Michel, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1922  163  2318 (56) 9
1923  175  2317 (48) 11
1924  158  2325 (44) 9
1925  132  2345 (39) 17
1926  132  2349 (36) 30
1927  154  2347 (42) 8
1928  172  2347 (44) 11
1929  215  2325 (50) 0
1930  256  2303 (48) 6
1931  264  2312 (44) 17
1932  256  2313 (51) 0
1933  243  2314 (50) 10
1934  356  2278 (55) 0
1935  528  2242 (54) 15

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Michel, Walter  
Born: 26 Nov. 1888
Died: 30 Sep. 1969
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 331
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 394
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 281
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 155, 253, 340
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 175
Web
   [Walter Michel]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Nimzowitsch, A. - Michel, W. (1) 1931         (f)     2   -   0

Tournament data

Neuchatel 1922     26th Swiss Chess Association Championship     4  /  7
Milan 1922     Italy - Switzerland Match    
  Michel, W. (1) - Hellmann, E.     2 - 0    
Bern 1923 (1)     Switzerland - South Germany Match    
  Michel, W. (1) - Weissinger, T.     1 - 1    
Bern 1923 (2)     27th Swiss Chess Association Championship     5  /  9
Interlaken 1924     28th Swiss Chess Association Championship     5  /  9
Bern 1925     Bern Tournament     2  /  6
Zurich 1925     29th Swiss Chess Association Championship     6.5  /  11
Semmering 1926     Semmering Tournament     4.5  /  17
Geneva 1926     30th Swiss Chess Association Championship     8.5  /  11
Freiburg 1926 (2)     Germany - Switzerland Team Match    
  Michel, W. (1) - Wagner, H. (1)     0 - 2    
London, England 1927 (3)     1st Olympiad     2.5  /  4
Bern 1927     Olympic Selection Tournament     2  /  4
The Hague 1928 (2)     2nd Olympiad     7  /  11
Le Pont 1930     Le Pont Tournament     1  /  6
Prague 1931 (5)     4th Olympiad     8.5  /  15
Bern 1933 (2)     Bern Tournament     6.5  /  10
Warsaw 1935 (2)     6th Olympiad     4  /  15

Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025