Edo Ratings, Brice, A.E.

Brice, Alexander

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1883	803	1775	(114)	1
1884	894	1780	(110)	0
1885	828	1785	(105)	1
1886	832	1791	(102)	2
1887	778	1799	(103)	2
1888	771	1811	(103)	0
1889	738	1823	(104)	0
1890	774	1835	(103)	0
1891	754	1847	(102)	0
1892	794	1859	(100)	0
1893	806	1871	(98)	0
1894	818	1883	(95)	0
1895	802	1895	(90)	0
1896	786	1907	(85)	0
1897	765	1918	(78)	12
1898	816	1894	(81)	0
1899	879	1869	(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