Michael, Abraham




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1878  199  2167 (116) 3
1879  193  2175 (114) 0
1880  203  2183 (112) 0
1881  215  2192 (109) 0
1882  213  2200 (106) 0
1883  219  2208 (102) 0
1884  220  2217 (97) 0
1885  215  2225 (91) 0
1886  220  2233 (84) 0
1887  218  2242 (76) 0
1888  214  2250 (65) 12
1889  216  2241 (72) 1
1890  231  2234 (77) 0
1891  232  2226 (81) 0
1892  253  2219 (83) 0
1893  273  2212 (84) 0
1894  281  2205 (84) 0
1895  295  2198 (82) 0
1896  298  2190 (79) 0
1897  308  2183 (74) 12
1898  296  2200 (76) 0
1899  282  2216 (74) 13
1900  293  2212 (80) 0
1901  310  2208 (84) 0
1902  329  2204 (85) 0
1903  342  2200 (86) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Michael, Abraham  
Born:
Died: 12 July 1933
 
Notes:
There was also an 'M. Michael' in the Birmingham Chess Club at the same time as Abraham Michael in 1881, but by 1882, Abraham Michael had moved to South Africa, where he won the national championship in 1899. However, in 1888 a handicap tournament at the British Chess Club in London has listed an 'A. Michael'. One supposes that he was back in England temporarily.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 280
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 299
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 260
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 10, no. 10, Oct. 1890, page 410
   [BCM], vol. 17, no. 6, June 1897, page 213
   [CML], vol. 3, no. 1, Sep. 1881, page 2
   [CML], vol. 3, no. 12, Aug. 1882, page 356
   [CML], vol. 9, no. 10, June 1888, page 290
   [CML], vol. 9, no. 11, July 1888, page 327
   [CML], vol. 9, no. 12, Aug. 1888, page 377
Web
   [South African Chess Championship]

Tournament data

Birmingham (?) 1878     Dudley and Stourbridge - Birmingham Club Match    
  Michael, A. - McCarthy, F.     2 - 1    
London, England 1888 (8)     British Chess Club Handicap     5.5  /  12      odds player in two moves class
London, England 1889 (4)     British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match    
  Michael, A. - Salter, D.M.     1 - 0    
Cape Town 1897     South Africa Championship     7.5  /  12
Durban 1899     South Africa Championship     11  /  13
Johannesburg 1903     South Africa Championship     6.5  /  9


Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2021