Edo Ratings, Brice, A.E.

Brice, Alexander

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1883	811	1777	(114)	1
1884	900	1783	(110)	0
1885	836	1788	(105)	1
1886	838	1794	(102)	2
1887	783	1802	(103)	2
1888	780	1815	(103)	0
1889	753	1827	(104)	0
1890	777	1839	(103)	0
1891	760	1851	(102)	0
1892	797	1863	(100)	0
1893	811	1876	(98)	0
1894	834	1888	(95)	0
1895	823	1900	(90)	0
1896	797	1912	(85)	0
1897	774	1925	(78)	12
1898	822	1900	(81)	0
1899	890	1875	(80)	13

Rating table notes

Biographical data

Name: Brice, Alexander E.

Born:

Died: 13 Jan. 1903

Notes:

The A.E. Brice who played in Leicester in the mid-1880s is the A.E. Brice who played in South Africa in the 1890s. The connection between his origin in England and his presence in South Africa is documented in the obituary of his brother, Seward Brice, in the Shepton Mallet Journal of 1 Jan. 1915 (p.5), which also mentions that he was Inspector of Schools in South Africa. That he moved from England to South Africa around 1889 is indicated by the recognition of his B.A. degree from London by the University of the Cape of Good Hope in 1889. His appearance on the South African chess scene in 1890 is indicated in the Chess Annual of 1916, published by the British Chess Magazine (where he appears as A.E. Price on p.106, but as A.E. Brice on p.107). His full first name, Alexander, is given in a biobliographic entry of a Diary written by his sister, Florence (see the web page from Rhodes University), connecting him to the Siege of Kimberley in 1899, and in a historical page on the Leicester Football Club, which identifies him as 'a schoolmaster', and says he was born in Somerset. His death on 13 Jan. 1903 in Cape Town is given in Obituaries in 'The Star' 1902-1903. Thanks to Walter Chan for this information.

References

Books

Brown, Chess Annual 1916, page 106, 107

Nottingham Chess Club, Nottingham Club Records

Woodhouse, Obituaries in 'The Star', page 6

Periodicals

[BCM], vol. 17, no. 6, June 1897, page 213

[NG], no. 2113, 20 Nov. 1885, page 2

[SMJ], 1 Jan. 1915, page 5

Web

[The 1880 Captains Collection Shirt]

[DiariesCat]

[University of the Cape of Good Hope Report], page 3

Tournament data

Derby 1883 (3)     Leicestershire - Derbyshire County Match

  Brice, A.E. - Fox, J. (1)     0.5 - 0.5

Leicester 1885     Nottingham - Leicester Club Match

  Brice, A.E. - Sipman, C.     0.5 - 0.5

Leicester 1886     Leicestershire - Derbyshire County Match

  Brice, A.E. - Knowles, F.     1 - 1

Northampton 1887     Northamptonshire - Leicestershire County Match

  Brice, A.E. - Morling, J.W.     0.5 - 1.5

Cape Town 1897     South Africa Championship     6 / 12

Durban 1899     South Africa Championship     3.5 / 13