Hamel, Julius




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1866  291  2027 (91) 14
1867  291  2010 (95) 0
1868  305  1992 (99) 0
1869  321  1975 (102) 0
1870  357  1957 (104) 0
1871  399  1940 (105) 0
1872  426  1922 (105) 0
1873  455  1905 (105) 0
1874  506  1887 (104) 0
1875  550  1870 (102) 3
1876  530  1868 (104) 0
1877  495  1867 (105) 0
1878  502  1865 (106) 0
1879  491  1864 (105) 1
1880  522  1865 (106) 1
1881  605  1855 (107) 0
1882  672  1845 (109) 0
1883  725  1835 (109) 0
1884  822  1826 (109) 1
1885  776  1826 (111) 0
1886  788  1826 (111) 0
1887  751  1826 (112) 0
1888  759  1826 (112) 0
1889  736  1826 (111) 0
1890  786  1827 (110) 0
1891  785  1827 (108) 2
1892  835  1820 (110) 0
1893  872  1813 (112) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Hamel, Julius  
Born: 1822
Died: 14 May 1894
 
Notes:
I assume the 'Hamel' mentioned by Staunton as being in Melbourne in 1857 and the 'Hamel' who played in the Victoria Chess Association tournament in Melbourne in 1866 are the same as the 'Julius Hamel' who played for Melbourne from 1879 to 1884 at least. Tim Harding (personal communication) gives the birth and death dates, and the date of his emigration to Australia (Nov. 1852). The cover of the May 1854 issue of the Chess Player's Chronicle lists 'J. Hamel' as Secretary of the Nottingham Club, with is hard to reconcile with the date of Julius Hamel's emigration to Australia. Also puzzling is the occurrence of 'Hamel Mr J., Manchester' in the list of subscribers in the Report of the Manchester Meeting of 1857. The Australasian of 22 May 1875 (p.653) has 'H. Hamel', which I take to be an error for 'J. Hamel'.
 
References
Books
   Bignold, Australian Chess Annual, page 45, 51
   Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 39, 40
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 54, 215, 542
Periodicals
   [Age], no. 3560, 28 Mar. 1866, page 5
   [Argus], no. 6180, 28 Mar. 1866, page 5
   [Aus], vol. 1, no. 2, 14 Apr. 1866, page 44
   [Aus], vol. 18, no. 477, 22 May 1875, page 653
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 1, Jan. 1855, page cover
   [Era], vol. 20, no. 1000, 22 Nov. 1857, page 14
   [ILN], vol. 31, no. 895, 26 Dec. 1857, page 642
Web
   Dunn, Paul.  [1879 NSW v VIC Telegraphic Match]
   Dunn, Paul.  [9th NSW v VIC Telegraphic Match 1880]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Sigismund Hamel]

Tournament data

Melbourne 1866     Victorian Tournament    
  Hamel, J. - Stephen, W.R.     1 - 3    
  Hamel, J. - Blair     3 - 0          Hamel, J. gave odds of a knight
  Hamel, J. - Goldsmith, L.     4 - 3          Hamel, J. gave odds of pawn and move
  Hamel, J. - Fleming, A.     0 - 3    
Melbourne 1875 (1)     Melbourne Handicap Challenge Cup Tournament    
  Hamel, J. - Hammond, R.K.     0 - 3          Hamel, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Sydney and Melbourne 1879     8th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match    
  Hamel, J. - Fisher, C.M.     0 - 1    
Sydney and Melbourne 1880     9th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match    
  Hamel, J. - Ridley, W.     1 - 0    
Sydney and Melbourne 1884     11th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match    
  Hamel, J. - Channon, Jo.     0 - 1    
Melbourne 1891     1st Victorian Championship     1  /  2
Melbourne 1893 (1)     Melbourne Club Team Match    
  Hamel, J. - Lilly, A.     0 - 1    
Melbourne 1893 (3)     Veterans - Non-veterans Team Match    
  Hamel, J. - Crewe, J.E.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2022