Notes by R. Teichmann.

1. 6.e5 Mieses has the credit of having revived this good variation of the Scotch game by adopting it several times in this Tournament with success.
2. 6…Nd5 Doubtless best, and preferable to Kt to Kt sq as played by Lasker, or Q to K 2 as played by myself against Mieses.
3. 16.Be4 White has played this opening in a very spirited manner, and with this move gets a decisive advantage in position.
4. 26.Qh6 A pretty combination.
5. 26…f5 This move ought to lose. He had a valid defence in Q to K 2; if then 27. Kt to Kt 5, Q to B 3, with the better game. He could also have sacrificed the exchange by R x Kt, which would have enabled him to draw the game, the advanced passed Pawn then becoming very strong.
6. 28.Nh5 Extremely fine, and the key move to the whole combination. Black must take the Knight, for if P x R, then 29. Q to Kt 7, ch, K to K sq; 30. Kt to B 6, ch, K to Q sq; 31. Q to B 8, mate. (See diagram.)
7. 29…Kf8 With this, however, he throws away a well-deserved victory. 68 The obvious move R x B would have forced the game in a few moves, e.g. 29. R X B, Q toB 6, best; 30. R to Q sq(!) (not R to K sq on K 5). 30... R to K 5 (there is nothing account of 30... R to 32. Q X R P (R 7), ch, K moves; 33- Q x better); 31. R x R, P x R; K P and wins easily.
8. 35.Qxc7+ A fatal mistake. He could still have drawn with Q to B 3, ch, because Black must play his King back to Q 2 and cannot avoid the perpetual check.
9. 44…e3 If 35. R X P, then of course R to R 8 (!); 36. K x R, P to K 7, winning.