Houlding, Mary




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1905  903  1907 (62) 11
1906  914  1896 (56) 11
1907  963  1880 (54) 11
1908  999  1845 (53) 11
1909  1064  1863 (52) 11
1910  1012  1896 (53) 11
1911  1043  1890 (53) 11
1912  1028  1875 (53) 11
1913  1079  1858 (54) 11
1914  1032  1867 (58) 9
1915  975  1851 (65) 0
1916  974  1836 (68) 0
1917  996  1820 (68) 0
1918  1016  1805 (64) 0
1919  1048  1789 (57) 10
1920  1151  1782 (57) 0
1921  1259  1774 (51) 11
1922  1266  1787 (49) 11
1923  1422  1781 (48) 11
1924  1458  1774 (48) 11
1925  1532  1768 (51) 11
1926  1645  1755 (57) 0
1927  1652  1742 (57) 0
1928  1647  1729 (51) 11
1929  1648  1697 (50) 11
1930  1699  1644 (52) 11
1931  1815  1605 (55) 11
1932  1855  1565 (62) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Houlding, Mary Mills  
   Also known as: Mrs. Mary Mills Houlding; née Palmer
Born: 24 Sep. 1850
Died: 19 Feb. 1940
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 180
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 252, 254
   Winter, Kings, Commoners and Knaves, page 438
Web
   Sarah.  [The Ladies' Chess Club: Middle Years]
   Saunders, John.  [Chess Snippet No.2 Grace Moore Curling (née Ellis)]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4500. Mrs Houlding]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4512. Mrs Houlding]
   Wright, Stephen.  [Women's Chess in Canada]
   [Mary Mills Houlding]

Tournament data

Southport 1905 (2)     British Ladies' Championship     8  /  11
Shrewsbury 1906 (2)     British Ladies' Championship     7.5  /  11
London, England 1907 (1)     British Ladies' Championship     8  /  11
Tunbridge Wells 1908 (3)     British Ladies' Championship     4  /  11
Scarborough 1909 (1)     British Ladies' Championship     6  /  11
Oxford 1910 (1)     British Ladies' Championship     9  /  11
Glasgow 1911 (4)     British Ladies' Championship     8.5  /  11
Richmond, London 1912 (4)     British Ladies' Championship     7  /  11
Cheltenham 1913 (3)     10th British Chess Federation Congress - British Ladies' Championship     6  /  11
Chester 1914 (3)     British Ladies' Championship     10  /  11
Hastings 1919 (3)     British Ladies Chess Championship     4.5  /  10
Malvern 1921 (1)     British Ladies' Championship     4.5  /  11
London, England 1922 (4)     British Chess Federation Women's Open Tournament     5.5  /  11
Portsmouth 1923 (1)     British Ladies' Championship     5.5  /  11
Southport 1924 (3)     17th British Chess Federation Congress - Ladies' Championship     5  /  11
Stratford-upon-Avon 1925 (2)     British Ladies' Championship     6  /  11
Tenby 1928 (3)     British Ladies' Championship     6.5  /  11
Ramsgate 1929 (3)     British Ladies' Championship     6  /  11
Scarborough 1930 (3)     British Ladies Championship     3.5  /  11
Worcester, England 1931 (3)     British Ladies Championship     4.5  /  11
London, England 1932 (9)     British Ladies' Championship     1  /  11

Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025