Edo Ratings, Hamel, J.

Hamel, Julius

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1866	223	2002	(100)	14
1867	224	1994	(105)	0
1868	225	1987	(110)	0
1869	229	1979	(114)	0
1870	260	1972	(117)	0
1871	264	1964	(119)	0
1872	272	1957	(122)	0
1873	302	1950	(124)	0
1874	310	1942	(125)	0
1875	328	1935	(126)	0
1876	345	1927	(127)	0
1877	340	1920	(128)	0
1878	348	1912	(128)	0
1879	354	1905	(128)	1
1880	373	1902	(129)	1
1881	426	1890	(133)	0
1882	489	1879	(136)	0
1883	561	1867	(138)	0
1884	632	1855	(141)	1

Rating table notes

Biographical data

Name: Hamel, Julius

Born: 1822

Died: 14 May 1894

Notes:

I assume the 'Hamel' mentioned by Staunton as being in Melbourne in 1857 and the 'Hamel' who played in the Victoria Chess Association tournament in Melbourne in 1866 are the same as the 'Julius Hamel' who played for Melbourne from 1879 to 1884 at least. Tim Harding (personal communication) gives the birth and death dates, and the date of his emigration to Australia (Nov. 1852). The cover of the May 1854 issue of the Chess Player's Chronicle lists 'J. Hamel' as Secretary of the Nottingham Club, with is hard to reconcile with the date of Julius Hamel's emigration to Australia. Also puzzling is the occurrence of 'Hamel Mr J., Manchester' in the list of subscribers in the Report of the Manchester Meeting of 1857.

References

Books

Bignold, Australian Chess Annual, page 45, 51

Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 39, 40

Periodicals

[Age], 28 Mar. 1866, page 5

[Arg], 28 Mar. 1866, page 5

[Aus], vol. 1, 14 Apr. 1866, page 44

[CPC], vol. 3, Jan. 1855, page cover

[Era], vol. 20, 22 Nov. 1857, page 14

[ILN], vol. 31, 26 Dec. 1857, page 642

Web

Dunn, Paul. [1879 NSW v VIC Telegraphic Match]

Dunn, Paul. [9th NSW v VIC Telegraphic Match 1880]

Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Sigismund Hamel]

Tournament data

Melbourne 1866     Victorian Tournament

  Hamel, J. - Stephen, W.R.     1 - 3

  Hamel, J. - Blair     3 - 0          Hamel, J. gave odds of a knight

  Hamel, J. - Goldsmith, L.     4 - 3          Hamel, J. gave odds of pawn and move

  Hamel, J. - Fleming, A.     0 - 3

Sydney and Melbourne 1879     8th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match

  Hamel, J. - Fisher, C.M.     0 - 1

Sydney and Melbourne 1880     9th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match

  Hamel, J. - Ridley, W.     1 - 0

Sydney and Melbourne 1884     11th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match

  Hamel, J. - Channon, Jo.     0 - 1