Walter Michel Explained

Walter Michel (November 26, 1888 – September 30, 1969) 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 Chess Olympiad in London (+2 –1 =1);
• In 1928 at reserve board in the 2nd Chess Olympiad in The Hague (+6 –3 =2);
• In 1931 at reserve board in the 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague (+5 –3 =7);
• In 1935 at third board in the 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw (+2 –9 =4).^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/pagine/svizzera.htm svizzera
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. http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess