Cole, Henry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1895  210  2261 (58) 7
1896  160  2296 (48) 14
1897  140  2303 (46) 15
1898  170  2285 (54) 1
1899  177  2283 (57) 0
1900  183  2282 (55) 14
1901  194  2277 (65) 0
1902  208  2272 (72) 0
1903  224  2267 (76) 0
1904  247  2262 (78) 0
1905  262  2257 (79) 0
1906  276  2252 (77) 0
1907  296  2247 (74) 0
1908  315  2242 (69) 0
1909  341  2236 (61) 0
1910  344  2231 (49) 26
1911  385  2224 (63) 0
1912  388  2217 (73) 0
1913  405  2210 (80) 0
1914  387  2203 (86) 0
1915  383  2196 (91) 0
1916  409  2189 (94) 0
1917  429  2182 (96) 0
1918  451  2175 (98) 0
1919  483  2168 (99) 0
1920  533  2161 (99) 0
1921  601  2153 (98) 0
1922  638  2146 (97) 0
1923  719  2139 (95) 0
1924  767  2132 (92) 0
1925  822  2125 (88) 0
1926  878  2118 (82) 0
1927  939  2111 (75) 0
1928  986  2104 (66) 0
1929  1021  2097 (54) 16
1930  1106  2083 (58) 0
1931  1228  2069 (56) 0
1932  1311  2056 (49) 11
1933  1360  2045 (48) 12
1934  1389  2050 (51) 0
1935  1408  2055 (46) 11
1936  1317  2069 (44) 10
1937  1255  2068 (41) 18
1938  1253  2068 (42) 29
1939  1183  2057 (57) 0
1940  1057  2047 (67) 0
1941  1030  2037 (74) 0
1942  955  2026 (79) 0
1943  919  2016 (82) 0
1944  927  2005 (83) 0
1945  949  1995 (83) 0
1946  931  1984 (81) 0
1947  741  1974 (78) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Cole, Henry Holwell  
Born: 1873
Died: 26 July 1953
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 302
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 320
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 378
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 350
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 455
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 74
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 621
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 49, 50
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

van Lennep, N.W. - Cole, H.H. 1896         (f)     6.5   -   2.5
Teichmann, R. - Cole, H.H. 1897         (f)     5   -   0

Tournament data

Hastings 1895 (1)     7th British Amateur Championship - Section I     3  /  7
London, England 1896 (1)     City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match    
  Cole, H.H. - Michell, R.P.     1 - 0    
Cambridge 1896     Ludgate Circus Club - Cambridge University Club Match    
  Cole, H.H. - Gunston, W.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Oxford 1896     Ludgate Circus Club - Oxford University Club Match    
  Cole, H.H. - Lawton, E.     1 - 0    
London, England 1896 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Cole, H.H. - Jones-Bateman, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1896 (3)     North of the Thames - South of the Thames Match    
  Cole, H.H. - Mortimer, J.     1 - 0    
London, England 1896 (4)     Divan Chess Association - City of London Club Match    
  Cole, H.H. - Fenton, R.H.F.     1 - 0    
London, England 1896 (5)     City of London Club - Athenaeum Club Match    
  Cole, H.H. - Hamlyn, W.H.     1 - 0    
London, England 1897 (1)     Cable Team Selection Tournament     5.5  /  8
London, England and New York 1897     2nd Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Cole, H.H. - Teed, F.M.     1 - 0    
London, England 1897 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Cole, H.H. - Jones-Bateman, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England and Leeds 1897     City of London Club - Yorkshire Chess Association Telephone Match    
  Cole, H.H. - Clifford, P.R.     1 - 0    
London, England 1898 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Cole, H.H. - Ballard, W.R.     0 - 1    
Bath 1900 (1)     Southern Counties Chess Union Tournament - Class I     8.5  /  14
Bromley 1910 (2)     12th Kent County Chess Association Tournament     4  /  9
London, England 1910 (2)     20th City of London Club Championship     11  /  17
Hastings 1929 (3)     9th Hastings Christmans Congress - Major Tournament A     4.5  /  9
Ramsgate 1929 (2)     22nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Premier Tournament, Section A     1.5  /  7
London, England 1932 (4)     London Premier Reserve Tournament     5  /  11
Hastings 1933 (3)     26th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     3  /  12
Yarmouth 1935 (1)     28th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     2.5  /  11
Nottingham 1936 (2)     Nottingham Major Open A     4  /  10
Hastings 1937 (2)     17th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves, Section 1     2  /  9
Margate 1937 (3)     Margate Premier Reserves - Section B     3  /  9
Hastings 1938 (3)     18th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves B     3  /  9
Margate 1938 (2)     Margate Premier Reserves A     1.5  /  9
Brighton 1938 (2)     31st British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open A     6.5  /  11
Hastings 1947 (2)     22nd Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves A     3  /  9

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025