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.

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