Wood, John (1)




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1860  257  1902 (143) 1
1861  269  1897 (141) 3
1862  291  1893 (140) 0
1863  292  1889 (140) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Wood, John (1)  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Whyld gives the name of the player in the first class section of the Manchester 1860-1861 club tournament as 'J. Wood'. This is presumably not a misprint for 'Matthew Bateson Wood', also a member of the Manchester club at this time, and is clearly distinct from the 'J.G. Wood' who was in the third class section of the same event. There were several other players named 'Wood' in nearby clubs, including a 'Wood' from Liverpool in the 1840s, a J.M. Wood from Liverpool in the early 1870s and a John Wood in Worcester from the 1850s to the 1870s. Presumably all these are distinct.
 
References
Books
   Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 5, 39, 41
   Whyld, English Tournaments, page 11
Periodicals
   [Era], vol. 16, no. 814, 30 Apr. 1854, page 5
   [Era], vol. 21, no. 1050, 7 Nov. 1858, page 13
   [MWEG], 12 Jan. 1861
   [ST], no. 1855, 7 Nov. 1858, page supp.3

Tournament data

Manchester and Liverpool 1860     Manchester - Liverpool Telegraph Match    
  Wood, John (1) - Sparke, M.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1861 (1)     Manchester Chess Club Tournament - 1st Class    
  Wood, John (1) - Francis, A.M.     1 - 2    
Liverpool 1863     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Wood, John (1) - Smith, G. (1)     0.5 - 2.5    


Player information updated: 5 May 2020