Michael, Abraham




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1878  205  2148 (117) 3
1879  200  2155 (115) 0
1880  218  2162 (112) 0
1881  234  2169 (110) 0
1882  233  2176 (106) 0
1883  242  2184 (102) 0
1884  243  2191 (98) 0
1885  239  2198 (92) 0
1886  234  2205 (85) 0
1887  229  2212 (77) 0
1888  223  2219 (67) 12
1889  226  2214 (73) 1
1890  250  2209 (78) 0
1891  252  2204 (82) 0
1892  276  2199 (84) 0
1893  281  2195 (85) 0
1894  292  2190 (84) 0
1895  308  2185 (82) 0
1896  304  2180 (79) 0
1897  313  2176 (74) 12
1898  299  2193 (76) 0
1899  287  2211 (75) 13
1900  292  2207 (80) 0
1901  307  2203 (84) 0
1902  328  2200 (85) 0
1903  334  2196 (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