Austria and Hungary are winners of 2015 Mitropa Cup
Chess Mitropacup in Tirol, Austria: Austria and Hungary are the winners Mayrhofen/Zillertal/Austria. – Austria wins the Mitropacup 2015 in Mayrhofen. Led by Markus Ragger the Austrian Team from Coach Zoltan Ribli makes everything clear in the prelast round and...
Hungarian Grandma Closes In On World Record
Hungarian supergranny closes in on world chess record PUBLISHED ON JUN 22, 2015 11:46 AM BUDAPEST: An 87-year-old Hungarian woman aims this weekend to set a world record by beating 1920s Cuban chess grandmaster Jose Raul Capablanca at his...
Polgár Juditot nevezték ki férfi válogatottunk kapitányának – Judit Polgar appointed Captain of the Hungarian National Men’s Team
Polgár Juditot nevezték ki férfi válogatottunk kapitányának Sportrovat | 2015-06-12 17:51:15 | Módosítva : 2015-06-12 17:58:31 A mai sajtótájékoztatón Seszták Tamás, a Magyar Sakkszövetség elnöke jelentette be, hogy Polgár Juditnak az elnökség egyhangúan szavazott bizalmat, a férfi válogatott kapitányának...
GM Igor Kovalenko goes for two-peat in Zalakaros Chess Festival
The 34th Zalakaros Chess Festival was held from 14-22nd May, 2015, in Zalakaros, a town in Hungary, famous for its thermal bath. The event was organized by the Hungarian Chess Federation and Zalakaros city, under the patronage of Dr. Miklós Seszták, President...
34th Zalakaros Chess Festival LIVE!
The 34th Zalakaros Chess Festival is taking place from 14-22nd May, 2015, in Zalakaros, a town in Hungary, famous for its thermal bath. The event is organized by the Hungarian Chess Federation and Zalakaros city, under the patronage of Dr. Miklós...