- Walter Michel
Walter Michel (
November 26 ,1888 – ?) was aSwiss chess master .He took 4th at Berne 1925 ("Quadrangular",
Alexander Alekhine won), won the Swiss Championship at Geneva 1926, [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/pagine/svizzera.htm svizzera ] ] took 17th at Semmering 1926 (Rudolf Spielmann won), and took 4th at Le Pont ("Quadrangular",Paul Johner won). [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]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). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess ] ]References
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