Notes by H. N. Pillsbury.

1. 5.exd5 Not as good as 5. P to K 5, K Kt to Q 2; 6. B x B, Q x B; 7. Q to Q 2, &c.
2. 6…Nxe7 Q x B was superior.
3. 10.Ne2 White has much the freer position, and something more energetic seems needed here to keep his advantage. 10. Q to K 2, followed by Q R to Q sq, seems superior to the text.
4. 12.Qb3 True to the teaching of the ' Vienna' school. White by this move offers a draw. Either Q to B 2 or Q 2 were developing and kept the advantage of position with White.
5. 20.Qc1 Were White desirous of a fight, P to K Kt 3 first, followed by Q to Q 2, was the correct idea.
6. 29…c5 Black here makes a bid for something more than a draw, with which his opponent apparently would be satisfied.
7. 31…Bb5 To prevent Kt to B 4 and Q 6.
8. 33…Rb6 This and the next move place the Rook out of play: it stood better at Q Kt sq.
9. 36…f6 The only good move, but it serves to equalise matters.
10. 41…Nf5 Black appears to have now fully as good a game as White, as the Knight against Bishop compensates for the weakness of Pawns on the Queen's side. The line of play now initiated seems unnecessary and hazardous; either P to K 4 or K to B 2 seems safer.
11. 53…Nb3 Although Black has won a Pawn and at the same time kept his King sufficiently defended, yet the position will admit of no more than a draw, owing to the threatening attitude of White's Pieces.
12. 58…Nd2 Necessary to prevent the check at K 4 with the Bishop on the 61st move. A draw is now the legitimate result of a well-played ending.