Cole, Henry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1895  204  2256 (58) 7
1896  159  2291 (48) 14
1897  140  2299 (46) 15
1898  169  2281 (54) 1
1899  176  2279 (57) 0
1900  181  2277 (55) 14
1901  195  2272 (65) 0
1902  204  2267 (72) 0
1903  224  2262 (76) 0
1904  244  2257 (78) 0
1905  259  2252 (79) 0
1906  275  2247 (77) 0
1907  295  2241 (74) 0
1908  310  2236 (69) 0
1909  337  2231 (61) 0
1910  339  2226 (49) 26
1911  379  2219 (63) 0
1912  383  2212 (73) 0
1913  398  2205 (80) 0
1914  384  2198 (86) 0
1915  379  2191 (91) 0
1916  402  2184 (94) 0
1917  424  2177 (96) 0
1918  439  2169 (98) 0
1919  471  2162 (99) 0
1920  522  2155 (99) 0
1921  584  2148 (98) 0
1922  626  2141 (97) 0
1923  704  2134 (95) 0
1924  748  2127 (92) 0
1925  798  2120 (88) 0
1926  849  2113 (82) 0
1927  913  2106 (75) 0
1928  951  2099 (66) 0
1929  989  2091 (54) 16
1930  1079  2078 (58) 0
1931  1214  2064 (56) 0
1932  1288  2051 (49) 11
1933  1333  2040 (48) 12
1934  1363  2045 (51) 0
1935  1384  2050 (46) 11
1936  1291  2063 (44) 10
1937  1228  2062 (41) 18
1938  1227  2063 (42) 29
1939  1148  2052 (57) 0
1940  1049  2042 (67) 0
1941  1029  2031 (74) 0
1942  949  2021 (79) 0
1943  911  2011 (82) 0
1944  915  2000 (83) 0
1945  944  1990 (83) 0
1946  928  1979 (81) 0
1947  731  1969 (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