József Pintér

Full name	József Pintér
Country	Hungary
Born	November 9, 1953 Budapest, Hungary
Title	Grandmaster
Peak rating	2595

József Pintér (born 9 November 1953 in Budapest) 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.

Books

• 1000 Minor Piece Endings (Caissa Hungary, 2007)
• 1000 Rook Endings (Magyar Sakkvilág, 2007)
• 1000 Pawn Endings (Magyar Sakkvilág, 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)