Čeněk Kottnauer was a Czech British chess master.

At the beginning of his career, he tied for 11-12th at Prague 1933 (Kautsky Memorial, Karel Opočenský

Karel Opocenský

Karel Opočenský was a Czech chess master.-Biography:He was four-time Czech Champion . In 1919, he took 2nd, behind František Schubert, in Prague . In 1925, he tied for 3rd-4th in Paris . In 1927, he won in Česke Budějovice...

 won), and took 7th at Prague 1939 (pre-Olympic qual, Jiří Pelikán won).

During World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, he took 6th at Prague 1942 (Alexander Alekhine

Alexander Alekhine

Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...

 and Klaus Junge

Klaus Junge

Klaus Junge was one of the youngest German chess masters.-Biography:...

 won), tied for 7-8th at Choceň 1942 (Miroslav Katětov

Miroslav Katetov

Miroslav Katětov |Chembar]], Russia – December 15, 1995) was a Czech mathematician, chess master, and psychologist. His research interests in mathematics included topology and functional analysis. He was an author of the Katětov–Tong insertion theorem. From 1953 to 1957 he was rector of Charles...

 won), and won at Zlin 1943 (ahead of Jan Foltys

Jan Foltys

Jan Foltys , was a Czech chess International Master.-Biography:...

). In May 1944, he along with other Czech players (Luděk Pachman

Ludek Pachman

Luděk Pachman was a Czechoslovak-German chess grandmaster, chess writer, and political activist. In 1972, after being imprisoned and tortured almost to death by the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia, he was allowed to emigrate to West Germany...

, Podgorny, Prucha, etc.) lost an 8-game training match against Fedor Bogatyrchuk

Fedor Bogatyrchuk

Fedir Parfenovych Bohatyrchuk was a Ukrainian-Canadian International Master of chess, and an...

 (+0 –7 =1) in Prague.

After the war, he took 13th at Groningen 1946 (Mikhail Botvinnik

Mikhail Botvinnik

Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik, Ph.D. was a Soviet and Russian International Grandmaster and three-time World Chess Champion. Working as an electrical engineer and computer scientist at the same time, he was one of the very few famous chess players who achieved distinction in another career while...

 won), took 13th at Moscow 1947 (Chigorin Memorial, Botvinnik won), shared 2nd at Vienna 1947 (Schlechter Memorial, László Szabó

László Szabó (chess player)

László Szabó was a prominent Hungarian Grandmaster of chess.Born in Budapest, he burst onto the international chess scene in 1935, at the unusually young age of 18...

 won), took 3rd at Beverwijk 1947 (Theo van Scheltinga

Theo van Scheltinga

Tjeerd Daniel van Scheltinga was a Dutch chess player. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1950 ....

 won), took 4th at Bad Gastein 1948 (Erik Lundin

Erik Lundin

Erik Lundin a Swedish chess master.In 1928, he won in Oslo, took 5th in Helsingborg, tied for 2nd-3rd in Stockholm . In 1929, he took 2nd in Göteborg , and took 3rd in Västerås...

 won), tied for 8-9th at Beverwijk 1948 (Lodewijk Prins

Lodewijk Prins

Lodewijk Prins was a Dutch chess player and referee of chess competitions.Prins was awarded the International Master title in 1950, and was made an International Arbiter in 1960. In 1982 FIDE made him an honorary Grandmaster.Prins represented the Netherlands twelve times in all Chess Olympiads...

 won), took 9th at Venice 1949 (Szabó won), took 10th at Trenčianske Teplice 1949 (Gideon Ståhlberg

Gideon Ståhlberg

Anders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg was a Swedish chess grandmaster.He won the Swedish Chess Championship of 1927, became Nordic champion in 1929, and held it until 1939....

 won), tied for 3rd-6th at Vienna 1949 (Schlechter Memorial, Foltys and Stojan Puc

Stojan Puc

Stojan Puc was a Slovenian chess master.He won the Slovenian Chess Championship on four occasions: ....

 won), tied for 9-10th at Szczawno Zdrój (Salzbrunn) 1950 (Przepiórka Memorial, Paul Keres

Paul Keres

Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....

 won), took 17th at Amsterdam 1950 (Miguel Najdorf

Miguel Najdorf

Miguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation....

 won), and won at Lucerne 1953.

In 1953, he emigrated to the United Kingdom. He tied for 5-7th at Hastings 1959/60 (Svetozar Gligorić

Svetozar Gligoric

Svetozar Gligorić is a Serbian chess grandmaster. He won the championship of Yugoslavia a record twelve times, and is considered the best player ever from Serbia...

 won), and took 11th at Hastings 1968/69 (Vasily Smyslov

Vasily Smyslov

Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, and was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions . Smyslov was twice equal first at the Soviet Championship , and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won...

 won).

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.

He was awarded the International Master title in 1950, and the International Arbiter

International Arbiter

In chess, International Arbiter is a title awarded by FIDE to individuals deemed capable of acting as arbiter in important chess matches . The title was established in 1951....

title in 1951.