Cole, Alfred  
  
 
 Ratings 
  
  | Year       | 
  Rank   | 
   Edo    | 
  Dev.   | 
  Games  | 
 
  | 1862  | 
  155  | 
  2196 |  (102) |   4 | 
 
  | 1863  | 
  152  | 
  2198 |  (102) |   0 | 
 
  | 1864  | 
  154  | 
  2201 |  (102) |   0 | 
 
  | 1865  | 
  149  | 
  2204 |  (101) |   0 | 
 
  | 1866  | 
  153  | 
  2207 |  (100) |   0 | 
 
  | 1867  | 
  154  | 
  2210 |  (98) |   0 | 
 
  | 1868  | 
  156  | 
  2212 |  (95) |   0 | 
 
  | 1869  | 
  154  | 
  2215 |  (91) |   0 | 
 
  | 1870  | 
  149  | 
  2218 |  (86) |   2 | 
 
  | 1871  | 
  158  | 
  2214 |  (83) |   4 | 
 
  | 1872  | 
  146  | 
  2229 |  (86) |   4 | 
 
  
Rating table notes
 
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| Biographical data |  
   | Name: Cole, Alfred J.   | 
 
   | Born:  | 
 
   | Died:  | 
 
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   | Notes: | 
 
   | Forster gives his name as 'Cole, A[lfred] J.', so perhaps the first name is not certain. Sissa of Jan. 1863 (p.15) has 'Kolm'. | 
 
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   | References | 
 
| Books |  
   |    Forster, Amos Burn, page 957 | 
 
   |    Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page 173 | 
 
   |    Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 13 | 
 
| Periodicals |  
   |    [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 1, Feb. 1874, page 23 | 
 
   |    [Fld], 31 Jan. 1874 | 
 
   |    [Sis], vol. 7, no. 1, Jan. 1863, page 15 | 
 
   |    [WP], vol. 4, no. 3, 1 July 1871, page 48 | 
 
 
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Tournament data 
  | London, England 1862 (4)     | 
British Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament     | 
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    Cole, A.J. - Salter, D.M.     | 
  2 - 0     | 
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    Cole, A.J. - Mackenzie, G.H.     | 
  0 - 2     | 
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       Mackenzie, G.H. gave odds of the move  | 
 
  | London, England 1870 (1)     | 
Westminster Club - City of London Club Match     | 
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    Cole, A.J. - Marett, C.     | 
  1.5 - 0.5     | 
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  | London, England 1871 (3)     | 
City of London Club Handicap - Section 3     | 
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    Cole, A.J. - Harper, T.     | 
  0.5 - 1.5     | 
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  | London, England 1871 (5)     | 
City of London Club Handicap - Consolation Tournament     | 
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    Cole, A.J. - Huckvale, J.A.     | 
  0 - 1     | 
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  | London, England 1871 (7)     | 
Westminster - City of London Club Match     | 
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    Cole, A.J. - Lewis, F.H.     | 
  0 - 1     | 
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  | London, England 1872 (1)     | 
City of London Club Handicap     | 
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    Cole, A.J. - Godfrey     | 
  1 - 0     | 
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       Cole, A.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves  | 
 
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    Cole, A.J. - Watts, J.J.     | 
  1 - 0     | 
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       Cole, A.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves  | 
 
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    Cole, A.J. - Ormsby, H.M.     | 
  1 - 0     | 
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       Cole, A.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves  | 
 
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    Cole, A.J. - Thomson, R.     | 
  0 - 1     | 
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