CHESS: Kidderminster B made a winning start in Division Two of the Wolverhampton and District League, defeating Bushbury in their home match.

Team captain Mike Kitchen’s son, Peter, made a rare appearance and although he lost on the top board, Kidderminster ended up 3-2 victors.

Full results (Kidderminster names first): Kitchen 0, P Staley 1; M Riley 1, S Harris 0; J Varilone 0.5, A Shroeder 0.5; T Yates 0.5, J Whitehead 0.5; C Billinge 1, P Scott 0.

The A team travels to West Bromwich on Monday and the combined A and B teams take on Stourbridge in round one of the Pittaway Cup on Wednesday.