TWO Kidderminster Chess Club players were selected to represent Worceste-rshire's team for under 100 grades against Shropshire at Redditch. Terry Pountney won his game but Bill Pugh was beaten in the match, which ended in a 6-6 draw.

Kidderminster are out of the Wolverh-ampton League first division championship race following a heavy 5.5-0.5 defeat away to reigning champions Bushbury.

Results (Kidderminster first): John Wrench 0.5, L Grinsell 0.5; Maurice Bissell 0, A Crombleholme 1; Frank Pickett 0, D. Cooper 1; Gerald Link 0, R. Parry 1; Dave Close 0, J. Staniforth 1; Paul Thomas 0, P. Staley 1.