Čeněk Kottnauer

Infobox chess player
playername = Cenek Kottnauer


birthname = Čeněk Kottnauer
country = CSK
GBR
datebirth = birth date|1910|2|24
placebirth = Prague
datedeath = death date and age|1996|2|14|1910|2|24
placedeath = London
title = International Master
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Čeněk Kottnauer (24 February 1910, Prague – 14 February 1996, London) was a Czech British chess master.

At the beginning of his career, he tied for 11-12th at Prague 1933 ("Kautsky Memorial", Karel Opočenský won), [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables4.htm NED-ch08 The Hague/Leiden 1933 ] ] and took 7th at Prague 1939 (pre-Olympic qual, Jiří Pelikán won). [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables10.htm Aberdeen (Scottish Championship) 1939 ] ]

During World War II, he took 6th at Prague 1942 (Alexander Alekhine and Klaus Junge won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1942praga.htm praga ] ] tied for 7-8th at Choceň 1942 (Miroslav Katětov won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1942chocen.htm chocen ] ] and won at Zlin 1943 (ahead of Jan Foltys). [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1943zlin.htm zlin ] ] In May 1944, he along with other Czech players (Luděk Pachman, Podgorny, Prucha, etc.) lost an 8-game training match against Fedor Bogatyrchuk (+0 –7 =1) in Prague.

After the war, he took 13th at Groningen 1946 (Mikhail Botvinnik won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1946groningen.htm groningen ] ] took 13th at Moscow 1947 ("Chigorin Memorial", Botvinnik won), shared 2nd at Vienna 1947 (Schlechter Memorial, László Szabó won), took 3rd at Beverwijk 1947 (Theo van Scheltinga won), [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/Tables%2018.htm 1947 ] ] took 4th at Bad Gastein 1948 (Erik Lundin won), tied for 8-9th at Beverwijk 1948 (Lodewijk Prins won), [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/Tables%2019.htm 1948 ] ] took 9th at Venice 1949 (Szabó won), took 10th at Trenčianske Teplice 1949 (Gideon Ståhlberg won), tied for 3rd-6th at Vienna 1949 ("Schlechter Memorial", Foltys and Stojan Puc won), [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/Tables%2020.htm 1949 ] ] tied for 9-10th at Szczawno Zdrój (Salzbrunn) 1950 ("Przepiórka Memorial", Paul Keres won), [ [http://free.7host07.com/polbase/it/szczawno50.htm Turniej Międzynarodowy Szczawno Zdrój 1950 ] ] took 17th at Amsterdam 1950 (Miguel Najdorf won), [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/Tables%2021.htm 1950 ] ] and won at Lucerne 1953. [ [http://www.chessgames.com Chess Games Database ] ]

In 1953, he emigrated to the United Kingdom. He tied for 5-7th at Hastings 1959/60 (Svetozar Gligorić won), and took 11th at Hastings 1968/69 (Vasily Smyslov won). [ [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/eric.delaire/Tournois/Hastings.htm Hastings ] ]

Kottnauer thrice played in Chess Olympiads. He represented Czechoslovakia on fourth board at Helsinki 1952 (won individual gold medal, +10 –0 =5), and England on first board at Tel Aviv 1964 and on second board at Lugano 1968. [ [http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess ] ]

He was awarded the International Master title in 1950, and the International Arbiter title in 1951. [ [http://www.chesscafe.com/text/kibitz52.pdf The Kibitzer ] ]

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