Edo Ratings, Hamel, J.

Hamel, Julius

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1866	229	2047	(97)	14
1867	227	2038	(103)	0
1868	229	2029	(108)	0
1869	245	2020	(112)	0
1870	264	2011	(115)	0
1871	277	2002	(118)	0
1872	294	1992	(120)	0
1873	314	1983	(122)	0
1874	313	1974	(124)	0
1875	337	1965	(125)	0
1876	359	1956	(126)	0
1877	358	1947	(127)	0
1878	378	1937	(127)	0
1879	386	1928	(128)	1
1880	404	1924	(129)	1
1881	484	1912	(132)	0
1882	548	1900	(135)	0
1883	623	1888	(138)	0
1884	696	1875	(140)	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

Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 54, 215, 542

Periodicals

[Age], no. 3560, 28 Mar. 1866, page 5

[Arg], no. 6180, 28 Mar. 1866, page 5

[Aus], vol. 1, no. 2, 14 Apr. 1866, page 44

[CPC], vol. 3, no. 1, Jan. 1855, page cover

[Era], vol. 20, no. 1000, 22 Nov. 1857, page 14

[ILN], vol. 31, no. 895, 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