Spencer, Edmund
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1901 |
412 |
2157 | (100) | 2 |
| 1902 |
409 |
2164 | (97) | 0 |
| 1903 |
402 |
2171 | (93) | 0 |
| 1904 |
409 |
2178 | (88) | 2 |
| 1905 |
424 |
2178 | (86) | 0 |
| 1906 |
429 |
2177 | (82) | 0 |
| 1907 |
439 |
2176 | (77) | 0 |
| 1908 |
454 |
2176 | (70) | 1 |
| 1909 |
516 |
2165 | (63) | 7 |
| 1910 |
495 |
2175 | (62) | 1 |
| 1911 |
514 |
2178 | (58) | 2 |
| 1912 |
535 |
2159 | (52) | 12 |
| 1913 |
608 |
2131 | (53) | 9 |
| 1914 |
541 |
2149 | (56) | 9 |
| 1915 |
477 |
2165 | (63) | 0 |
| 1916 |
437 |
2181 | (67) | 0 |
| 1917 |
403 |
2197 | (68) | 0 |
| 1918 |
365 |
2213 | (66) | 0 |
| 1919 |
337 |
2230 | (61) | 0 |
| 1920 |
313 |
2246 | (52) | 10 |
| 1921 |
317 |
2255 | (47) | 10 |
| 1922 |
251 |
2289 | (45) | 9 |
| 1923 |
250 |
2295 | (43) | 9 |
| 1924 |
225 |
2310 | (39) | 20 |
| 1925 |
196 |
2325 | (40) | 16 |
| 1926 |
217 |
2319 | (43) | 9 |
| 1927 |
232 |
2319 | (45) | 6 |
| 1928 |
275 |
2307 | (46) | 11 |
| 1929 |
317 |
2290 | (51) | 0 |
| 1930 |
387 |
2273 | (48) | 7 |
| 1931 |
374 |
2280 | (46) | 11 |
| 1932 |
496 |
2248 | (50) | 0 |
| 1933 |
654 |
2216 | (47) | 11 |
| 1934 |
545 |
2243 | (47) | 11 |
| 1935 |
663 |
2219 | (53) | 11 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Spencer, Edmund |
| Born: 18 June 1876 |
| Died: 4 Jan. 1936 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige gives date of death as 7-01-1936; Steve Mann gives 4-01-1936. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 338 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 404 |
| England and Liverpool Club Committee, Liverpool Chess Club, Annual Report 1912, page 4 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 696, 969 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 401 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 251 |
| Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 197, 485 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 256 |
| Web |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Lancastrians S-T] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Manchester 1900 (1) |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Spencer, E. - Denham, L. |
0 - 1 |
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| Manchester 1901 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Spencer, E. - Gardner, H.E. |
1 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1901 (3) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Spencer, E. - Cairns, J.C. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| London, England 1904 (3) |
City of London Club - Manchester Club Match |
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Spencer, E. - Loman, R.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Manchester 1904 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Spencer, E. - Rutherford, A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1908 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Spencer, E. - Kelly, T.J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1909 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Spencer, E. - Coates, C. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1910 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Spencer, E. - Coates, C. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1911 (1) |
Liverpool - North Manchester Match |
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Spencer, E. - Lund, H.B. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1911 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Spencer, E. - Kelly, T.J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1912 (1) |
Liverpool - North Manchester Club Match |
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Spencer, E. - Yates, F.D. |
0 - 1 |
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| Manchester 1912 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Spencer, E. - Kelly, T.J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1912 |
Liverpool Chess Club Championship |
5 | / | 10 |
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| Liverpool 1913 (1) |
Liverpool - North Manchester Club Match |
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Spencer, E. - Lobel, C. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Liverpool 1913 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Spencer, E. - Holmes, N.B. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Liverpool 1913 (3) |
Liverpool Club Championship |
1 | / | 7 |
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| Liverpool 1914 |
Liverpool Club Championship |
4.5 | / | 9 |
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| Bromley 1920 (2) |
17th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Preliminary Section B |
3.5 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Bromley 1920 (9) |
17th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Final Section C |
2.5 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Broadstairs 1921 (1) |
16th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Preliminary Section A |
3.5 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Broadstairs 1921 (8) |
16th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Final Section B |
1 | / | 5 |
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| Weston-Super-Mare 1922 |
West of England Chess Festival |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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| Liverpool 1923 (1) |
Northern Counties Chess Union Congress - Master Tournament |
4 | / | 9 |
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| Weston-Super-Mare 1924 |
West of England Chess Festival |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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| Southport 1924 (1) |
17th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
4.5 | / | 11 |
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| Scarborough 1925 (1) |
Scarborough Tournament - Section 1 |
3 | / | 5 |
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| Stratford-upon-Avon 1925 (3) |
18th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
7.5 | / | 11 |
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| Weston-Super-Mare 1926 |
Weston-Super-Mare Tournament |
4 | / | 9 |
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| London, England 1927 (3) |
1st Olympiad |
3.5 | / | 6 |
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| Tenby 1928 (1) |
21st British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
6 | / | 11 |
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| Canterbury 1930 (1) |
23rd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Premier Tournament |
2 | / | 7 |
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| Worcester, England 1931 (1) |
24th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
6.5 | / | 11 |
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| Folkestone 1933 (1) |
Folkestone Congress - Premier Tournament |
2.5 | / | 11 |
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| Chester 1934 (3) |
British Chess Federation - Major Open |
9 | / | 11 |
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| Yarmouth 1935 (1) |
28th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
4.5 | / | 11 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Feb. 2026 |
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