Following a few good performances Mutual Division 6 Team has won it's first team game. I wondered how long it would take but having played three, won one, drawn one and lost one we've finally achieved a victory as a team. Beating the West Midlands' Police Team was something I thought I'd relish but in actual fact there was very little in the way the Police's play that made me think their training had affected their chess playing. It was quite mild, they may have kettled a few of my pawns and tried to cause a backlash before sending the knights in. The bishops didn't do much, as per usual and the king and queen may as well have just hidden away right the way through the game. I won a game without any flashbacks or recollection of having met the players before, I have at least minimal condifence that it was a genuine game and a genuine victory. Having said that, I'll probably have some recollections of where I met my opponent on a few other occasions and why the victory doesn't hold firm. It's not quite the way anyone would want to win, I guess it's why the taking part is the most important element of the game. I wonder if this is the type of thing that has happened to any of the Grand Masters?
