Holmes, Harry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1904  198  2283 (57) 10
1905  166  2307 (48) 10
1906  131  2333 (41) 19
1907  178  2303 (43) 12
1908  201  2298 (48) 1
1909  184  2313 (45) 18
1910  168  2321 (54) 2
1911  149  2340 (58) 2
1912  124  2349 (61) 10
1913  150  2328 (71) 0
1914  172  2307 (78) 0
1915  201  2286 (83) 0
1916  240  2265 (87) 0
1917  269  2244 (89) 0
1918  316  2223 (91) 0
1919  362  2202 (91) 0
1920  456  2180 (91) 0
1921  550  2159 (89) 0
1922  640  2138 (86) 0
1923  756  2117 (82) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Holmes, Harry H.  
   Also known as: Dr. Harry Holmes
Born: 5 July 1874
Died: 30 Oct. 1937
 
Notes:
Forster gives name as 'Harry H. Holmes'. No other sources have the middle initial.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 307
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 56
   England, Liverpool Chess Club, Annual Report 1912, page 4
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 677, 961
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 177
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 463
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 247, 251
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 112
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Lancastrians H]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Holmes, H.H. - Spencer, E. 1909         (f)     5   -   1

Tournament data

Hastings 1904 (1)     London League - Three Unions Match    
  Holmes, H.H. - Tietjen, A.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Hastings 1904 (6)     1st British Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class Amateur Section C     4.5  /  8
Manchester 1904     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Holmes, H.H. - Lund, H.B.     1 - 0    
Southport 1905 (3)     2nd British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section A     7.5  /  10
Ostend 1906 (12)     Ostend Amateur Tournament A     13  /  18
Liverpool 1906     15th Liverpool Championship    
  Holmes, H.H. - Burn, A.     0 - 1    
London, England and New York 1907 (1)     9th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Holmes, H.H. - Wolbrecht, G.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1907 (5)     4th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     3.5  /  11
Manchester 1908 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Holmes, H.H. - Coates, C.     0 - 1    
London, England and New York 1909     11th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Holmes, H.H. - Stadelman, S.L.     0.5 - 0.5    
Scarborough 1909 (5)     6th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     3  /  10
Liverpool 1909     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Holmes, H.H. - Grundy, J.G.     1 - 0    
Leicester 1910     City of London Club - Manchester Club Match    
  Holmes, H.H. - Wainwright, G.E.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1910     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Holmes, H.H. - Wallwork, C.H.     1 - 0    
Liverpool 1911 (1)     Liverpool - North Manchester Match    
  Holmes, H.H. - Yates, F.D.     0.5 - 0.5    
Liverpool 1911 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Holmes, H.H. - Wahltuch, V.L.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1912     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Holmes, H.H. - Wahltuch, V.L.     1 - 0    
Liverpool 1912     Liverpool Chess Club Championship     8  /  9
Liverpool 1923 (1)     Northern Counties Chess Union Congress - Master Tournament     2  /  9


Player information updated: 13 Jun. 2024