CHESS: Peter Kitchen finished ahead of 13 rivals to win Kidderminster's ninth annual handicap tournament.

Swansea University student Kitchen beat strong favourite Jim Friar by just half-a-point.

Full scores: Kitchen 10.5, Friar 10, Frank Pickett 9.5, Ken Durnell and Paul Thomas 8.5, John Varilone and John Wrench 7.5, Clive Billings and Peter Yates 6.5, Derek Digger 5, Terry Pountney 4, Mark Riley 3.5, Mark Wrench 3, Tim Yates 0.5.