CHESS: Kidderminster Rooks recorded mixed results in Worcester and District League Division One.

After being thrashed 3.5-0.5 at Malvern, they inflicted the first defeat of the season on Droitwich, 2.5-1.5.

Results v Malvern (Kidderminster first): Terry Pountney 0, B Turner 1; Paul Thomas 0, G Herbert 1; Bill Pugh 0, I Clarke 1; Ken Durnell 0.5, M Ginger 0.5.

Droitwich match: Pountney 0, P Kitson 1; Thomas 1, A Kirkland 0; Pugh 0.5, W Watson 0.5; Durnell 1, T Parkes 0.

Kidderminster completed their Wolverhampton League Division Two programme with a 4-2 defeat at Mercia.

Results: Mark Riley 0.5, M Share 0.5; Pountney 0.5, D Perks 0.5; John Varilone 0, K Francis 1; Clive Billinge 0, J Phillips 1; Derek Digger 1, B Smith 0; Durnell 0, R Carrier 1.