Golombek, Harry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1931  551  2225 (47) 11
1932  479  2240 (34) 38
1933  444  2251 (31) 44
1934  365  2277 (37) 11
1935  307  2303 (36) 25
1936  260  2318 (38) 9
1937  205  2341 (32) 41
1938  178  2352 (33) 29
1939  192  2344 (32) 42
1940  133  2365 (39) 26
1941  138  2365 (52) 0
1942  121  2364 (59) 0
1943  114  2363 (61) 0
1944  116  2362 (58) 0
1945  130  2361 (51) 0
1946  139  2361 (35) 37
1947  133  2353 (35) 47

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Golombek, Harry  
Born: 1 Mar. 1911
Died: 7 Jan. 1995
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 384
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 354
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 342
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 460
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 144
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 350

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

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

Tournament data

Worcester, England 1931 (2)     24th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament     5.5  /  11
Hastings 1932 (2)     12th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves Tournament     2  /  9
London, England 1932 (4)     London Premier Reserve Tournament     8  /  11
Cambridge 1932 (2)     Cambridge Easter Congress - Major A     5.5  /  7
London, England 1932 (7)     25th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     4.5  /  11
Hastings 1933 (2)     13th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves Tournament     4  /  9
Folkestone 1933 (1)     Folkestone Congress - Premier Tournament     6.5  /  11
Hastings 1933 (3)     26th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     4.5  /  10
London, England 1933 (2)     43rd City of London Club Championship     7.5  /  14
Chester 1934 (2)     27th British Chess Federation Championship     6  /  11
Yarmouth 1935 (1)     28th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     7  /  11
Warsaw 1935 (2)     6th Olympiad     7.5  /  14
Hastings 1936 (1)     16th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     3.5  /  9
Margate 1937 (3)     Margate Premier Reserves - Section B     7  /  9
Blackpool 1937     30th British Championship     6  /  11
Stockholm 1937 (3)     7th Olympiad     8  /  16
London, England 1937 (4)     London Tournament     4  /  5
Margate 1938 (1)     Margate Premier Tournament     4.5  /  9
London, England 1938 (1)     England - Netherlands Team Match    
  Golombek, H. - van Scheltinga, T.D.     0 - 2    
Antwerp 1938     Antwerp Tournament     6  /  7
Brighton 1938 (1)     31st British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     7.5  /  11
Hastings 1939 (1)     19th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     4  /  9
Margate 1939 (1)     Margate Premier Tournament     3.5  /  9
Buenos Aires 1939 (1)     8th Olympiad - Qualifying Group 1     2  /  4
Montevideo 1939     Millington Drake International Tournament     5.5  /  7
London, England 1939 (1)     Hampstead Invitational Tournament     5.5  /  11
The Hague 1939     Holland - Great Britain Match    
  Golombek, H. - van Scheltinga, T.D.     1 - 1    
London, England 1940 (1)     London Easter Congress     7.5  /  9
London, England 1940 (3)     National Centre Club Championship - Preliminary Section B     8  /  11
London, England 1940 (4)     National Centre Club Championship - Final     3  /  6
London, England 1946 (1)     London International Tournament - Section A     6  /  11
Moscow and London, England 1946     U.S.S.R. - Great Britain Radio Match    
  Golombek, H. - Boleslavsky, I.E.     1 - 1    
Nottingham 1946     33rd British Championship     6  /  11
Prague 1946 (2)     Treybal Memorial Tournament     6.5  /  13
Hastings 1947 (1)     22nd Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     4  /  9
Amsterdam 1947 (1)     Netherlands - Great Britain Match    
  Golombek, H. - van Scheltinga, T.D.     1 - 1    
Baarn 1947 (2)     Baarn Tournament - Group B     3.5  /  7
London, England 1947 (1)     Great Britain - Czechoslovakia Match    
  Golombek, H. - Foltys, J.     0 - 2    
Harrogate 1947 (1)     34th British Championship     8  /  11
London, England 1947 (2)     Great Britain - U.S.S.R. Match    
  Golombek, H. - Smyslov, Va.V.     0.5 - 1.5    
London, England and Sydney and Melbourne 1947     Great Britain - Australia Radio Match    
  Golombek, H. - Purdy, C.J.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
Leeuwarden 1947 (2)     Philidor 1847 Club Jubilee Tournament - Group B     5  /  7


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025