CHESS: Grandmaster Keith Arkell defeated all 16 opponents in a simultaneous exhibition at Kidderminster Chess Club.
Kidderminster players taking part: Maurice Bissell, Peter Yates, John Wrench, Frank Pickett, Tim Yates, Mark Riley, Bill Pugh, Paul Thomas, Clive Billinge, Peter Kitchen, John Varilone, Terry Pountney, Michael Kitchen, Kevin Brant, Stan Hales, Gordon Gardner.
T Yates and Brant held out the longest, their games lasting over two hours.
In Worcestershire League Division Two, Kidderminster recorded a 5-0 home victory over Hagley.
Individual results (Kidderminster names first): Riley 1, K Dodd 0; K Durnell 1, G Voskanian 0; Pugh 1, R Beasley 0; Varilone 1, D Waldron 0; Pountney 1, J Matchett 0.
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