Bain, Mary




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1932  1732  1846 (106) 8
1933  1702  1853 (99) 0
1934  1795  1860 (90) 0
1935  1790  1868 (80) 0
1936  1705  1875 (68) 5
1937  1580  1890 (56) 23
1938  1565  1889 (57) 10
1939  1421  1881 (57) 11
1940  1244  1877 (62) 0
1941  1228  1872 (62) 9
1942  1110  1855 (70) 0
1943  1051  1838 (75) 0
1944  1041  1821 (78) 0
1945  1066  1804 (79) 0
1946  1037  1787 (78) 0
1947  851  1770 (75) 13

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Bain, Mary  
   Also known as: Mrs. Leslie Balogh Bain; Mary Weiser
Born: 1903
Died: 26 Oct. 1972
 
Notes:
Bruce Monson says that, according to her children, Mary Bain was born in 1903.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 346
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 333
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 206
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 19
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 398
Web
   Monson, Bruce.  [The Pasadena Congress Women's Tournament]
   Phony Benoni.  [US Open 1947, Corpus Christi]
   Sarah.  [American Woman - Part I]

Tournament data

Pasadena 1932 (2)     Pasadena Congress - Women's Tournament     5.5  /  10
New York 1936 (14)     Marshall Club Women's Championship - Final     3.5  /  5
New York 1937 (4)     National Chess Federation Women's Championship     7  /  9
Stockholm 1937 (4)     Women's World Championship     8.5  /  14
New York 1938 (4)     USA Women's Championship     8.5  /  10
Ventnor City 1939     Ventnor City Tournament     1.5  /  11
Hamilton, New York 1941 (2)     63rd New York State Chess Association Championship - Experts     3.5  /  9
Corpus Christi 1947     48th U.S.A. Open Tournament     5.5  /  13

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025