Hamel, Sigismund
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1866 |
201 |
2108 | (81) | 5 |
| 1867 |
186 |
2120 | (77) | 9 |
| 1868 |
194 |
2126 | (81) | 0 |
| 1869 |
187 |
2132 | (84) | 0 |
| 1870 |
192 |
2139 | (85) | 0 |
| 1871 |
192 |
2145 | (86) | 2 |
| 1872 |
199 |
2137 | (89) | 0 |
| 1873 |
203 |
2129 | (91) | 0 |
| 1874 |
214 |
2121 | (93) | 0 |
| 1875 |
240 |
2113 | (93) | 0 |
| 1876 |
242 |
2106 | (92) | 0 |
| 1877 |
239 |
2098 | (91) | 0 |
| 1878 |
261 |
2090 | (88) | 0 |
| 1879 |
272 |
2082 | (84) | 0 |
| 1880 |
296 |
2074 | (79) | 3 |
| 1881 |
331 |
2074 | (76) | 2 |
| 1882 |
331 |
2077 | (75) | 5 |
| 1883 |
373 |
2070 | (80) | 2 |
| 1884 |
442 |
2048 | (86) | 2 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Hamel, Sigismund |
| Also known as: von Hamel |
| Born: 1823 |
| Died: 17 May 1897 |
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| Notes: |
| Date of death from Tim Harding (who says the probate is available). |
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| References |
| Books |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 160 |
| Harding, Doctoral thesis, page 154 |
| Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 231 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 54, 104, 216 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 166, 234 |
| Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 288, 372 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 148 |
| Zavatarelli, Gloomy Fate of Arthur Towle Marriott, page 12, 37 |
| Periodicals |
| [BLL], 31 Oct. 1847, page 8 |
| [CPM], vol. 1, no. 5, Nov. 1863, page 137 |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 1864, page 4 |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 9, Sep. 1866, page 280 |
| [CPM], vol. 3, no. 9, 1 Sep. 1867, page 287 |
| [Era], vol. 26, no. 1349, 31 July 1864, page 5 |
| [ILN], vol. 43, no. 1227, 17 Oct. 1863, page 403 |
| [ILN], vol. 59, no. 1681, 2 Dec. 1871, page 531 |
| [ILN], vol. 63, no. 1779, 4 Oct. 1873, page 327 |
| [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1809, 25 Apr. 1874, page 403 |
| [ILN], vol. 65, no. 1853, 10 Oct. 1874, page 355 |
| [ILN], vol. 65, no. 1846, 26 Dec. 1874, page 619 |
| [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1850, 23 Jan. 1875, page 91 |
| [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1856, 6 Mar. 1875, page 235 |
| [ILN], vol. 67, no. 1881, 28 Aug. 1875, page 215 |
| [ILN], vol. 67, no. 1893, 20 Nov. 1875, page 518 |
| [ILN], vol. 70, no. 1959, 27 Jan. 1877, page 95 |
| [ILN], vol. 70, no. 1967, 24 Mar. 1877, page 287 |
| [ILN], vol. 71, no. 2001, 17 Nov. 1877, page 487 |
| [Reg], vol. 2, no. 7, July 1850, page 216 |
| [Str], vol. 2, no. 6, 15 June 1868, page 116 |
| [SZ], vol. 19, no. 3, Mar. 1864, page 85, 90 |
| [SZ], vol. 19, no. 5, May 1864, page 153 |
| [WP], vol. 5, no. 7, 1 Nov. 1872, page 96 |
| Web |
| Harding, Tim. [The Family Life of Grandmaster Gunsberg], page 2 |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1865: 1st Redcar Meeting] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Sigismund Hamel] |
| Richmond, Robert. [Notts News: The Gentlemanly World of Nottingham Chess Club], page 3 |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4652. Chess by circulation] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Redcar 1866 (2) |
North Yorkshire and Durham Chess Association - 2nd Class Tournament |
8 | / | 11 |
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| Dundee 1867 (1) |
Dundee Tournament |
2 | / | 9 |
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| Liverpool 1871 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Hamel, S. - Soul, C. |
2 - 0 |
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| Leicester 1880 |
Nottingham - Leicester Club Match |
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Hamel, S. - Newham, W.L. |
0 - 1 |
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| Nottingham 1880 |
Nottingham - Leicester Club Match |
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Hamel, S. - Latchmore, C.L. |
2 - 0 |
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| Derby 1881 |
Manchester Athenaeum - Nottingham Club Match |
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Hamel, S. - von Zabern, T. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Nottingham 1882 (1) |
Nottingham Mechanics Institute - Derby Club Match |
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Hamel, S. - Phillips, F.E. |
0 - 1 |
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| Leicester 1882 (1) |
Nottingham - Leicester Match |
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Hamel, S. - Withers, W.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Nottingham 1882 (3) |
Nottingham Club 1st Seven - 2nd Seven Match |
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Hamel, S. - Oliver, A.T. |
0 - 1 |
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Hamel, S. gave odds of a knight |
| Nottingham 1882 (4) |
Nottingham - Birmingham Club Match |
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Hamel, S. - Ranken, C.E. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Nottingham 1882 (6) |
Nottingham Club First Seven - Second Seven Match |
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Hamel, S. - Suffolk, F.F. |
1 - 0 |
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Hamel, S. gave odds of a knight |
| Nottingham 1883 (1) |
Nottingham - Midland Railway Institute Match |
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Hamel, S. - Balson, H. |
1 - 0 |
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| Nottingham 1883 (4) |
Nottingham - Derby Club Match |
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Hamel, S. - Bland, W.R. |
1 - 0 |
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| Derby 1884 |
Manchester - Nottingham Match |
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Hamel, S. - von Zabern, T. |
0 - 1 |
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| Leicester (?) 1884 |
Nottingham - Leicester Club Match |
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Hamel, S. - Lewis, M.L. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 8 Jan. 2024 |
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