LYTHAM Chess Club first team scored their first win of the season in Division A beating Poulton first team by 3-1. Doug Williams and Leo Ainsworth won, while John Cooper, Peter Jowett and David Newton all drew.

The fourth team lost 3-1 to Lytham High School,while the thirds beat Lancaster by 2-1. Peter Dirs slipped up badly but Ainsworth recovered from a bad start to win.

John Regan won and David Dawber scored a draw to seal the match.