Edith Mary Ann Michell (c. 1872 – 18 October 1951 in Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, east of Norwich.It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea...

) was an English female chess

Chess

Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...

 master.

At the beginning of her career, she twice won Redhill Chess Club championships in 1906 and 1909. More than two decades later, she became the three times winner of the British Women's Chess Championship

British Chess Championship

The British Chess Championship is organised by the English Chess Federation. There are separate championships for men and women. Since 1923 there have been sections for juniors, and since 1982 there has been an over-sixty championship. The championship venue usually changes every year and has been...

 in 1931 (jointly), 1932, and 1935.

She took 4th at Meran 1924 (unofficial European women’s championship, Helene Cotton and Edith Holloway

Edith Holloway

Edith Martha Holloway was one of the brightest names in British women's chess. She was the daughter of sculptor John Denton Crittenden , who exhibited at the Royal Academy....

 won). She tied for 4-5th at London 1927 (the 1st Women's World Chess Championship

Women's World Chess Championship 1927

The 1st Women's World Chess Championship took place during the 1st Chess Olympiad 1927 in London. It was organized by FIDE and was played as a full round-robin tournament. Vera Menchik won the championship, the first of all her 7 championships. The final results were as follows:...

) and took 4th at Folkestone 1933 (the 4th Women's World Chess Championship

5th Chess Olympiad

The 5th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 12 and July 23, 1933, in Folkestone, United Kingdom...

), both won by Vera Menchik

Vera Menchik

Vera Menchik was a British-Czech chess player who gained renown as the world's first women's chess champion. She also competed in chess tournaments with some of the world's leading male chess masters, defeating many of them, including future World Champion Max Euwe.The daughter of a Czech father...

.

She was the wife of Reginald Price Michell

Reginald Price Michell

Reginald Pryce Michell was an English chess master.He was British Amateur Champion in 1902. He played in eight England vs...

.