Edo Ratings, Hamel, J.

Hamel, Julius

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1866	217	2008	(101)	14
1867	218	2000	(106)	0
1868	220	1993	(110)	0
1869	222	1985	(114)	0
1870	252	1978	(117)	0
1871	255	1971	(120)	0
1872	261	1963	(122)	0
1873	289	1956	(124)	0
1874	298	1948	(126)	0
1875	318	1941	(127)	0
1876	336	1933	(128)	0
1877	332	1926	(128)	0
1878	345	1918	(128)	0
1879	346	1911	(128)	1
1880	362	1908	(130)	1
1881	411	1896	(133)	0
1882	462	1885	(136)	0
1883	539	1873	(139)	0
1884	600	1861	(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