Michael, Abraham




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1878  196  2165 (116) 3
1879  188  2173 (114) 0
1880  201  2181 (112) 0
1881  212  2190 (109) 0
1882  206  2198 (106) 0
1883  212  2206 (102) 0
1884  222  2215 (97) 0
1885  213  2223 (91) 0
1886  214  2231 (84) 0
1887  209  2240 (76) 0
1888  204  2248 (65) 12
1889  207  2239 (72) 1
1890  227  2232 (77) 0
1891  229  2225 (81) 0
1892  256  2218 (83) 0
1893  266  2211 (84) 0
1894  275  2204 (84) 0
1895  289  2197 (82) 0
1896  292  2189 (79) 0
1897  303  2182 (74) 12
1898  293  2199 (76) 0
1899  278  2215 (74) 13
1900  289  2211 (80) 0
1901  302  2207 (84) 0
1902  321  2203 (85) 0
1903  330  2199 (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