Michelsen, Einar
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1903 |
385 |
2181 | (75) | 6 |
| 1904 |
372 |
2194 | (68) | 0 |
| 1905 |
360 |
2207 | (58) | 11 |
| 1906 |
327 |
2228 | (51) | 8 |
| 1907 |
213 |
2299 | (46) | 18 |
| 1908 |
196 |
2310 | (47) | 15 |
| 1909 |
199 |
2315 | (54) | 0 |
| 1910 |
191 |
2321 | (55) | 0 |
| 1911 |
188 |
2326 | (49) | 12 |
| 1912 |
221 |
2301 | (48) | 10 |
| 1913 |
258 |
2284 | (45) | 17 |
| 1914 |
243 |
2284 | (46) | 0 |
| 1915 |
228 |
2284 | (38) | 45 |
| 1916 |
278 |
2256 | (51) | 1 |
| 1917 |
325 |
2232 | (58) | 0 |
| 1918 |
380 |
2207 | (59) | 5 |
| 1919 |
406 |
2199 | (63) | 0 |
| 1920 |
462 |
2190 | (62) | 9 |
| 1921 |
502 |
2188 | (70) | 0 |
| 1922 |
533 |
2186 | (74) | 0 |
| 1923 |
577 |
2184 | (76) | 1 |
| 1924 |
542 |
2199 | (79) | 0 |
| 1925 |
499 |
2214 | (80) | 0 |
| 1926 |
482 |
2229 | (79) | 0 |
| 1927 |
455 |
2244 | (77) | 0 |
| 1928 |
416 |
2259 | (72) | 0 |
| 1929 |
371 |
2275 | (66) | 0 |
| 1930 |
328 |
2290 | (56) | 15 |
| 1931 |
417 |
2269 | (58) | 0 |
| 1932 |
492 |
2249 | (54) | 7 |
| 1933 |
639 |
2218 | (55) | 13 |
| 1934 |
695 |
2208 | (66) | 0 |
| 1935 |
774 |
2198 | (75) | 0 |
| 1936 |
805 |
2188 | (81) | 0 |
| 1937 |
808 |
2178 | (85) | 0 |
| 1938 |
869 |
2168 | (88) | 0 |
| 1939 |
859 |
2158 | (90) | 0 |
| 1940 |
815 |
2147 | (90) | 0 |
| 1941 |
815 |
2137 | (90) | 0 |
| 1942 |
794 |
2127 | (88) | 0 |
| 1943 |
802 |
2117 | (86) | 0 |
| 1944 |
825 |
2107 | (82) | 0 |
| 1945 |
863 |
2097 | (76) | 11 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Michelsen, Einar |
| Born: 16 Apr. 1885 |
| Died: 15 May 1952 |
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| Notes: |
| Hilbert (p.305) and Hooper and Brandreth (p.144) have 'E. Michelson', but Hooper and Brandreth also have 'E. Michelsen' (p.149). |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 311 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 394 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 208 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 281 |
| Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 305 |
| Hooper and Brandreth, Unknown Capablanca, page 144, 149 |
| Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 212 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 176 |
| Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 352 |
| Periodicals |
| [SLGD], 1 Sep. 1912, page 40 |
| Web |
| [Early Life of Einar Michelsen, Part 1] |
| [Early Life of Einar Michelsen, Part 2] |
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Tournament data
| Kristiania 1903 (1) |
Nordic Chess Federation - 2nd Class Tournament |
3.5 | / | 6 |
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| Stockholm 1905 (2) |
Nordic Chess Tournament - Second Class |
8 | / | 11 |
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| Chicago 1906 (2) |
7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Section 1 |
2 | / | 8 |
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| Excelsior 1907 |
8th Western Chess Association Tournament (8th USA Open) |
14.5 | / | 18 |
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| Excelsior 1908 (2) |
9th Western Chess Association Tournament - Preliminary Section B |
4 | / | 5 |
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| Excelsior 1908 (4) |
9th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final |
5.5 | / | 10 |
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| Excelsior 1911 |
12th Western Chess Association Tournament |
11 | / | 13 |
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| Excelsior 1912 |
13th Western Chess Association Tournament |
7 | / | 10 |
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| Chicago 1913 |
14th Western Chess Association Tournament |
11 | / | 17 |
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| New York 1915 (4) |
Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match |
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Michelsen, E. - Beynon, F.P. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1915 (6) |
Brooklyn Club - Progressive Club Match |
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Michelsen, E. - Zirn, H. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1915 (8) |
New York State Chess Association Tournament |
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Michelsen, E. - Lasker, Ed. |
0 - 1 |
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Michelsen, E. - Bernstein, J. |
1 - 0 |
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Michelsen, E. - Simonson, E. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1915 (10) |
Progressive Club Championship |
8 | / | 12 |
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| New York 1915 (11) |
American National Tournament |
2 | / | 14 |
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| New York 1915 (12) |
Metropolitan Chess League Individual Championship |
9 | / | 15 |
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| New York 1916 (9) |
Staten Island Club - Progressive Club Match |
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Michelsen, E. - Gay, H.S. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1918 (4) |
New York State Chess Association - Section I |
1 | / | 5 |
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| New York 1920 (2) |
Rice Progressive Chess Club Championship |
4 | / | 9 |
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| New York 1923 (27) |
Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match |
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Michelsen, E. - Tenner, O. |
0 - 1 |
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| Chicago 1930 (1) |
31st Western Chess Association Tournament |
5.5 | / | 8 |
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| Chicago 1930 (2) |
Chicago City Championship |
6 | / | 7 |
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| Chicago 1932 |
Chicago Championship |
4 | / | 7 |
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| Detroit 1933 |
34th Western Chess Association Championship |
4.5 | / | 13 |
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| Peoria 1945 |
46th U.S.A. Open Championship |
6 | / | 11 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025 |
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