Hamel, Julius




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1866  255  2039 (91) 14
1867  252  2022 (96) 0
1868  274  2005 (100) 0
1869  287  1988 (103) 0
1870  324  1971 (104) 0
1871  374  1955 (106) 0
1872  398  1938 (106) 0
1873  424  1921 (106) 0
1874  479  1904 (105) 0
1875  521  1887 (103) 3
1876  500  1885 (105) 0
1877  465  1883 (106) 0
1878  458  1881 (106) 0
1879  468  1879 (106) 1
1880  502  1880 (106) 1
1881  574  1870 (108) 0
1882  632  1860 (109) 0
1883  698  1850 (109) 0
1884  786  1839 (110) 1
1885  749  1839 (111) 0
1886  738  1839 (112) 0
1887  712  1839 (112) 0
1888  717  1839 (112) 0
1889  695  1839 (111) 0
1890  745  1839 (110) 0
1891  751  1839 (108) 2
1892  787  1832 (110) 0
1893  805  1825 (112) 2

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. The Australasian of 22 May 1875 (p.653) has 'H. Hamel', which I take to be an error for 'J. Hamel'.
 
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
   [Argus], no. 6180, 28 Mar. 1866, page 5
   [Aus], vol. 1, no. 2, 14 Apr. 1866, page 44
   [Aus], vol. 18, no. 477, 22 May 1875, page 653
   [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    
Melbourne 1875 (1)     Melbourne Handicap Challenge Cup Tournament    
  Hamel, J. - Hammond, R.K.     0 - 3          Hamel, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
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    
Melbourne 1891     1st Victorian Championship     1  /  2
Melbourne 1893 (1)     Melbourne Club Team Match    
  Hamel, J. - Lilly, A.     0 - 1    
Melbourne 1893 (3)     Veterans - Non-veterans Team Match    
  Hamel, J. - Crewe, J.E.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2022