Holloway, Alfred




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1861  251  1956 (119) 1
1862  265  1968 (115) 0
1863  252  1980 (110) 0
1864  263  1992 (105) 1
1865  277  2007 (101) 7
1866  298  2010 (101) 2
1867  286  2015 (104) 0
1868  292  2019 (107) 0
1869  286  2023 (110) 0
1870  284  2028 (112) 0
1871  301  2032 (113) 0
1872  307  2037 (114) 0
1873  305  2041 (114) 0
1874  315  2045 (115) 0
1875  324  2050 (114) 0
1876  319  2054 (113) 0
1877  303  2058 (112) 0
1878  307  2063 (111) 0
1879  292  2067 (108) 3
1880  313  2068 (111) 0
1881  352  2069 (113) 0
1882  360  2070 (114) 0
1883  392  2070 (115) 0
1884  420  2071 (116) 0
1885  422  2072 (116) 0
1886  412  2073 (116) 0
1887  421  2074 (116) 0
1888  420  2074 (114) 0
1889  406  2075 (113) 0
1890  429  2076 (111) 0
1891  423  2077 (109) 0
1892  455  2078 (106) 1
1893  482  2071 (105) 2
1894  516  2060 (107) 0
1895  537  2050 (109) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Holloway, Alfred  
Born: 11 Jan. 1837
Died: 4 July 1905
 
References
Books
   Bignold, Australian Chess Annual, page 63
   Burt, Bristol Chess Club, page 9
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 177
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 217
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 146
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 25, Jan. 1861, page cover
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 28, Apr. 1861, page 98
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 30, June 1861, page 165
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 3, Mar. 1862, page 68
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 10, Oct. 1864, page 290
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 2, Feb. 1865, page 57
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 3, Mar. 1865, page 95
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1865, page 182
   [Era], vol. 23, no. 1155, 11 Nov. 1860, page 5
   [Era], vol. 23, no. 1174, 24 Mar. 1861, page 6
   [Era], vol. 23, no. 1184, 2 June 1861, page 16
   [Era], vol. 23, no. 1187, 23 June 1861, page 14
   [Era], vol. 24, no. 1222, 23 Feb. 1862, page 14
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1355, 11 Sep. 1864, page 5
   [Era], vol. 27, no. 1364, 13 Nov. 1864, page 14
   [HaSp], no. 1855, 25 Jan. 1879, page supp.1
   [MeL], vol. 41, no. 1208, 22 Feb. 1879, page 6
Web
   Burt, John.  [The Bristol Chess Club]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Lowenthal, J.J. - Holloway, A. 1866         (c)     1   -   0      Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of pawn and move
Charlick, H. - Holloway, A. 1879         (c)     2   -   1

Tournament data

Bristol 1861 (2)     4th British Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Holloway, A. - Fedden, N.     0 - 1    
Bristol 1864 (2)     Bristol Grand Tournament    
  Holloway, A. - Withers, J.     0 - 1    
Bath 1865     Bristol - Bath Club Match    
  Holloway, A. - Biggs, F.     4 - 0    
Bristol 1865     Bristol - Bath Club Match    
  Holloway, A. - Biggs, F.     1 - 0    
  Holloway, A. - Roe (1)     1 - 0    
Bath and Bristol 1865     Bath and Bristol Handicap     0  /  2      odds player in pawn and move class
London, England and Bristol 1866     Saint George's Club - Bristol and Bath Clubs Telegraphic Match    
  Holloway, A. - Sich, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
Sydney and Adelaide 1884     4th New South Wales - South Australia Telegraphic Match    
  Holloway, A. - Delohery, C.     1 - 0    
Melbourne and Adelaide 1892     Victoria - South Australia Telegraphic Match    
  Holloway, A. - Brockelbank, C.H.     1 - 0    
Sydney and Adelaide 1893     5th New South Wales - South Australia Telegraphic Match    
  Holloway, A. - Jacobsen, J.L.     0.5 - 0.5    
Melbourne and Adelaide 1893     Victoria - South Australia Telegraphic Match    
  Holloway, A. - Esling, F.K.     0 - 1    
Adelaide 1895 (1)     South Australia City versus Country Match    
  Holloway, A. - Charlick, H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Sydney and Adelaide 1895     New South Wales - South Australia Telegraphic Match    
  Holloway, A. - Hall, G.B.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 6 Oct. 2024