József Pintér
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József Pintér is a Hungarian chess
Grandmaster and chess writer. He won the Hungarian Chess Championship
in 1978 and 1979. Pinter gained his grandmaster title in 1982. He is well known for a 1984 brilliancy against his compatriot, Lajos Portisch
in that year's Hungarian Championship.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
Grandmaster and chess writer. He won the Hungarian Chess Championship
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...
in 1978 and 1979. Pinter gained his grandmaster title in 1982. He is well known for a 1984 brilliancy against his compatriot, Lajos Portisch
Lajos Portisch
Lajos Portisch is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster, whose positional style earned him the nickname, the "Hungarian Botvinnik"...
in that year's Hungarian Championship.
Books
- 1000 Minor Piece Endings (Caissa Hungary, 2007)
- 1000 Rook Endings (Caissa Hungary, 2007)
- 1000 Pawn Endings (Caissa Hungary, 2006)
- 300 fejtörő (300 Puzzles) (Magyar Sakkvilág, 2006)
- A sakktaktika titkai I, II, III, IV, (Secrets of chess tactics) - with István Pongó, (Magyar Sakkpartner Kiadó, 2002)