Muñoz, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1873  534  1819 (67) 25
1874  569  1827 (77) 0
1875  599  1836 (84) 0
1876  559  1844 (89) 0
1877  511  1852 (94) 0
1878  505  1860 (97) 0
1879  483  1868 (100) 0
1880  509  1877 (102) 0
1881  568  1885 (103) 0
1882  600  1893 (103) 0
1883  635  1901 (103) 0
1884  681  1910 (103) 0
1885  653  1918 (101) 0
1886  647  1926 (99) 0
1887  630  1934 (96) 4
1888  648  1921 (99) 0
1889  650  1907 (101) 2
1890  687  1905 (105) 0
1891  694  1903 (108) 1
1892  747  1892 (112) 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