page_title: Nicolaas Cortlever
hierarchical_section_title: Nicolaas Cortlever
caption_attribution_description: English: Dutch chess player Nico Cortlever
context_page_description: Nicolaas Cortlever was a Dutch chess master.
  He tied for 7-8th at Rotterdam 1936; took 2nd at Amsterdam 1938; won at the 2nd Hoogovens Beverwijk 1939; tied for 4-6th at Amsterdam I and 3rd-4th at Amsterdam II in 1939.
  During World War II, he tied for 2nd-3rd at Beverwijk 1940; shared 1st with Landau and Lodewijk Prins at Leeuwarden 1940; took 2nd, behind Arthur Wijnans at Beverwijk 1941; tied for 14-15th at Munich 1941.
  After the war, he took 4th at Beverwijk 1946; tied for 2nd-3rd at Zaandam 1946; took 2nd at Beverwijk 1947; tied for 8-9th at Beverwijk 1948; took 4th at Beverwijk 1950.
  He took 4th at Amsterdam 1950; tied for 7-9th at Enschede 1952; tied for 9-10th at Beverwijk 1953; tied for 2nd-3rd at Amsterdam 1954; took 2nd, behind Donner, at Amsterdam 1958.
  Cortlever represented The Netherlands in Chess Olympiads:
  In 1936, at eighth board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich;
  In 1939, at second board in 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires;
  In 1950, at fourth board in 9th Chess Olympiad in Dubrovnik;
  In 1952, at fourth board in 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki;
  In 1954, at third board in 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam.
  He won individual silver medal at Dubrovnik 1950.
context_section_description: Nicolaas (Nico) Cortlever (14 June 1915, in Amsterdam – 5 April 1995) was a Dutch chess master.
  He tied for 7-8th at Rotterdam 1936 (10th NED-ch, Salo Landau won); took 2nd at Amsterdam 1938 (11th NED-ch, Max Euwe won); won at the 2nd Hoogovens Beverwijk 1939 (Quadrangular); tied for 4-6th at Amsterdam I and 3rd-4th at Amsterdam II in 1939.
  During World War II, he tied for 2nd-3rd at Beverwijk 1940 (Quadrangular, Euwe won); shared 1st with Landau and Lodewijk Prins at Leeuwarden 1940; took 2nd, behind Arthur Wijnans at Beverwijk 1941 (Quadrangular); tied for 14-15th at Munich 1941 (the 2nd Europaturnier, Gösta Stoltz won).
  After the war, he took 4th at Beverwijk 1946 (Alberic O'Kelly de Galway won); tied for 2nd-3rd at Zaandam 1946 (László Szabó won); took 2nd at Beverwijk 1947 (Theo van Scheltinga won); tied for 8-9th at Beverwijk 1948 (Prins won); took 4th at Beverwijk 1950 (Jan Hein Donner won).
  He took 4th at Amsterdam 1950 (15th NED-ch, Euwe won); tied for 7-9th at Enschede 1952 (16th NED-ch, Euwe won); tied for 9-10th at Beverwijk 1953 (Nicolas Rossolimo won); tied for 2nd-3rd at Amsterdam 1954 (17th NED-ch, Donner won); took 2nd, behind Donner, at Amsterdam 1958 (19th NED-ch).
  Cortlever represented The Netherlands in Chess Olympiads:
  In 1936, at eighth board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich (+4 –5 =9);
  In 1939, at second board in 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+3 –2 =11);
  In 1950, at fourth board in 9th Chess Olympiad in Dubrovnik (+6 –0 =5);
  In 1952, at fourth board in 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki (+6 –3 =4);
  In 1954, at third board in 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+1 –3 =4).
  He won individual silver medal at Dubrovnik 1950.
  Cortlever was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1950.
caption: Nico Cortlever (1939)
exif: {}