Holloway, Edith




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1913  1199  1726 (63) 11
1914  1118  1760 (62) 9
1915  1016  1797 (67) 0
1916  976  1834 (69) 0
1917  947  1871 (68) 0
1918  921  1908 (63) 0
1919  891  1945 (55) 10
1920  951  1962 (52) 10
1921  1070  1941 (51) 5
1922  1127  1921 (46) 11
1923  1294  1896 (42) 18
1924  1305  1906 (38) 32
1925  1343  1926 (38) 27
1926  1423  1923 (41) 11
1927  1454  1911 (39) 30
1928  1452  1918 (41) 20
1929  1463  1911 (43) 16
1930  1512  1904 (43) 22
1931  1635  1884 (50) 0
1932  1697  1863 (50) 11
1933  1716  1830 (51) 10
1934  1845  1818 (54) 0
1935  1854  1806 (50) 20
1936  1794  1790 (58) 0
1937  1683  1773 (59) 14

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Holloway, Edith Martha  
   Also known as: Mrs. Edith M. Holloway; née Crittenden; Mrs. S.J. Holloway
Born: 6 Dec. 1967
Died: 8 May 1956
 
Notes:
Chris Ravilious and Brian Denman tentatively date her death to 1956.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 266
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 326
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 177
   King, Sultan Khan, page 237
   Tanner, Vera Menchik, page 313
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 112
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Samuel John Holloway, Mrs Edith Martha Holloway]
   Ravilious, Chris and Denman, Brian.  [The Chess Detectives]
   Saunders, John.  [Tournament: 18th British Chess Championship]
   [Edith Holloway]

Tournament data

Cheltenham 1913 (3)     10th British Chess Federation Congress - British Ladies' Championship     3.5  /  11
Chester 1914 (3)     British Ladies' Championship     7.5  /  11
Hastings 1919 (3)     British Ladies Chess Championship     8  /  10
Bromley 1920 (2)     17th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Preliminary Section B     1.5  /  5
Bromley 1920 (11)     17th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Final Section E     3.5  /  5
Broadstairs 1921 (5)     16th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Preliminary Section E     1  /  5
London, England 1922 (4)     British Chess Federation Women's Open Tournament     7  /  11
Margate 1923 (2)     19th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Section A     2  /  7
Portsmouth 1923 (1)     British Ladies' Championship     5  /  11
Merano 1924 (2)     Merano Congress - Women's Tournament     5.5  /  7
Merano 1924 (4)     Merano Congress, London - Vienna Ladies' Match    
  Holloway, Ms. E.M. - Wolf-Kalmar, Ms. P.     0.5 - 1.5    
Paris 1924 (4)     Olympic Tournament - Preliminary Section 1     1  /  5
Paris 1924 (14)     Olympic Tournament - Consolation Cup     1  /  7
Southport 1924 (3)     17th British Chess Federation Congress - Ladies' Championship     6.5  /  11
London, England 1925 (1)     London Chess League Tournament     2.5  /  9
Bromley 1925 (4)     20th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Preliminary Section D     2.5  /  7
Stratford-upon-Avon 1925 (5)     18th British Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class, Section B     5  /  11
London, England 1926 (1)     3rd London Chess League Congress     4  /  9
Budapest 1926 (2)     FIDE Congress - Women's Tournament     6.5  /  7
London, England 1927 (1)     4th London Chess League Congress     2  /  9
Hyeres 1927     Hyères Tournament     1  /  10
London, England 1927 (6)     1st Women's World Championship     6  /  11
London, England 1928 (1)     5th London Chess League Congress     2  /  9
Tenby 1928 (2)     21st British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open     3  /  11
London, England 1929 (1)     6th London Chess League Congress - Major Tournament     2  /  9
Scarborough 1929     Scarborough Tournament     2.5  /  7
Nice 1930 (2)     Nice Minor Tournament     6  /  11
Scarborough 1930 (3)     British Ladies Championship     7.5  /  11
London, England 1932 (9)     British Ladies' Championship     7.5  /  11
Hastings 1933 (4)     26th British Chess Federation Congress - Ladies' Championship     6  /  11
Yarmouth 1935 (2)     British Ladies Championship     8.5  /  11
Warsaw 1935 (3)     Women's World Championship     3.5  /  9
Stockholm 1937 (4)     Women's World Championship     7  /  14


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025