Cole, Henry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1895  213  2257 (57) 7
1896  160  2291 (48) 14
1897  142  2300 (46) 15
1898  174  2282 (54) 1
1899  179  2281 (57) 0
1900  185  2280 (55) 14
1901  196  2275 (65) 0
1902  208  2270 (72) 0
1903  223  2265 (76) 0
1904  248  2260 (78) 0
1905  263  2256 (79) 0
1906  277  2251 (77) 0
1907  298  2246 (74) 0
1908  318  2241 (69) 0
1909  343  2236 (61) 0
1910  347  2231 (49) 26
1911  382  2224 (63) 0
1912  393  2217 (73) 0
1913  407  2210 (80) 0
1914  390  2203 (86) 0
1915  384  2196 (91) 0
1916  412  2189 (94) 0
1917  430  2182 (96) 0
1918  457  2175 (98) 0
1919  481  2167 (99) 0
1920  536  2160 (99) 0
1921  608  2153 (98) 0
1922  647  2146 (97) 0
1923  728  2139 (95) 0
1924  771  2132 (92) 0
1925  833  2125 (88) 0
1926  893  2118 (82) 0
1927  954  2111 (75) 0
1928  1002  2104 (66) 0
1929  1037  2097 (54) 16
1930  1117  2083 (58) 0
1931  1243  2070 (56) 0
1932  1332  2056 (49) 11
1933  1384  2045 (48) 12
1934  1418  2050 (51) 0
1935  1427  2056 (46) 11
1936  1337  2070 (44) 10
1937  1283  2069 (41) 18
1938  1280  2069 (42) 29
1939  1211  2059 (57) 0
1940  1097  2049 (67) 0
1941  1086  2040 (74) 0
1942  1003  2030 (79) 0
1943  977  2020 (81) 0
1944  990  2010 (83) 0
1945  1015  2000 (83) 0
1946  1014  1990 (81) 0
1947  884  1981 (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