Notes by J. H. Blackburne.

1. 4…Bb4 The position already has a drawish appearance.
2. 11.Bb2 This is risky; White, however, has scarcely sufficient force left to do any serious damage.
3. 14…Qf4 Better to have got rid of the adverse Bishop by B to Kt 4, afterwards planting the Knight on K B 5.
4. 20.Rh4 If R x P, then Kt to Kt 5, recovering the Pawn with the better position.
5. 21.Rf4 Here Black gives a chance. Kt to Kt sq or K to Kt 2, defending the Pawn, ought to have been played.
6. 26.Rb1 A more enterprising player would have ventured upon R x B P, in which case the following variation would probably have occurred— 28. R x B P, R x R P; 29. P to K B 3, R to R 7; 30. K to B 3, K to Kt 2; 31. R to B 4, and White has the superior game, because if Black now plays R x P, White replies with R to K R sq.
7. 27…Re5 Here again he misses his opportunity. P to R 6, ch, gives many chances of winning; for example—38. P to R 6, ch, K x P; 39. Kt to B 3, K to Kt 2; 40. P to Kt 5, P to K B 4 (best); 41. Kt to Q 4, R to K 4; 42. R to R 4, and White has the advantage. Black, instead of 38. K x P, might also play Kt x P or K to R sq, but in either case White obtains the better position.
8. 38.Nf3 B to B 5 would be more to the purpose.
9. 40.Rb1 Both players wait for the mistake, which never comes; hence the result—a draw.