Edo Ratings, Hamel, J.

Hamel, Julius

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1866	221	1999	(100)	14
1867	221	1991	(106)	0
1868	222	1984	(110)	0
1869	224	1976	(114)	0
1870	256	1969	(117)	0
1871	261	1962	(120)	0
1872	268	1954	(122)	0
1873	298	1947	(124)	0
1874	305	1939	(125)	0
1875	323	1932	(127)	0
1876	340	1925	(128)	0
1877	339	1917	(128)	0
1878	348	1910	(128)	0
1879	350	1902	(128)	1
1880	366	1899	(130)	1
1881	421	1888	(133)	0
1882	468	1876	(136)	0
1883	542	1865	(138)	0
1884	606	1853	(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