Muñoz, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1873  537  1816 (68) 25
1874  573  1824 (77) 0
1875  602  1832 (84) 0
1876  566  1840 (89) 0
1877  516  1848 (94) 0
1878  512  1856 (97) 0
1879  487  1864 (100) 0
1880  517  1872 (102) 0
1881  578  1880 (103) 0
1882  614  1888 (103) 0
1883  644  1896 (103) 0
1884  692  1904 (102) 0
1885  666  1912 (101) 0
1886  658  1920 (99) 0
1887  637  1928 (96) 4
1888  659  1914 (99) 0
1889  655  1901 (101) 2
1890  693  1899 (105) 0
1891  698  1897 (108) 1
1892  750  1886 (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