Edith Holloway

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Edith M. Holloway (1868 – 1956) was one of the brightest names in British women's chess.

Winner of the first post-WWI Women's Championship in 1919, she was in the prize list in several subsequent contests, taking the title for a second time in 1936.[1]

She played for England in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924. Her individual statistics: 13 games (+2 –9 =2). Mrs. Holloway won against Peter Potemkine (Russia), yet this one made history.[2]

Holloway also shared 4-5th place in the inaugural World Women's Championship tournament at London 1927. She tied for 6-7th at Warsaw 1935 (5th WW-ch), and 10-16th at Stockholm 1937 (6th WW-ch). All these events were won by Vera Menchik.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.chessarch.com/excavations/0008_holloway/holloway.shtml
  2. ^ OlimpBase :: Chess Olympiad Paris 1924: information
  3. ^ I campionati del mondo femminile