Notes by I. Gunsberg.

1. 5.Nxc6 The exchange leads to nothing.
2. 7…Be6 Black has conducted the whole game in rather an original way, as indicated by this odd move of the Bishop, to which, however, no objection can be made. On the contrary, should White endeavour to Castle on the Queen's side, then the Bishop on K 3, in conjunction with the Bishop on K Kt 2, and the Queen on R 4, would prove very troublesome to White.
3. 15…Bf5 Prevents Kt to K 4, and brings the Bishop into good play.
4. 19.Bg5 It was a choice of evils. White could have played 19. P to B 4, but that move would rather expose his King in a dangerous manner, for Black would reply Q to Kt 3, ch; 20. K to R sq, Castles Q R, with a strong game, as R x P, ch, would be threatened among other things.
5. 21…Qb6 Black wishes at once to get out of the way of R to Q 4.
6. 26…Bh6 Again Black does right in seeking to disestablish the Bishop which bears so strongly on his King's Pawn.
7. 33…f6 White's play here required very great delicacy of treatment, and Black's last move showed that he elected with excellent judgment to simplify the game, rather than expose himself to the risk which he ran if White had been given time to play Kt to K 2, and Kt to B 4.
8. 35.Qxf7+ Better than R x P if the object was to play for a safe draw, but for winning purposes we should have given the preference to R x P.
9. 41…d4 The advance of this Pawn seems premature. Black might have tried R to Q B 2 first, followed perhaps by P to Q Kt 3, so as to make his Rook available to assist in forcing on the Pawn.
10. 43…Rc3 Black perhaps put undue reliance on this move.
11. 44.Rxb7 Well played again. R x R would have lost.