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Peru's Pan American chess champ needs funds to travel to Vietnam

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Israel J. Ruiz

Due to a lack of support from the Peruvian Sports Institute, Martin Seminario, Peru's Pan American chess champion and his father have been forced to take to the streets and ask strangers for money.

In an effort to travel to Vietnam and take part in a world chess championship, the young Peruvian champ and his father are asking for money on the streets of Chiclayo to raise what is needed for plane tickets.

The father-son pair began collecting funds on Sunday at a match between Cienciano and Juan Aurich football clubs.

While young Martin was supported by those sitting in the stadium's less expensive seats, authorities and businessmen in higher priced seating ignored the Pan American champ, reported El Comercio.

Martin's father made a call to all private businessmen to help his son participate in the world championship by helping him raise the $10,000 needed to cover airfare and accommodation costs.

The only person in Lambayeque that has helped us is Governor Yehude Simon Munaro, who donated 1,500 soles to pay for our trip, said Martin's father.

The young champion had the same problem when he wanted to compete in Argentina, where he won the Pan American title.

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# Jorge A. Meneses M says :
27 August, 2008 [ 16:42 ]

How can we not help our champs????????

Are the authorities in Peru so insensitive to help this family?????

It really mortifies me to read this news.

How can we, Peruvians and not Peruvians in the US, help and send $ ?
Is there a bank account???

Is it US$ or PE S/ needed?????

Please some one, revert to me.
Gracias
Jorge

# Maria Anton says :
27 August, 2008 [ 17:11 ]

Please let me know how to help this father/son to reach ther dream!!! can Livinginperu be able to set up an account on their names? I'm pretty sure a lot of people in Peru and overseas would love to help!!!

# Apostolos Panagiotopulos PHD says :
27 August, 2008 [ 19:10 ]

Our own Mulanovich is sponsored by Quicksilver. Barry Bonds endorsed Nike, Fila, Topps trading cards + many others still and in the past. Many soccer players receive support from Adidas, Wilson, etc. Professional skateboarders endorse their own apparel and equipment companies.

 

I don't think the problem is lack of support, sounds more like marketability of chess in Peru. Maybe they could hit up an outside source such as:

http://www.thechessstore.com/

or perhaps there is a good clue here:

http://gambit.blogs.nytimes.com/

# A.J.. Whilar says :
28 August, 2008 [ 00:08 ]

It is always the same story, it has been since the IPD (Instituto Peruano del Deporte) was created.
Ironically IPD was created to promote and direct all amateur sports in Peru. A good idea but never worked.
To my knowledge only football gets support, the other sports that have real champs and bring medals and trophys get none.
Let's set up an account, the solidarity of Peruvians will help this little chess champ, hope he does great in Vietnam.

# Mary Tania Levy says :
28 August, 2008 [ 06:57 ]

I'm from Cusco Peru! Love the place I was born and I feel very deeply the shortcomings of our useless goverment.
I would like to rise enough money to help this young champion whos dream is to go to Vietnam. For this I need a way of contacting the father and the child. I will presume that their plea is genuine. I hope I can count with their honesty and their sincerity.
I can be reach at tania2160@yahoo.com.

Good luck to the little one!

Vale! pese a las idiosincracias de nuestro querido Peru, el amor y la veneracion que debemos profesar a todo lo nuestro, especialmente a estos ninos en quienes descansa el peso de un futuro incierto! debe de ser obligacion patriotica! En tiempos antiguos cada Ayllu consideraba la ninez como el mas preciado tesoro que podrian poseer. La discordia y la indiferencia en que ahora viven y crecen estos ninos son consecuencia de nuestra brutalidad e ignorancia historica!
Despertemos como peruanos y volvamos a recuperar los valores con los que nuestros antepasados lograron crear un Imperio noble, bien regido con una organizacion admirable donde no existia hambre menos la soledad ni el desprecio con que ahora los ninos crecen. Su grandeza y riqueza fueron inmaginables! Si dejamos atras la legacia espanola  de crimen, deshonestidad, robo y maltrato y volvemos a apreciar los dones que nuestros Incas nos dejaron podremos salir adelante y convertir a nuestro Peru en un nuevo Peru que valga  su peso en ORO y se convierta en todo 'UN PERU"
Mis mejores augurios y reconocimientos por el esfuerzo que este chiquitin hace para poder representar en un concurso de un juego tan intelectual!! Mis felicitaciones!!!!.

# Lela Cote says :
28 August, 2008 [ 09:31 ]

Please advice father and son to talk to the President of the Rotary Club in their City and ask if they can help them.

Thank you.

Lela Cote

# Michael Sontheimer says :
28 August, 2008 [ 10:34 ]

If Isarael Ruiz, the author of this article, was trying to gain support for young Martin, it would have been a good idea to add contact information. I would love to help as so many would, it saddens me that this is such a great opportunity, the child got press, he has support and people that would like to help him, yet he cannot be reached. I will look into it more to see how I can get a hold of them.
If anyone finds out before I do please post the information.
Thank you and I hope to see Peru on the international chess news in the near future!!
Michael Sontheimer

# rice and sugar says :
28 August, 2008 [ 10:48 ]

For anyone who wants to write Rotary club to help M. Seminario, our champion, here is the contact info:

presidencia@rotaryclubdelima.org
secretaria@rotaryclubdelima.org

Address:
Dionisio Derteano 198, San Isidro - Lima 27, Perú - (511)442-5781. Fax: (511)441-1944

Who else can we write to?

# rice and sugar says :
28 August, 2008 [ 10:52 ]

Just one clarification, above I found the contact for the Rotary Club in Lima over the INternet.
I am not yet aware if Rotary Club is helping this kid, I just thought, that if anyone wants to write to Rotary Club to get support for Martin. I wrote them myself already. Good luck to him.

# Israel says :
28 August, 2008 [ 11:02 ]

Unfortunately, no contact information was published in Peruvian newspapers. Maybe the daily's that wrote these stories will be able to help.

Niño campeón de ajedrez pide dinero en las calles para viajar a torneo

Niño campeón panamericano de ajedrez pide dinero en las calles para ir a mundial de Vietnam

Todos a apoyar a Martín Seminario

# Dora and John MUNCEY says :
29 August, 2008 [ 02:59 ]

We live in Belgium and would like to contribute to their trips. Please could you send us the details to get in touch with Martin's parents to send a contribution?

Many thanks.

Dora and John

# francis says :
30 August, 2008 [ 09:10 ]

im the admin of cheszpatzerblog.blogspot.com, i admire the heroic act of these boys father,he's sons cause is the cause of whole peru!