Holmes, Harry
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1904 |
201 |
2287 | (57) | 10 |
| 1905 |
168 |
2310 | (48) | 10 |
| 1906 |
132 |
2337 | (41) | 19 |
| 1907 |
183 |
2307 | (43) | 12 |
| 1908 |
209 |
2300 | (48) | 1 |
| 1909 |
193 |
2316 | (45) | 18 |
| 1910 |
167 |
2331 | (52) | 2 |
| 1911 |
126 |
2358 | (55) | 2 |
| 1912 |
103 |
2377 | (55) | 11 |
| 1913 |
108 |
2368 | (61) | 9 |
| 1914 |
126 |
2345 | (70) | 0 |
| 1915 |
157 |
2321 | (77) | 0 |
| 1916 |
189 |
2298 | (82) | 0 |
| 1917 |
229 |
2274 | (86) | 0 |
| 1918 |
279 |
2251 | (88) | 0 |
| 1919 |
329 |
2227 | (89) | 0 |
| 1920 |
395 |
2204 | (88) | 0 |
| 1921 |
511 |
2180 | (87) | 0 |
| 1922 |
603 |
2157 | (85) | 0 |
| 1923 |
739 |
2133 | (81) | 9 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Holmes, Harry H. |
| Also known as: Dr. Harry Holmes |
| Born: 5 July 1874 |
| Died: 30 Oct. 1937 |
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| Notes: |
| Forster gives name as 'Harry H. Holmes'. No other sources have the middle initial. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 307 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 56 |
| England and Liverpool Club Committee, 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] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Hastings 1904 (1) |
London League - Three Unions Match |
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Holmes, H.H. - Tietjen, A.E. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Hastings 1904 (6) |
1st British Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class Amateur Section C |
4.5 | / | 8 |
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| Manchester 1904 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Holmes, H.H. - Lund, H.B. |
1 - 0 |
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| Southport 1905 (3) |
2nd British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section A |
7.5 | / | 10 |
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| Ostend 1906 (12) |
Ostend Amateur Tournament A |
13 | / | 18 |
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| Liverpool 1906 |
15th Liverpool Championship |
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Holmes, H.H. - Burn, A. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England and New York 1907 (1) |
9th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Holmes, H.H. - Wolbrecht, G.H. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1907 (5) |
4th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
3.5 | / | 11 |
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| Manchester 1908 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Holmes, H.H. - Coates, C. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England and New York 1909 |
11th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Holmes, H.H. - Stadelman, S.L. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Scarborough 1909 (5) |
6th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
3 | / | 10 |
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| Liverpool 1909 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Holmes, H.H. - Grundy, J.G. |
1 - 0 |
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| Leicester 1910 |
City of London Club - Manchester Club Match |
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Holmes, H.H. - Wainwright, G.E. |
0 - 1 |
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| Manchester 1910 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Holmes, H.H. - Wallwork, C.H. |
1 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1911 (1) |
Liverpool - North Manchester Match |
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Holmes, H.H. - Yates, F.D. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Liverpool 1911 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Holmes, H.H. - Wahltuch, V.L. |
1 - 0 |
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| Manchester 1912 (1) |
Liverpool - North Manchester Club Match |
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Holmes, H.H. - Atkins, H.E. |
0 - 1 |
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| Manchester 1912 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Holmes, H.H. - Wahltuch, V.L. |
1 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1912 |
Liverpool Chess Club Championship |
8 | / | 9 |
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| Liverpool 1913 (1) |
Liverpool - North Manchester Club Match |
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Holmes, H.H. - Caplan, A. |
1 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1913 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Holmes, H.H. - Wallwork, C.H. |
1 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1913 (3) |
Liverpool Club Championship |
7 | / | 8 |
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| Liverpool 1923 (1) |
Northern Counties Chess Union Congress - Master Tournament |
2 | / | 9 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Feb. 2026 |
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