Gentleman:
Thank you very much for your remarks about 10-year old Claudia Munoz.
I am her father and coach and I read the words said about her
performance.
Claudia is an American citizen living in Mexico because we own a
business that has contracts with American companies on Mexican soil.
Claudia learned how to play chess at age 6. We have never claimed she
is a prodigy, she is another chessplayer like all the other girls that
dedicate their time to this beautiful sport.
Claudia began playing in the Mexican system and as you can see in her
blog she has practically won everything their is to win; however, for
3 years the FENAMAC, the Mexican chess association due to
organizational strife did not rate about 25 of her games, so we opted
to expand play in the USA. She has played in 6 tournaments, four of
them in tournaments with ratings so much higher than hers opting not
to play with children as she has always done here in Mexico. After she
played for the USA in the North American Youth Championship she faced
Mexico's top 4 players that had represented them in the Pan American
in Colombia, she completely mowed them. She won the gold medal and the
right to represent the USA in Argentina. She was rated only 1046 in
the USA. Is that not unusual? Then we sent her to the Susan Polgar in
January where she won 1st place and then to the ALL GIRLS NATIONAL in
Dallas two weeks ago where she came in a 4-way tie for 2nd place with
Lily Poteat, Evan Xiang, etc, etc. She has had a 300 plus point
increase in her rating in the USA in just two tournaments. Next month
she will compete in San Antonio, for us to travel to the nearest
tournament in the USA requires close to $600 per trip when those who
live in Dallas or Houston it simply costs them the city bus fair and
the entry fee.
I notice that people focus on the age and the rating a lot, if Claudia
at age 10 is rated now 1322 and were to gain 300 points a year, what
is wrong with her with being 1900 by age 12? It seems like its a crime
for her to have a WCM awarded by FIDE for performance. By the way, her
opponents on the Mexican team had 1400 and 1500 rating, when she won
1st place at the NAYCC she was 9 years old. How can an American with
1046 (then) defeat those players?? Answer, underrated. Time will tell
where she will go and how far but as for now she quickly has asserted
herself in the last two national tournaments in the US that she is for
real because she is doing it at the same time in two countries.
Since she won for the USA the FENAMAC here in Mexico quickly fixed her
"rating problem". She competes inside of Mexico for the state of
Coahuila in National Championship system which is entirely different
than the American.
It is not a crime for a 10 year old to have a 1322 USCF rating and it
doesnt mean that the girl is destined to be a loser for that. Compare
how in 6 tournaments she got to 1322 and compare how many tournaments
it took those girls her age to reach the same rating, you will see a
SIZEABLE difference.
Concerning our Christianity, you will find a 10-year old girl that is
full of God in her heart.
I appreciate Sam your comments as well as those people that placed
comments. Keep looking at her blog at
womancandidatemaster.blogspot.com I assure all that in a few years she
will be a very well-know chessplayer.
God Bless
Abed
Lic. Abed Munoz Sanchez
ASESORIAS ACADEMICAS
Xicotencatl #1260
Colonia Benito Juarez
Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila
(877) 888-1955
On May 5, 7:28 am, samsloan wrote:
If you want to see something truly amazing and astounding, play the
following youtube videos about Claudia Munoz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9LborxiiIM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaBJZ7vwEjo
http://womancandidatemaster.blogspot.com/
Claudia Munoz is a 10-year-old Mexican girl who was born in Texas and
who lives in Acuna, Mexico. She is a dual national who chooses to
represent the United States where she has won national championships.
She will represent the United States in the forthcoming Pan American
Championships. She hopes to be able to represent the United States in
the World Youth Championships in Vietnam in October, 2008.
She has been awarded the Woman Candidate Master title by FIDE.
Just play her videos and you will see why this is so Amazing.
Again and again, she says that it is God and Jesus that enables her to
accomplish these things.
Sam Sloan