KIDDERMINSTER Chess Club beat Hagley in Division Two of the Worcestershire League, but not as convincingly as in previous encounters against these opponents, eventually scraping through by 3-2.

Full results (Kidderminster names first): Mark Riley 0.5, P Keate 0.5; Ken Durnell 0, M Borley 1; Paul Thomas 0.5, R Beasley 0.5; Terry Pountney 1, W Sitch 0; Bill Pugh 1, M Cooper 0.

The Division One team visited Malvern, always difficult to beat, and achieved a 3-3 draw.

Results: John Wrench 0.5, B Turner 0.5; Frank Pickett 0.5, G Herbert 0.5; Maurice Bissell 0.5, S Fuchs 0.5; Gerald Link 0, I Clarke 1; Mark Riley 1, J Knee 0; Dave Close 0.5, M Ginger 0.5.