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Mr R F T Wood
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 2:35 pm
by Alan Ruffle
Dear All
I am trying to trace Mr R F T Wood Worcester open champion 1971 1972 1973..............tied with three others 1974.
Understood he played for Redditch chess club Worcester
Thank you
Alan Ruffle
Re: Mr R F T Wood
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 3:51 pm
by Leonard Barden
My memory, not 100% reliable, suggests that one of BH Wood's three sons was known as Frank and that his initials were RFT. That might be checkable with BH's daughter Peggy, widow of Peter Clarke, who may still be living in North Devon. Jack Rudd might be able to provide a link.
Re: Mr R F T Wood
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 4:40 pm
by Ian Thompson
Leonard Barden wrote: ↑Fri Mar 30, 2018 3:51 pm
My memory, not 100% reliable, suggests that one of BH Wood's three sons was known as Frank and that his initials were RFT. That might be checkable with BH's daughter Peggy, widow of Peter Clarke, who may still be living in North Devon. Jack Rudd might be able to provide a link.
Alternatively, one of BH Wood's other sons was Philip Wood, who currently plays for Kenilworth chess club. He could probably be contacted via this link for the club -
http://kenilworthchess.blogspot.co.uk/p ... ge_13.html.
Re: Mr R F T Wood
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:43 pm
by James Pratt
No, sorry.
BH Wood's children were CB, RFT and MEE Wood, now the widow of PH Clarke as you say. Christopher, Frank and Peggy. I can't get a Philip out of this. (Or see the Wood for the trees?) Ouch
Re: Mr R F T Wood
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:52 pm
by NickFaulks
Wikipedia disagrees.
"Wood's sons Christopher, Frank and Philip are also strong chess players."
Re: Mr R F T Wood
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2018 1:49 am
by Ian Thompson
James Pratt wrote: ↑Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:43 pm
No, sorry.
BH Wood's children were CB, RFT and MEE Wood, now the widow of PH Clarke as you say. Christopher, Frank and Peggy. I can't get a Philip out of this. (Or see the Wood for the trees?) Ouch
There is a Philip according to this report -
http://www.keverelchess.com/tag/peter-clarke-memorial/ - "The only half point [the winner] dropped was to Peter’s brother-in-law, Philip Wood, one of B. H. Wood’s 3 chess-playing sons. (Once upon a time, Sutton Colfield 1st team in the Birmingham League consisted of all 4 Woods)."
Three of the photographs in the tournament report have Philip Wood in them. I'd say there is a clear resemblance between him and BH Wood.
Re: Mr R F T Wood
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:45 am
by James Pratt
oh
Re: Mr R F T Wood
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:19 pm
by Leonard Barden
All BH's children had three initials,and from memory they were CBB, RFT, MEE and PRC.
Re: Mr R F T Wood
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:32 am
by Alan Ruffle
Gentlemen
Thank you for your replies.
The reason I am trying to contact Mr Wood is to seek his permission to use his name in a book I have written.......I was the one who spoiled it all for him in 1974........
I need to contact Mr Barden for the same reason and I have sent him a private message.
Cheers
Alan Ruffle