Edo Ratings, Hamel, J.

Hamel, Julius

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1866	212	2040	(98)	14
1867	212	2031	(103)	0
1868	216	2021	(108)	0
1869	225	2012	(112)	0
1870	249	2003	(115)	0
1871	257	1994	(118)	0
1872	270	1985	(121)	0
1873	287	1976	(123)	0
1874	294	1967	(125)	0
1875	307	1958	(126)	0
1876	327	1949	(127)	0
1877	323	1940	(127)	0
1878	337	1931	(128)	0
1879	349	1922	(128)	1
1880	367	1918	(129)	1
1881	420	1906	(133)	0
1882	480	1894	(135)	0
1883	555	1881	(138)	0
1884	620	1869	(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