The Újfehértó DIO City School Chess Championship 2026 was held on January 23, 2026, in Újfehértó, Hungary. The city-level school chess competition brought together pupils from several educational institutions in Újfehértó, with separate competitions for girls and boys across multiple school-age categories.

The championship was hosted at the Újfehértói Erkel Ferenc Általános Iskola és Alapfokú Művészeti Iskola. Tournament administration was led by Morvai Pál, with school Director-General Béres Józsefné serving as Tournament Director.

The event was played as a Rapid school championship. Chess-Results records the time control as “10–10”, meaning ten minutes per player; however, the published tournament data does not specify any increment or delay.

♟️ Event Details

⏱️ Time Control & Pairings

The Újfehértó championship was played as a Rapid chess competition.

Chess-Results records the official time control as:

10–10

This indicates 10 minutes per player. The publicly available tournament data does not specify an increment or delay, so no additional time component should be assumed.

The competition format depended on the number of entrants in each individual age category.

For example, smaller groups were administered as round-robin competitions. The Girls Group I tournament had six players and was completed over five rounds.

Therefore, one single pairing system should not be applied to every section of the championship without reference to the individual category file.

Tie-Breaks

The published Girls Group I results used the following tie-break order:

Category-specific tournament files should be consulted for the exact tie-break procedure applied to another age group.

🧩 Sections / Groups

The championship was divided by age group and gender, following the structure commonly used in Hungarian school chess competitions.

Girls and boys competed separately.

For the local Újfehértó competition, Chess-Results specifically identifies the combined Girls V–VI category as covering players born in 2007–2010.

The event therefore included age-group competitions such as:

• Girls Group I;
• Boys Group I;
• Girls Group II;
• Boys Group II;
• Girls Group III;
• Boys Group III;
• Girls Group IV;
• Boys Group IV;
• Girls Groups V–VI;
• Boys Groups V–VI.

The exact number of rounds and pairing format varied according to the number of players in each group.

Participating Schools

The published results include students representing several schools in Újfehértó, including:

• Erkel
• Vasvári
• Oltalom
• Református

These correspond to local educational institutions including the Erkel Ferenc School, Vasvári Pál member school, the Greek Catholic school, and the Reformed school in Újfehértó.

📅 Schedule

The championship took place on:

January 23, 2026

It was organized as a single-day school chess competition.

The publicly available tournament files do not preserve a verified round-by-round timetable or official starting and finishing times. Therefore, no specific round times should be added to the tournament page.

Final category data was uploaded to Chess-Results during the afternoon of January 23 after play had been completed.

📝 Registration

The Újfehértó DIO City School Chess Championship was a local school competition rather than a conventional public open tournament.

No public online registration form, entry fee, or registration deadline has been found in the official tournament records currently available.

Published Chess-Results data identifies competitors by their schools, confirming the event’s school-based structure.

For information about future editions or participation in local school chess competitions, schools and parents should contact the organizers or the host school directly.

👤 Organizer

Host School

Újfehértói Erkel Ferenc Általános Iskola és Alapfokú Művészeti Iskola

Morvai Pál has been involved in chess development and tournament organization in the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg region for many years, including school and junior chess activities.

📍 Venue

Újfehértói Erkel Ferenc Általános Iskola és Alapfokú Művészeti Iskola – 4244 Újfehértó, Debreceni út 10, Hungary.

The venue is one of the main educational institutions in Újfehértó and served as the host location for the city school chess championship.

The official school and Újfehértó municipal websites both confirm the school’s address as:

4244 Újfehértó, Debreceni út 10

The school includes both general education and basic arts education and also operates several member institutions in Újfehértó.

Its Director-General, Béres Józsefné, served as Tournament Director for the chess championship.

🚆 How to Get There

Újfehértó is located in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County in eastern Hungary, between the major cities of Debrecen and Nyíregyháza.

🚆 By Train

The city’s railway station is:

Újfehértó Railway Station – 4244 Újfehértó, Vasút u. 21, Hungary

Újfehértó lies on the important railway corridor connecting Debrecen and Nyíregyháza, making train travel a practical option for regional participants.

From Újfehértó railway station, continue locally to:

Debreceni út 10

for the Erkel Ferenc school.

🚌 By Bus

Regional bus services also connect Újfehértó with surrounding settlements, including connections toward:

• Debrecen;
• Nyíregyháza;
• Hajdúhadház;
• Téglás;
• Nagykálló.

Travelers should check the current MÁV regional timetable before departure.

🚗 By Car

For navigation, use the full venue address:

Újfehértói Erkel Ferenc Általános Iskola és Alapfokú Művészeti Iskola
4244 Újfehértó, Debreceni út 10, Hungary

Drivers should follow local parking regulations around the school.

ℹ️ Other Information

📅 Important Date Correction

Some Chess-Results tournament-detail pages contain the tournament date:

2026/12/23

This is inconsistent with the actual competition records.

Final standings and tournament files were already updated on January 23, 2026, including:

• Girls Group I – final ranking updated January 23, 2026 at 16:02;
• Boys Group II – tournament data updated January 23, 2026 at 16:51;
• other category files – also finalized during the afternoon of January 23.

Therefore, the competition date should be recorded as:

January 23, 2026

The December 23 date in the tournament metadata should be treated as a data-entry error.

🏅 Verified Result – Girls Group I

The Girls Group I competition had six players and was completed over five rounds.

Kőhegyi Flóra therefore completed the Girls Group I tournament with a perfect 5/5 score.

Official result:

https://chess-results.com/tnr1337823.aspx?lan=1

📊 Rating Status

Chess-Results identifies the event as using national rating calculation.

There is no indication that the individual competitions were submitted for FIDE Rapid rating. The tournament should therefore not be advertised as FIDE-rated.

🏫 School Chess Development

The championship formed part of Újfehértó’s established school-chess activity.

Local schools represented in the result lists include Erkel, Vasvári, Oltalom, and Református, demonstrating participation from several educational institutions across the city.

Morvai Pál has also been involved in promoting junior and school chess in Újfehértó and the surrounding region for many years.

♟️ Official Results

The championship was administered using Swiss-Manager, with separate Chess-Results files for the individual girls’ and boys’ categories.

Verified public result pages include:

Girls Group I:
https://chess-results.com/tnr1337823.aspx?lan=1

Girls Groups V–VI:
https://chess-results.com/tnr1337831.aspx?lan=1

The individual category files provide player lists, standings, tie-break information, and other tournament data.