CHESS: Father-and-son partnership Michael and Peter Kitchen did their best to pull off a shock result on Kidderminster Pawns' trip to Malvern Dolphins in Worcester and District League Division One.

Captain M Kitchen won his game and P Kitchen drew with an opponent graded 57 points higher.

But their efforts were in vain because Mike Riley and Clive Billinge found the opposition too strong and Pawns lost 2.5-1.5.

Results (K'minster first): Riley 0, B Turner 1; Billinge 0, G Herbert 1; P Kitchen 0.5, I Clarke 0.5; M Kitchen 1, T Shaw 0.

In Worcestershire League Division Two, Kidderminster fell 3-2 at home to Halesowen.

Results: Riley 0.5, A Ambrose 0.5; Ken Durnell 0.5, D Curry 0.5; Bill Pugh 0, K Ryder 1; Terry Pountney 1, M Clark 0; John Varilone 0, G Wyle 1.