| h | g | f | e | d | c | b | a | |
| 1 | | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 |
| h | g | f | e | d | c | b | a | |
In this position, Kelly played Qf2. A better move would have been Qg6.
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Holmes played chess from a young age and first represented England aged ten.[2] Holmes attended Haberdashers’ Adams School in Newport and was a member of the Newport Chess Club.[3] She studies history at university.[4]
In 2022, Holmes was the winner of the under-18s Shropshire Megafinal of the UK Chess Challenge.[5] She admires Latvian chess grandmaster Mikhail Tal.[6]
In 2025, Holmes participated in the inaugural series of the BBC Two competition Chess Masters: The Endgame.[7][6] Her nickname on the show was "The Tactician," due to her aggressive and tactical style of play.[8] She won the show, beating "The Strategist" Richie Kelly in the final game.[1][9][10]
Holmes is a transgender woman and has said that she participated in the show to improve the representation of trans people in chess.[8]
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