Coombe, E.A.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1872  168  2168 (143) 3
1873  174  2172 (144) 0
1874  176  2175 (144) 0
1875  183  2179 (144) 0
1876  171  2182 (144) 0
1877  162  2186 (144) 0
1878  164  2189 (144) 0
1879  161  2193 (143) 0
1880  171  2196 (142) 0
1881  181  2200 (142) 0
1882  183  2203 (141) 0
1883  202  2206 (139) 1
1884  216  2209 (139) 1
1885  214  2210 (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