National Champions
Hungarian Chess Champions
A list of Hungarian Chess Championship winners, covering the open national title from its 1906 foundation to the latest completed event.
Last reviewed: July 15, 2026.
Current Champion
Gleb Dudin
Current champion after winning the 2025 Hungarian Championship in Budapest with 6.5/9.
Most Listed Wins
László Szabó, Lajos Portisch, and Zoltán Almási, 9 each
First Championship
First Hungarian Championship held in Győr in 1906
Listed Champions
46
97 listed title wins across 97 chronological entries.
Championship History
The inaugural Hungarian Championship was held in Győr in 1906. The early schedule was irregular, but state support after World War II helped turn it into a largely annual competition.
Hungary's deep chess tradition is reflected by record holders László Szabó, Lajos Portisch, and Zoltán Almási. Other champions include Gedeon Barcza, Ferenc Berkes, Judit Polgár, and Richárd Rapport.
The 2025 championship was a ten-player round robin in Budapest. Gleb Dudin scored 6.5/9 to win his first Hungarian title, half a point ahead of Benjámin Gledura and Tamás Bánusz.
Hungary Champion List
Champions are shown chronologically from oldest to newest. Shared titles and tied first places are represented by the same year appearing for more than one player.
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1906 | Zoltán von Balla |
| 1907 | Leó Forgács |
| 1911 | Zoltán von Balla |
| 1911 | Zsigmond Barász |
| 1912 | Gyula Breyer |
| 1913 | Lajos Asztalos |
| 1922 | Kornél Havasi |
| 1924 | Géza Nagy |
| 1928 | Árpád Vajda |
| 1931 | Lajos Steiner |
| 1932 | Géza Maróczy |
| 1933 | Esteban Canal |
| 1934 | Erich Eliskases |
| 1935 | László Szabó |
| 1936 | Lajos Steiner |
| 1936 | Miguel Najdorf |
| 1937 | László Szabó |
| 1939 | László Szabó |
| 1941 | Géza Füster |
| 1942 | Gedeon Barcza |
| 1943 | Gedeon Barcza |
| 1945 | Tibor Florián |
| 1946 | László Szabó |
| 1947 | Gedeon Barcza |
| 1948 | Pal Benko |
| 1950 | László Szabó |
| 1950 | Gedeon Barcza |
| 1951 | Gedeon Barcza |
| 1952 | László Szabó |
| 1953 | Béla Sándor |
| 1954 | László Szabó |
| 1955 | Gedeon Barcza |
| 1957 | Gedeon Barcza |
| 1958 | Lajos Portisch |
| 1958 | Lajos Portisch |
| 1959 | László Szabó |
| 1961 | Lajos Portisch |
| 1962 | Lajos Portisch |
| 1963 | István Bilek |
| 1964 | Lajos Portisch |
| 1965 | Lajos Portisch |
| 1965 | István Bilek |
| 1966 | Gedeon Barcza |
| 1967/8 | László Szabó |
| 1968/9 | Győző Forintos |
| 1969 | Péter Dely |
| 1970 | István Bilek |
| 1971 | Lajos Portisch |
| 1972 | István Csom |
| 1973 | Zoltán Ribli |
| 1974 | Zoltán Ribli |
| 1975 | Lajos Portisch |
| 1976 | Gyula Sax |
| 1977 | Zoltán Ribli |
| 1977 | Gyula Sax |
| 1978 | József Pintér |
| 1979 | József Pintér |
| 1980 | Péter Lukács |
| 1981 | Lajos Portisch |
| 1982 | Attila Schneider |
| 1984 | András Adorján |
| 1985 | Béla Perényi |
| 1986 | Iván Faragó |
| 1988 | Béla Perényi |
| 1989 | Attila Schneider |
| 1991 | Judit Polgár |
| 1992 | András Adorján |
| 1993 | András Adorján |
| 1994 | Csaba Horváth |
| 1995 | Zoltán Almási |
| 1996 | Zoltán Varga |
| 1997 | Zoltán Almási |
| 1998 | Csaba Horváth |
| 1999 | Zoltán Almási |
| 2000 | Zoltán Almási |
| 2002 | Róbert Ruck |
| 2003 | Zoltán Almási |
| 2004 | Ferenc Berkes |
| 2005 | Zoltán Gyimesi |
| 2006 | Zoltán Almási |
| 2007 | Ferenc Berkes |
| 2008 | Zoltán Almási |
| 2009 | Zoltán Almási |
| 2010 | Ferenc Berkes |
| 2011 | Viktor Erdős |
| 2012 | Ferenc Berkes |
| 2013 | Ferenc Berkes |
| 2014 | Ferenc Berkes |
| 2015 | Ádám Horváth |
| 2016 | Ferenc Berkes |
| 2017 | Richárd Rapport |
| 2018 | Ferenc Berkes |
| 2019 | Zoltán Almási |
| 2021 | Péter Ács |
| 2022 | Péter Prohászka |
| 2023 | Gergely Antal |
| 2025 | Gleb Dudin |
Sources
Current-champion details were checked against official federation, organizer, or FIDE reports where available. Historical winner lists were cross-checked against maintained championship tables.