Hamel, Frederick  
  
 
 Ratings 
  
  | Year       | 
  Rank   | 
   Edo    | 
  Dev.   | 
  Games  | 
 
  | 1883  | 
  452  | 
  2035 |  (98) |   4 | 
 
  | 1884  | 
  484  | 
  2033 |  (91) |   3 | 
 
  | 1885  | 
  486  | 
  2037 |  (87) |   1 | 
 
  | 1886  | 
  471  | 
  2040 |  (84) |   3 | 
 
  | 1887  | 
  480  | 
  2040 |  (87) |   0 | 
 
  | 1888  | 
  472  | 
  2039 |  (88) |   1 | 
 
  | 1889  | 
  462  | 
  2039 |  (90) |   1 | 
 
  | 1890  | 
  474  | 
  2046 |  (94) |   1 | 
 
  | 1891  | 
  459  | 
  2058 |  (98) |   0 | 
 
  | 1892  | 
  473  | 
  2069 |  (102) |   1 | 
 
  | 1893  | 
  491  | 
  2066 |  (107) |   0 | 
 
  | 1894  | 
  512  | 
  2062 |  (111) |   0 | 
 
  | 1895  | 
  522  | 
  2059 |  (115) |   0 | 
 
  | 1896  | 
  522  | 
  2056 |  (119) |   0 | 
 
  | 1897  | 
  532  | 
  2053 |  (122) |   0 | 
 
  | 1898  | 
  567  | 
  2050 |  (125) |   0 | 
 
  | 1899  | 
  589  | 
  2046 |  (127) |   1 | 
 
  | 1900  | 
  611  | 
  2044 |  (131) |   2 | 
 
  | 1901  | 
  624  | 
  2042 |  (135) |   1 | 
 
  
Rating table notes
 
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| Biographical data |  
   | Name: Hamel, Frederick Julius   | 
 
   |    Also known as: Frederic Hamel |  
   | Born: 1862 | 
 
   | Died: 17 Mar. 1942 | 
 
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   | Notes: | 
 
   | I suspect the 'Hamel' who played in several Manchester events in the 1850s and 1860s was 'L. Hamel' of Glasgow rather than 'F.J. Hamel'. The connection is suggested by a mention in the 7 Feb. 1857 issue of the Illustrated London News (p.124) of a 'Hamel (of Glasgow)' at the annual soirée of the Manchester Club. Tim Harding (personal communication) gives F.J. Hamel's birth date as 'Oct-Nov-Dec 1862', and evidence that F.J. Hamel was the son of Ludwig Hamel. | 
 
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   | References | 
 
| Books |  
   |    Forster, Amos Burn, page 960 | 
 
   |    Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 55, 227, 238 | 
 
| Periodicals |  
   |    [BCM], vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 1883, page 69 | 
 
   |    [ILN], vol. 34, no. 956, 22 Jan. 1859, page 94 | 
 
   |    [LW], 27 Jan. 1883 | 
 
| Web |  
   |    Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire] | 
 
   |    Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Lancastrians H] | 
 
 
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Tournament data 
  | Leeds 1883 (1)     | 
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Hamel, F.J. - Groux, W.     | 
  1 - 1     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Sheffield 1883 (2)     | 
Sheffield and District - Manchester Club Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Hamel, F.J. - Scott, T.     | 
  2 - 0     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Leeds 1883 (3)     | 
Manchester Athenaeum - Hull Church Institute Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Hamel, F.J. - Trumble, W.E.     | 
  2 - 0     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Derby 1884     | 
Manchester - Nottingham Match     | 
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   | 
    Hamel, F.J. - Mitchell, J.A.     | 
  0.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Manchester 1884     | 
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Hamel, F.J. - Yates, T.S.     | 
  1.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Liverpool 1885     | 
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match     | 
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   | 
    Hamel, F.J. - Beakbane, A.     | 
  0.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Manchester 1886 (1)     | 
Manchester Athenaeum - Nottingham Club Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Hamel, F.J. - Sander, E.J.     | 
  0.5 - 1.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Manchester 1886 (2)     | 
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match     | 
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   | 
    Hamel, F.J. - Green, R.F.     | 
  1 - 0     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Liverpool 1888 (1)     | 
Manchester and District - Liverpool and District Match     | 
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   | 
    Hamel, F.J. - Whitby, L.E.     | 
  0.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Liverpool 1889 (2)     | 
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match     | 
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   | 
    Hamel, F.J. - Leather, R.K.     | 
  0 - 1     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Manchester 1890 (2)     | 
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match     | 
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   | 
    Hamel, F.J. - Dod, A.     | 
  0 - 1     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Liverpool 1892     | 
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Hamel, F.J. - Dod, A.     | 
  1 - 0     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Huddersfield 1899     | 
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match     | 
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   | 
    Hamel, F.J. - Spears, E.G.     | 
  0.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Manchester 1900 (1)     | 
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match     | 
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   | 
    Hamel, F.J. - Roberts, C.W.     | 
  0.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Manchester 1900 (2)     | 
Lancashire - Warwickshire County Match     | 
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   | 
    Hamel, F.J. - Jones, E.P.     | 
  0.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Manchester 1901 (1)     | 
Lancashire - Cheshire County Match     | 
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   | 
    Hamel, F.J. - Horsfall, W.H.     | 
  1 - 0     | 
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