Broadbent, Reginald




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1931  443  2250 (55) 20
1932  377  2268 (65) 0
1933  334  2286 (71) 0
1934  278  2304 (75) 0
1935  246  2323 (77) 0
1936  200  2341 (77) 0
1937  165  2359 (75) 2
1938  138  2372 (74) 2
1939  125  2374 (74) 2
1940  137  2364 (77) 0
1941  154  2353 (77) 0
1942  150  2343 (76) 0
1943  155  2332 (72) 0
1944  180  2322 (67) 0
1945  210  2311 (58) 0
1946  224  2301 (44) 22
1947  157  2327 (45) 22

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Broadbent, Reginald Joseph  
Born: 3 Aug. 1906
Died: 29 Oct. 1988
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 377
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 348
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 336
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 454
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 54
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables IV, page 919
   Hooper and Brandreth, Unknown Capablanca, page 95
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 405

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Golombek, H. - Broadbent, R.J. 1947         (f)     4   -   2

Tournament data

Hastings 1931 (2)     11th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves     2.5  /  9
Worcester, England 1931 (2)     24th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament     6.5  /  11
Amsterdam 1937     Holland - Great Britain Match    
  Broadbent, R.J. - van Doesburgh, G.R.D.     2 - 0    
London, England 1938 (1)     England - Netherlands Team Match    
  Broadbent, R.J. - van Doesburgh, G.R.D.     2 - 0    
The Hague 1939     Holland - Great Britain Match    
  Broadbent, R.J. - Cortlever, N.     2 - 0    
London, England 1946 (1)     London International Tournament - Section A     4  /  11
Nottingham 1946     33rd British Championship     5.5  /  11
Amsterdam 1947 (1)     Netherlands - Great Britain Match    
  Broadbent, R.J. - Muhring, W.J.     1.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1947 (1)     Great Britain - Czechoslovakia Match    
  Broadbent, R.J. - Fichtl, J.     1 - 1    
Harrogate 1947 (1)     34th British Championship     8  /  11
London, England and Sydney and Melbourne 1947     Great Britain - Australia Radio Match    
  Broadbent, R.J. - Koshnitsky, G.S.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025