He graduated from Cambridge University with a law degree and entered service in the Malay States. When he retired, he stayed on in Malaysia and set up youth clubs throughout the country.
He tied for 9th-10th (out of 15) in Hamburg 1910, in the 17th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A event. The tournament was won by Gersz Rotlewi. Carl Carls was second. Carl Ahues and Karel Hromadka tied for third. Edward Lasker was fifth.
Colman’s name is attached to the Colman Variation of the Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Qf3 Rb8).
During World War II Colman was interned in Changi CivilianInternees Camp in Singapore from 1942 until 1945. It was during his interment that he analyzed the variation. He did so despite the hardships endured during the Japanese occupation; about 850 POWs died in the camp.
After the war Colman returned to England and lived in Wimbledon where he was an active member of the Wimbledon Chess Club. He passed away in Roehampton in 1964 and was buried in Gap Road Cemetery not far from Henry Bird.
In the following game from Tunbridge Wells 1911, he defeats Herbert Jacobs (1863-1950) who at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century was among the strongest players of England. A natural player, his lack of book knowledge prevented him from reaching the highest levels. He was a barrister ny profession.
Eugene E. Colman–Herbert L. Jacobs1–0D02Tunbridge Wells1911Stockfish 16
D06: Queen's Gambit: Symmetrical Defense 1.d4 d5 2.f3 f6 3.c4 c5
This uncommon variation has not stood the test of time. 4.cxd5 xd5 5.e4 f6 6.d5 6.dxc5 equalizes at best. xd1+ 7.xd1 xe4 8.e3 c6 9.b5 d7 10.bd2 f6 11.e2 g6 12.c4 g7 13.hd1 0-0 6.c3 cxd4 7.xd4 xd4 8.xd4 is favorable fr white. For example... e5 9.db5 a6 10.f3 b4 11.e3 and white is better. 6...e6 7.b5+ 7.c3 exd5 8.exd5 d6 9.b5+ d7 10.0-0 Reiss,T (2347)-Mufic,G (2382) Budapest 2002 is equal. 7...d7 8.dxe6 This can hardly be considered bad, but white does not get anything more
than adequate compensation for the B. 8.xd7+ is a good alternative.
Todorov,O (2339)-Stankovic,S (2047) St Chely d'Aubrac 2003 continued xd7 9.c3 exd5 10.exd5 d6 11.0-0 with about equal chances. 8...xb5 9.exf7+ e7 10.xd8+ After this black gains the advantage. Keeping the Qs on with 10.
Qb3 would have kept things even. xd8 11.c3 c6 11...c4 regaining the P
was also possible. but black reasons that it is not going anywhere. 12.f4 xf7 13.0-0-0+ c8 14.e5 h5 15.g5 12.g5 12.e5 works out poorly. d5 13.g5+ d7 14.0-0-0 e6 15.e4 Oddly, black's K is safe and well placed
on e6 and white is at a loss for an active continuation. 12...h6 13.0-0-0+ 13.h4 was called for. It invites g5 14.g3 e7 15.e5 h7 15...g7
This costs the exchange, but is technically the best; black still has the
upper hand after 16.g6+ xf7 17.xh8+ xh8 White has a R+P vs B+N. Not
too many players would find this position one they would want to play
regardless of the engine evaluation. 16.0-0-0 bd7 17.xc6+ bxc6 18.d6 c8 19.e5 Black is better, but white has active play. 13...c8 It's
understandable that black avoids a pin that he is in after 13...Nbd7.
Nevertheless, 13...Nbd7 was exactly what he should have played. 13...bd7 14.e3 e7 15.e5 e4 16.xe4 xe4 17.he1 e6 With careful play black's
advantage should prove decisive. 14.h4 g5 14...xe4 15.xe4 e7 16.e5 The threat is to play e5 and there is no good way to meet it. 14...a6
a pass to demonstrate the threat. 15.e5 h7 16.d8+ c7 17.e6 g5 18.e7
and it's clear that white is winning. 15.e5 But now that black is
attacking the B and white has not yet advanced his Ps as in the previous note
this move is faulty. Correct was 15.Bg3 15.g3 keeps the balance. h5 16.he1 h7 17.e5 xg3 18.hxg3 15...gxh4 16.exf6 What a mesy situation!
Shootouts from this position resulted in black scoring 3 wins and two games
were drawn, so practically speaking white is not without some chances of
salvaging the game. xf3 This gives white quadrupled Ps, so haw
could it possibly be a losing move, but that's exactly what it is! Either 16...
Nd7 or 16...Rh7 keep a small advantage. 17.gxf3 Unfortunately for black now
there is no way to meet the looming threat of Re8 h7 18.he1 xf7 19.e8+
The remainder of the game is butchery. c7 20.dd8 d7 21.c8+ d6 22.e4+ d5 23.xf8 b6 24.f7 e6 25.ce8+ e7 26.f4 d7 27.f6+ e6 28.g8
Black resigned. 1–0
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