Holloway, Edith




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1913  1238  1735 (63) 11
1914  1152  1770 (62) 9
1915  1034  1807 (67) 0
1916  999  1844 (69) 0
1917  965  1880 (68) 0
1918  938  1917 (63) 0
1919  905  1954 (55) 10
1920  967  1971 (52) 10
1921  1093  1950 (51) 5
1922  1157  1930 (46) 11
1923  1345  1905 (42) 18
1924  1341  1913 (38) 32
1925  1384  1935 (38) 27
1926  1459  1932 (41) 11
1927  1498  1921 (38) 30
1928  1511  1927 (41) 20
1929  1539  1921 (42) 16
1930  1571  1914 (43) 22
1931  1684  1893 (50) 0
1932  1758  1873 (50) 11
1933  1795  1840 (51) 10
1934  1910  1828 (54) 0
1935  1912  1815 (50) 20
1936  1868  1799 (57) 0
1937  1754  1782 (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