CHESS: Kidderminster are feeling the pressure as they try to win the Worcestershire League First Division championship for the first time in over 35 years.

They failed to complete the double over Worcester St John's, the match ending in a 3-3 draw, which leaves the title reace wide open.

Kidderminster's second team defeated Hagley 3-2 in the Worcestershire League cup, but were eliminated under the handicap system.

First team results (Kidderminster names first): John Wrench 0.5 P Kitson 0.5; Jim Friar 0.5 S James 0.5; Maurice Bissell 1 N Harris 0; Frank Pickett 0 G Dyett 1; Gerald Link 0 S Foster 1; Dave Close 1 J Loynes 0.

Second team results: Tim Yates 0 A Moore 1; Clive Billinge 0 F O'Gorman 1; Mike Kitchen 1 G Voskanian 0; Terry Pountney 1 B Nicholson 0; Bill Pugh 1 J Taylor 0.