Houlding, Mary




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1905  930  1911 (62) 11
1906  934  1901 (56) 11
1907  974  1885 (54) 11
1908  1020  1850 (53) 11
1909  1086  1868 (52) 11
1910  1036  1901 (53) 11
1911  1066  1895 (53) 11
1912  1059  1880 (53) 11
1913  1117  1863 (54) 11
1914  1070  1872 (58) 9
1915  1004  1856 (65) 0
1916  1019  1841 (68) 0
1917  1031  1825 (68) 0
1918  1045  1810 (64) 0
1919  1076  1795 (57) 10
1920  1178  1787 (57) 0
1921  1292  1779 (51) 11
1922  1307  1792 (49) 11
1923  1476  1786 (48) 11
1924  1506  1779 (48) 11
1925  1584  1773 (51) 11
1926  1700  1760 (57) 0
1927  1722  1747 (57) 0
1928  1734  1734 (51) 11
1929  1754  1702 (50) 11
1930  1784  1649 (52) 11
1931  1893  1610 (55) 11
1932  1948  1570 (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