CHESS: Kidderminster captain Bill Pugh singled out John Varilone for special praise following the Rooks' 2.5-1.5 home victory over Droitwich in the Worcester and District League Cup final.

Varilone returned to Kidderminster to take his place in the team throughout the campaign, even when working as far away as Kent and Yorkshire.

Individual results (Kidderminster names first): Pugh 1, A Kirkland 0; P Thomas 0.5, W Watson 0.5; Varilone 0.5, B Foord 0.5; T Pountney 0.5, T Parkes 0.5.

Kidderminster Pawns completed their Worcester and District League Division One programme with a 2.5-1.5 defeat at home to Worcester.

Scores: M Riley 0, J Keene 1; K Brant 1 by default; C Billinge 0, A Copeman 1; P Kitchen 0.5, K Tyson 0.5.

Kidderminster's lone representative in Worcestershire's first team, Maurice Bissell, lost his game at Oxford and the county were defeated 12.5-3.5 by Hertfordshire.