Coombe, E.A.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1872  196  2169 (144) 3
1873  197  2172 (144) 0
1874  196  2175 (144) 0
1875  201  2179 (144) 0
1876  189  2182 (144) 0
1877  178  2186 (144) 0
1878  180  2189 (144) 0
1879  175  2192 (143) 0
1880  191  2196 (143) 0
1881  204  2199 (142) 0
1882  209  2202 (141) 0
1883  225  2206 (140) 1
1884  235  2209 (139) 1
1885  232  2209 (141) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Coombe, E.A.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Information from Tim Harding gives both 'Coombe' and 'Coombes'. The 24 Mar. 1883 issue of Land and Water (p.231) has 'C.A. Coombe'. The 12 Apr. 1884 issue of Land and Water (p.346), the May 1884 issue of the Chess Monthly (p.260), and the 8 Apr. 1885 issue of the Chess Player's Chronicle (p.452) have 'E.A. Coombe'. The Era of 19 Nov. 1871 (p.2) has 'Coumbe'.
 
References
Books
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 85, 543
Periodicals
   [CML], vol. 5, no. 9, May 1884, page 260
   [Era], vol. 34, no. 1730, 19 Nov. 1871, page 2
   [LW], 24 Mar. 1883, page 231
   [LW], 12 Apr. 1884, page 346
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 9, 1 Jan. 1872, page 153

Tournament data

London, England 1872 (1)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Coombe, E.A. - Swyer, S.     1 - 2          Coombe, E.A. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1883 (1)     City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match    
  Coombe, E.A. - Wise, T.A.     1 - 0    
London, England 1884 (3)     City of London Club 3rd Class - Cambridge University Club Match    
  Coombe, E.A. - Gwinner, H.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1885 (3)     City of London - Universities Match    
  Coombe, E.A. - Gwinner, H.G.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 27 Apr. 2021