Michelsen, Einar




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1903  369  2172 (75) 6
1904  359  2185 (68) 0
1905  344  2198 (58) 11
1906  318  2219 (51) 8
1907  200  2290 (46) 18
1908  191  2302 (47) 15
1909  193  2307 (54) 0
1910  180  2312 (55) 0
1911  180  2318 (50) 12
1912  215  2294 (48) 10
1913  240  2277 (45) 17
1914  227  2276 (47) 0
1915  218  2275 (38) 45
1916  262  2249 (52) 1
1917  299  2226 (58) 0
1918  353  2204 (60) 5
1919  372  2198 (63) 0
1920  407  2191 (64) 9
1921  408  2201 (71) 0
1922  388  2211 (77) 0
1923  399  2220 (80) 0
1924  387  2230 (82) 0
1925  368  2239 (82) 0
1926  356  2249 (81) 0
1927  353  2259 (78) 0
1928  336  2268 (73) 0
1929  317  2278 (67) 0
1930  298  2288 (56) 15
1931  376  2265 (58) 0
1932  450  2243 (55) 7
1933  573  2213 (55) 13
1934  626  2202 (67) 0
1935  706  2191 (75) 0
1936  724  2180 (81) 0
1937  727  2169 (85) 0
1938  766  2158 (88) 0
1939  721  2147 (90) 0
1940  673  2136 (91) 0
1941  652  2126 (90) 0
1942  606  2115 (89) 0
1943  587  2104 (87) 0
1944  583  2093 (83) 0
1945  600  2082 (78) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Michelsen, Einar  
Born: 16 Apr. 1885
Died: 15 May 1952
 
Notes:
Hilbert (p.305) and Hooper and Brandreth (p.144) have 'E. Michelson', but Hooper and Brandreth also have 'E. Michelsen' (p.149).
 
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]

Tournament data

Kristiania 1903 (1)     Nordic Chess Federation - 2nd Class Tournament     3.5  /  6
Stockholm 1905 (2)     Nordic Chess Tournament - Second Class     8  /  11
Chicago 1906 (1)     7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Section 1     2  /  8
Excelsior 1907     8th Western Chess Association Tournament (8th USA Open)     14.5  /  18
Excelsior 1908 (2)     9th Western Chess Association Tournament - Preliminary Section B     4  /  5
Excelsior 1908 (4)     9th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final     5.5  /  10
Excelsior 1911     12th Western Chess Association Tournament     11  /  13
Excelsior 1912     13th Western Chess Association Tournament     7  /  10
Chicago 1913     14th Western Chess Association Tournament     11  /  17
New York 1915 (4)     Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Michelsen, E. - Beynon, F.P.     1 - 0    
New York 1915 (6)     Brooklyn Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Michelsen, E. - Zirn, H.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (8)     New York State Chess Association Tournament    
  Michelsen, E. - Lasker, Ed.     0 - 1    
  Michelsen, E. - Bernstein, J.     1 - 0    
  Michelsen, E. - Simonson, E.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (10)     Progressive Club Championship     8  /  12
New York 1915 (11)     American National Tournament     2  /  14
New York 1915 (12)     Metropolitan Chess League Individual Championship     9  /  15
New York 1916 (9)     Staten Island Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Michelsen, E. - Gay, H.S.     1 - 0    
New York 1918 (4)     New York State Chess Association - Section I     1  /  5
New York 1920 (2)     Rice Progressive Chess Club Championship     4  /  9
Chicago 1930 (1)     31st Western Chess Association Tournament     5.5  /  8
Chicago 1930 (2)     Chicago City Championship     6  /  7
Chicago 1932     Chicago Championship     4  /  7
Detroit 1933     34th Western Chess Association Championship     4.5  /  13
Peoria 1945     46th U.S.A. Open Championship     6  /  11


Player information updated: 17 Dec. 2024