Michelsen, Einar
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1903 |
387 |
2175 | (75) | 6 |
| 1904 |
373 |
2188 | (68) | 0 |
| 1905 |
358 |
2201 | (58) | 11 |
| 1906 |
327 |
2223 | (51) | 8 |
| 1907 |
209 |
2294 | (46) | 18 |
| 1908 |
190 |
2306 | (47) | 15 |
| 1909 |
196 |
2311 | (54) | 0 |
| 1910 |
188 |
2316 | (55) | 0 |
| 1911 |
182 |
2321 | (50) | 12 |
| 1912 |
212 |
2296 | (48) | 10 |
| 1913 |
243 |
2279 | (45) | 17 |
| 1914 |
233 |
2278 | (46) | 0 |
| 1915 |
223 |
2278 | (38) | 45 |
| 1916 |
272 |
2250 | (52) | 1 |
| 1917 |
320 |
2226 | (58) | 0 |
| 1918 |
373 |
2202 | (59) | 5 |
| 1919 |
396 |
2193 | (63) | 0 |
| 1920 |
451 |
2185 | (62) | 9 |
| 1921 |
490 |
2183 | (69) | 0 |
| 1922 |
519 |
2181 | (74) | 0 |
| 1923 |
560 |
2179 | (76) | 1 |
| 1924 |
528 |
2194 | (79) | 0 |
| 1925 |
490 |
2209 | (80) | 0 |
| 1926 |
466 |
2225 | (79) | 0 |
| 1927 |
443 |
2240 | (77) | 0 |
| 1928 |
401 |
2255 | (72) | 0 |
| 1929 |
352 |
2270 | (66) | 0 |
| 1930 |
314 |
2285 | (56) | 15 |
| 1931 |
405 |
2265 | (58) | 0 |
| 1932 |
478 |
2244 | (54) | 7 |
| 1933 |
619 |
2214 | (55) | 13 |
| 1934 |
678 |
2204 | (66) | 0 |
| 1935 |
757 |
2193 | (75) | 0 |
| 1936 |
786 |
2183 | (81) | 0 |
| 1937 |
786 |
2173 | (85) | 0 |
| 1938 |
835 |
2163 | (88) | 0 |
| 1939 |
829 |
2152 | (90) | 0 |
| 1940 |
778 |
2142 | (90) | 0 |
| 1941 |
778 |
2132 | (90) | 0 |
| 1942 |
749 |
2121 | (88) | 0 |
| 1943 |
736 |
2111 | (86) | 0 |
| 1944 |
754 |
2101 | (82) | 0 |
| 1945 |
790 |
2090 | (76) | 11 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Michelsen, Einar |
| Born: 16 Apr. 1885 |
| Died: 15 May 1952 |
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| Notes: |
| Hilbert (p.305) and Hooper and Brandreth (p.144) have 'E. Michelson', but Hooper and Brandreth also have 'E. Michelsen' (p.149). |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 311 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 394 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 208 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 281 |
| Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 305 |
| Hooper and Brandreth, Unknown Capablanca, page 144, 149 |
| Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 212 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 176 |
| Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 352 |
| Periodicals |
| [SLGD], 1 Sep. 1912, page 40 |
| Web |
| [Early Life of Einar Michelsen, Part 1] |
| [Early Life of Einar Michelsen, Part 2] |
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Tournament data
| Kristiania 1903 (1) |
Nordic Chess Federation - 2nd Class Tournament |
3.5 | / | 6 |
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| Stockholm 1905 (2) |
Nordic Chess Tournament - Second Class |
8 | / | 11 |
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| Chicago 1906 (1) |
7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Section 1 |
2 | / | 8 |
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| Excelsior 1907 |
8th Western Chess Association Tournament (8th USA Open) |
14.5 | / | 18 |
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| Excelsior 1908 (2) |
9th Western Chess Association Tournament - Preliminary Section B |
4 | / | 5 |
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| Excelsior 1908 (4) |
9th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final |
5.5 | / | 10 |
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| Excelsior 1911 |
12th Western Chess Association Tournament |
11 | / | 13 |
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| Excelsior 1912 |
13th Western Chess Association Tournament |
7 | / | 10 |
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| Chicago 1913 |
14th Western Chess Association Tournament |
11 | / | 17 |
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| New York 1915 (4) |
Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match |
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Michelsen, E. - Beynon, F.P. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1915 (6) |
Brooklyn Club - Progressive Club Match |
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Michelsen, E. - Zirn, H. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1915 (8) |
New York State Chess Association Tournament |
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Michelsen, E. - Lasker, Ed. |
0 - 1 |
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Michelsen, E. - Bernstein, J. |
1 - 0 |
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Michelsen, E. - Simonson, E. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1915 (10) |
Progressive Club Championship |
8 | / | 12 |
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| New York 1915 (11) |
American National Tournament |
2 | / | 14 |
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| New York 1915 (12) |
Metropolitan Chess League Individual Championship |
9 | / | 15 |
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| New York 1916 (9) |
Staten Island Club - Progressive Club Match |
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Michelsen, E. - Gay, H.S. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1918 (4) |
New York State Chess Association - Section I |
1 | / | 5 |
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| New York 1920 (2) |
Rice Progressive Chess Club Championship |
4 | / | 9 |
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| New York 1923 (27) |
Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match |
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Michelsen, E. - Tenner, O. |
0 - 1 |
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| Chicago 1930 (1) |
31st Western Chess Association Tournament |
5.5 | / | 8 |
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| Chicago 1930 (2) |
Chicago City Championship |
6 | / | 7 |
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| Chicago 1932 |
Chicago Championship |
4 | / | 7 |
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| Detroit 1933 |
34th Western Chess Association Championship |
4.5 | / | 13 |
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| Peoria 1945 |
46th U.S.A. Open Championship |
6 | / | 11 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025 |
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