Hungarian Chess Federation

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| formation = {{start date and age|1927}}

| native name = Magyar Sakkszövetség

| native_name_lang = hu

| logo = Hungarian Chess Federation logo.svg

| location_country = Hungary

| affiliations = FIDE

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The Hungarian Chess Federation ({{langx|hu|Magyar Sakkszövetség}}, {{IPA|hu|ˈmɒɟɒr ˈʃɒkːˈsøvɛt͡ʃːeːɡ|pron}} - MSSz) is the national organization for chess in Hungary. It is affiliated to the World Chess Federation and was founded in 1921. The chairman is Miklós Seszták. The Hungarian Chess Federation organizes a Hungarian Chess Championship.

Hungary hosted the 2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad in 1926.

== Organization ==

The board consists of a chairman, a deputy chairman, a secretary and a treasurer. The chairman and the deputy chairman are elected for a 4-year term.

After Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán consolidated his control over the government in 2010, he installed his loyalists to take control of the Hungarian Chess Federation.{{Cite news |last=Foer |first=Franklin |date=January–February 2024 |title=Corruption Unbound |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=174555420&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=2024-02-17 |work=Atlantic Monthly |pages=36–37 |via=EBSCOHost |volume=333 |issue=1}}