'Don’t have next generation': Polgár, Rapport and changing faces of Hungarian chess
Hungary’s rich chess legacy, built by legends like Lajos Portisch, Judit Polgár and Peter Lékó, has thinned in recent years. Country's top-ranked player Richárd Rapport remains the lone elite standard-bearer after the 2014 Olympiad silver. He cites a lack of institutional support and fading continuity, but hopes leadership and reform can revive Hungarian chess’s former glory.
Hungary’s rich chess legacy, built by legends like Lajos Portisch, Judit Polgár and Peter Lékó, has thinned in recent years. Country's top-ranked player Richárd Rapport remains the lone elite standard-bearer after the 2014 Olympiad silver. He cites a lack of institutional support and fading continuity, but hopes leadership and reform can revive Hungarian chess’s former glory.
