CHESS: Alan Preece continued his fine run of results with another win, but it was not enough to prevent Kidderminster from crashing out of the Wolverhampton League Pittaway Cup.

Opponents Wolverhampton won the first round match by 4½-3½.

Results (Kidderminster names first): J Wrench 0, M Townsend 1; M Bissell 0, R Marshall 1; F Pickett 1, P Bull 0; D Close ½, P Pearson-Jones ½; J Gittus ½, P Porter ½; J Chester 0, J Hunt 1; Preece 1, G Sands 0; P Thomas ½, B Lewis ½.