| József Pintér | |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Grandmaster (1982) | |
| Peakrating: | 2595 (July 1998) |
| Fideid: | 700045 |
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.