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.
Current Champion
Bence Korpa
Current champion after winning the 2026 Hungarian Open Individual Championship at the Kanizsa Open in Nagykanizsa.
Most Championships
László Szabó, Lajos Portisch, and Zoltán Almási, 9 each
First Championship
First Hungarian Championship held in Győr in 1906
Champions
47
98 championships
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.
László Szabó, Lajos Portisch, and Zoltán Almási share the record with nine titles each. 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.
The 2026 Hungarian Open Individual Championship was held within the Kanizsa Open in Nagykanizsa from August 15 to 23. Bence Korpa won the Hungarian national title ahead of Ádám Kozák and Sanan Sjugirov. The international tournament winner was Pranesh M.; the Hungarian title was awarded separately.
Hungary Champion List
Champions appear from oldest to newest. Shared titles and tied first places appear under each player's name.
| 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 |
| 2026 | Bence Korpa |
Sources
Sources include federation archives, tournament reports, and historical winners tables.
- Kanizsa Open organizer report on the 2026 Hungarian Championship — Names Bence Korpa as Hungarian champion and distinguishes the national podium from the international tournament standings.
- FIDE report on the 2025 Hungarian Championship
- Hungarian Chess Federation 2025 championship page
- Hungarian Chess Championship historical table
Last reviewed: October 8, 2026.