Michael, Abraham




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1878  188  2150 (117) 3
1879  190  2157 (115) 0
1880  202  2164 (112) 0
1881  215  2171 (110) 0
1882  216  2178 (106) 0
1883  227  2186 (102) 0
1884  229  2193 (98) 0
1885  223  2200 (92) 0
1886  210  2207 (85) 0
1887  213  2214 (77) 0
1888  208  2221 (67) 12
1889  209  2216 (73) 1
1890  235  2211 (78) 0
1891  243  2206 (82) 0
1892  265  2202 (84) 0
1893  269  2197 (85) 0
1894  273  2192 (84) 0
1895  288  2187 (82) 0
1896  286  2183 (79) 0
1897  296  2178 (74) 12
1898  287  2196 (76) 0
1899  274  2213 (75) 13
1900  269  2209 (80) 0
1901  285  2206 (84) 0
1902  309  2202 (85) 0
1903  321  2198 (86) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Michael, Abraham  
Born:
Died: 12 July 1933
 
Notes:
There was also an 'M. Michael' in the Birmingham Chess Club at the same time as Abraham Michael in 1881, but by 1882, Abraham Michael had moved to South Africa, where he won the national championship in 1899. However, in 1888 a handicap tournament at the British Chess Club in London has listed an 'A. Michael'. One supposes that he was back in England temporarily.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 280
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 299
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 260
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 10, no. 10, Oct. 1890, page 410
   [BCM], vol. 17, no. 6, June 1897, page 213
   [CML], vol. 3, no. 1, Sep. 1881, page 2
   [CML], vol. 3, no. 12, Aug. 1882, page 356
   [CML], vol. 9, no. 10, June 1888, page 290
   [CML], vol. 9, no. 11, July 1888, page 327
   [CML], vol. 9, no. 12, Aug. 1888, page 377
Web
   [South African Chess Championship]

Tournament data

Birmingham (?) 1878     Dudley and Stourbridge - Birmingham Club Match    
  Michael, A. - McCarthy, F.     2 - 1    
London, England 1888 (8)     British Chess Club Handicap     5.5  /  12      odds player in two moves class
London, England 1889 (4)     British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match    
  Michael, A. - Salter, D.M.     1 - 0    
Cape Town 1897     South Africa Championship     7.5  /  12
Durban 1899     South Africa Championship     11  /  13
Johannesburg 1903     South Africa Championship     6.5  /  9


Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2021