Bain, Mary




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1932  1770  1851 (106) 8
1933  1740  1858 (99) 0
1934  1830  1866 (90) 0
1935  1816  1873 (80) 0
1936  1736  1881 (68) 5
1937  1616  1896 (56) 23
1938  1597  1895 (57) 10
1939  1466  1887 (57) 11
1940  1265  1882 (62) 0
1941  1238  1878 (62) 9
1942  1119  1861 (70) 0
1943  1064  1844 (75) 0
1944  1060  1827 (78) 0
1945  1074  1810 (79) 0
1946  1040  1793 (78) 0
1947  861  1776 (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