KIDDERMINSTER Chess Club suffered a 6.5-1.5 thrashing at home to Shifnal and Telford in the first round of the Wolverhampton League's Pittaway Cup.
Only Jim Friar, Frank Pickett and Gerald Link were able to hold their opponents to draws.
Full results (Kidderminster names first): Brian Sharp 0, N Rutter 1; Maurice Bissell 0, T Pym 1; Friar 0.5, D Gostelow 0.5; Pickett 0.5, J Footner 0.5; Link 0.5, C Roberts 0.5; Mark Riley 0, G Edwards 1; Dave Close 0, S Tarr 1; Paul Thomas 0, W Peck 1.
Kidderminster were also disappointing in Worcestershire League Division Two, losing at home 3.5-1.5 to Stourbridge.
Results: John Varilone 0.5, P Trevis 0.5; Ken Durnell 0.5, D Scriven 0.5; Bill Pugh 0, H Small 1; Terry Pountney 0.5, M Pritchard 0.5; Clive Billinge 0, N Peremezhney 1.
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