Edo Ratings, Berwick, A.

Berwick, Alexander

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1871	449	1865	(115)	3
1872	450	1872	(108)	3
1873	460	1879	(101)	0
1874	489	1887	(92)	0
1875	506	1895	(83)	9
1876	507	1871	(83)	3
1877	492	1849	(82)	0
1878	514	1827	(79)	0
1879	528	1805	(74)	0
1880	581	1783	(67)	18
1881	662	1767	(71)	2
1882	742	1748	(75)	2
1883	824	1729	(79)	0
1884	933	1710	(81)	6

Rating table notes

Biographical data

Name: Berwick, Alexander

Born: 1822

Died: 25 May 1905

Notes:

I am guessing that the 'Barwick' listed in the Westminster Papers of 1 Dec. 1875 (p.139) is actually 'Alex. Berwick'. Alan McGowan has sent me copies of census records, with date of birth given as 'abt 1822' in the 1841 census, 'abt 1823' in the 1881 census, and 'abt 1822' again in the 1891 census. McGowan also sent a death notice for an Alexander Berwick with date of death 25-05-1905, whose age was 83 and who therefore might be the chess player.

References

Books

Forster, Amos Burn, page 93

Periodicals

[CML], vol. 1, no. 8, Apr. 1880, page 228

[CML], vol. 2, no. 4, Dec. 1880, page 104

[CPC], vol. 4, no. 10, Aug. 1875, page 311

[Era], vol. 34, no. 1725, 15 Oct. 1871, page 7

[ILN], vol. 58, no. 1653, 3 June 1871, page 555

[ILN], vol. 59, no. 1674, 14 Oct. 1871, page 363

[ILN], vol. 62, no. 1759, 17 May 1873, page 475

[ILN], vol. 67, no. 1879, 14 Aug. 1875, page 167

[TG], vol. 33, no. 6, 6 Jan. 1877, page 7

[WP], vol. 4, no. 2, 1 June 1871, page 19

[WP], vol. 7, no. 2, 1 June 1874, page 19

[WP], vol. 8, no. 8, 1 Dec. 1875, page 139

Tournament data

Edinburgh 1871     East and West of Scotland Match

  Berwick, A. - Johnston (2)     1.5 - 1.5

Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872     East and West of Scotland Match

  Berwick, A. - Strathern     1 - 2

Glasgow 1875 (3)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament

  Berwick, A. - MacDonnell, G.A.     0 - 1          MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves

Glasgow 1875 (5)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class III     4.5 / 6

Helensburgh 1875     Helensburgh Club - Queen's Park Club Match

  Berwick, A. - Jenkin, J.     0 - 2

Edinburgh 1876     East and West of Scotland Match

  Berwick, A. - Balfour, J.     1.5 - 1.5

Edinburgh 1880     East and West of Scotland Match

  Berwick, A. - Sherriff, W.H.     0 - 2

Glasgow 1880     West of Scotland Challenge Cup Tournament     7 / 20

Edinburgh 1881     East and West of Scotland Match

  Berwick, A. - Davis, F.W.     1 - 1

Edinburgh 1882     East and West of Scotland Match

  Berwick, A. - Matthew, C.     1 - 1

Glasgow 1884 (2)     1st Scottish Chess Association Congress - Minor Tournament     2 / 6