CHESS: Kidderminster A are locked in battle with Walsall Kipping and Shifnal/Telford for the Wolverhampton League Division One championship.

They kept up the pressure with a comfortable 4-2 win at Lichfield B.

Results (Kidderminster first): Frank Pickett 1, D Abell 0; John Wrench 0.5, P Griffiths 0.5; Maurice Bissell 0.5, J Lakin 0.5; Gerald Link 1, B Homewood 0; Dave Close 1, G Monks 0; Paul Thomas 0.5, M Cooper 0.5.

Kidderminster B are set for an immediate return to Division Two following a 5-1 defeat at Bushbury.

Results: Mark Riley 0, L Grinsell 1; Clive Billings 0, P Pinfold 1; Terry Pountney 0, J Staniforth 1; John Varilone 0, A Schroeder 1; Mike Kitchen 0.5, P Staley 0.5; Derek Digger 0.5, R Brodie 0.5.