Golombek, Harry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1931  553  2235 (47) 11
1932  484  2251 (34) 38
1933  452  2261 (31) 44
1934  373  2288 (37) 11
1935  311  2313 (35) 25
1936  257  2328 (38) 9
1937  204  2351 (32) 41
1938  179  2361 (33) 29
1939  195  2354 (32) 42
1940  136  2375 (39) 26
1941  138  2374 (52) 0
1942  122  2373 (59) 0
1943  121  2372 (60) 0
1944  125  2371 (58) 0
1945  139  2370 (50) 0
1946  148  2369 (34) 37
1947  148  2361 (31) 47
1948  151  2344 (32) 51

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 (2)     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
Hastings 1948     23rd Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     4  /  9
Karlovy Vary and Marianske Lazne 1948     Karlovy Vary - Marianske Lazne Tournament     8.5  /  19
London, England and Sydney and Melbourne 1948     Great Britain - Australia Radio Match    
  Golombek, H. - Steiner, L.     0 - 1    
London, England 1948 (1)     35th British Championship     7  /  11
London, England 1948 (3)     Great Britain - Netherlands Match    
  Golombek, H. - van Scheltinga, T.D.     0 - 2    
Baarn 1948     Baarn Tournament - Major Section     7  /  9


Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026