Muñoz, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1873  561  1815 (67) 25
1874  593  1823 (77) 0
1875  618  1831 (84) 0
1876  592  1838 (89) 0
1877  542  1846 (94) 0
1878  537  1854 (97) 0
1879  522  1862 (100) 0
1880  541  1870 (102) 0
1881  592  1878 (103) 0
1882  632  1886 (103) 0
1883  657  1894 (103) 0
1884  708  1902 (102) 0
1885  676  1910 (101) 0
1886  670  1918 (99) 0
1887  642  1926 (96) 4
1888  669  1912 (98) 0
1889  671  1898 (100) 2
1890  711  1896 (104) 0
1891  714  1894 (108) 1
1892  769  1883 (111) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Muñoz, John B.  
   Also known as: Juan Muñoz
Born: 1844
Died: 18 Mar. 1894
 
Notes:
Brother of Manuel Muñoz, jr., and son of Manuel Muñoz, sr. (Manuel Muñoz y Castro). The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 9 Dec. 1872 gives 'T.B. Munoz'. The obituary in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 29 Mar. 1894 says he died 'Sunday week', which I take to mean 18 Mar. 1894. He died at age 49, so was born between 19 Mar. 1844 and 18 Mar. 1845. The passenger list of the Ida, which arrived in Philadelphia on 24 July 1862 from Venezuela, has 'Juan Munoz' age 17, which further constrains his data of birth to no earlier than 25 July 1844. The Brookly Daily Eagle of 25 Oct. 1885 (p.16) has 'J.I. Munoz', which I am guessing is an error for 'J.B. Munoz'.
 
References
Books
   Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 118
   Rogers, New York State Chess Association, page 22
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 27, 27, 31, 500, 500
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. III, page 99
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. IV, page 131, 138
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VII, page 13
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 33, no. 293, 9 Dec. 1872, page 3
   [BDE], vol. 34, no. 166, 16 July 1873, page 2
   [BDE], vol. 42, no. 52, 22 Feb. 1881, page 4
   [BDE], vol. 43, no. 291, 20 Oct. 1882, page 3
   [BDE], vol. 44, no. 278, 7 Oct. 1883, page 8
   [BDE], vol. 46, no. 296, 25 Oct. 1885, page 16
   [BDE], vol. 46, no. 310, 7 Nov. 1886, page 10
   [BDE], vol. 52, no. 19, 18 Jan. 1892, page 1
   [BDE], vol. 54, no. 87, 29 Mar. 1894, page 8
   [CCC], vol. 4, no. 9, 7 Mar. 1889, page 87
   [Era], vol. 33, no. 1698, 9 Apr. 1871, page 7
   [SoT], 12 Nov. 1870
Web
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4652. Chess by circulation]

Tournament data

New York 1873     Brooklyn Club Tournament     10  /  25      odds player in pawn and two moves class
New York 1887 (1)     10th New York State Championship    
  Munoz, J.B. - Bixby, W.C.     1 - 0    
  Munoz, J.B. - Shipley, W.P.     1 - 0    
  Munoz, J.B. - Angresius, C.F.     0 - 1    
  Munoz, J.B. - Mintz, F.     0 - 1    
New York 1889 (1)     11th New York State Championship    
  Munoz, J.B. - Loyd, S.     0 - 1    
  Munoz, J.B. - Bishop, A.     1 - 0    
  Munoz, J.B. - Catlin, H.C.     0 - 1    
New York 1891 (5)     New Jersey - Manhattan Club Match    
  Munoz, J.B. - Baird, D.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1892 (1)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Munoz, J.B. - Broughton, L.D.     0 - 1    
New York 1892 (2)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Munoz, J.B. - Broughton, L.D.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 12 Nov. 2024