Walter Michel

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Walter Michel (November 26, 1888 – ?) was a Swiss chess master.


He took 4th at Berne 1925 (Quadrangular, Alexander Alekhine won), won the Swiss Championship at Geneva 1926,[1] took 17th at Semmering 1926 (Rudolf Spielmann won), and took 4th at Le Pont (Quadrangular, Paul Johner won).[2]

Michel played for Switzerland in Chess Olympiads:

  • In 1927 at reserve board in the 1st Olympiad in London (+2 –1 =1);
  • In 1928 at reserve board in the 2nd Olympiad in The Hague (+6 –3 =2);
  • In 1931 at reserve board in the 4th Olympiad in Prague (+5 –3 =7);
  • In 1935 at third board in the 6th Olympiad in Warsaw (+2 –9 =4).[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/pagine/svizzera.htm
  2. ^ http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
  3. ^ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess
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