WAndrás Adorján is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster (1973) and author. He adopted his mother's maiden name, Adorján, in 1968.
WJános Flesch was a chess Grandmaster, chess writer and coach, born in Budapest, Hungary. He is best known for claiming a world record simultaneous blindfold exhibition when he played 52 opponents in Budapest in 1960. However, he was apparently allowed to consult scoresheets of the games and therefore his claim was disallowed.
WGyőző Victor Forintos was a Hungarian chess player and by profession, an economist. He was awarded the titles International Master, in 1963, and Grandmaster, in 1974, by FIDE.
WGábor Kállai is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster. His Elo rating in October 2008 was 2462, but has been as high as 2555.
WTibor Károlyi is a Hungarian chess International Master, International Arbiter (1997), coach, theoretician, and author.
WJózsef 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.
WLászló Polgár, is a Hungarian chess teacher and educational psychologist. He is the father of the famous Polgár sisters: Zsuzsa, Zsófia, and Judit, whom he raised to be chess prodigies, with Judit and Zsuzsa becoming the best and second-best female chess players in the world, respectively. Judit is widely considered to be the greatest female chess player ever as she is the only woman to have been ranked in the top 10 worldwide, while Susan became the Women's World Chess Champion.
WZoltán Ribli is a Hungarian chess grandmaster and International Arbiter (1995). He was twice a World Championship Candidate and three times Hungarian Champion.
WJózsef Szén was a Hungarian chess master.
WEgon Varnusz was a Hungarian chess Master and writer.