Michael, Abraham




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1878  202  2149 (117) 3
1879  198  2156 (115) 0
1880  216  2163 (112) 0
1881  232  2170 (110) 0
1882  234  2177 (106) 0
1883  240  2185 (102) 0
1884  241  2192 (98) 0
1885  238  2199 (92) 0
1886  233  2206 (85) 0
1887  229  2213 (77) 0
1888  223  2220 (67) 12
1889  226  2215 (73) 1
1890  252  2210 (78) 0
1891  252  2205 (82) 0
1892  275  2200 (84) 0
1893  282  2196 (85) 0
1894  292  2191 (84) 0
1895  306  2186 (82) 0
1896  303  2181 (79) 0
1897  313  2177 (74) 12
1898  300  2194 (76) 0
1899  287  2212 (75) 13
1900  293  2208 (80) 0
1901  307  2204 (84) 0
1902  326  2201 (85) 0
1903  330  2197 (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