Coombe, E.A.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1872  195  2166 (144) 3
1873  195  2169 (144) 0
1874  195  2173 (144) 0
1875  198  2176 (144) 0
1876  187  2179 (144) 0
1877  177  2183 (144) 0
1878  175  2186 (144) 0
1879  171  2189 (143) 0
1880  188  2193 (143) 0
1881  202  2196 (142) 0
1882  205  2199 (141) 0
1883  221  2203 (140) 1
1884  231  2206 (139) 1
1885  230  2206 (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