Béla Perényi (October 20, 1953 – November 13, 1988) was a Hungarian

chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

known for his work in opening theory. Two major lines in the Najdorf Sicilian are named after him. He died in a car crash in 1988 while on the way to visit his fiancée,

Ildikó Mádl Ildikó Mádl (born 5 November 1969 in Tapolca) is a Hungary, Hungarian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Madl learned to play chess from her father. In 1978 she became a pupil of ...

Perenyi Attack

The Perenyi Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4) is a line in the Najdorf Sicilian named after Perenyi, who invented it. It is a line that involves White sacrificing a knight in the main line. It has since been used multiple times by other strong Hungarian masters, including Judit Polgar and

Peter Leko Peter Leko (; born September 8, 1979) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster and commentator. He became the world's youngest grandmaster in 1994. He narrowly missed winning the Classical World Chess Championship 2004: the match was drawn 7–7 and s ...

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* 1953 births 1988 deaths Road incident deaths in Hungary Chess International Masters 20th-century Hungarian chess players 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-chess-bio-stub Hungarian chess players