Notes by H. N. Pillsbury.

1. 4…Qe7 Perhaps not so good as Kt to K B 3, but favoured by Dr. Pollock.
2. 6.a4 Advances of this character so early seem premature, and only weaken the position later on. Although this includes a trap—viz. if in answer 6. P to Q 3; 7. P to R 5, winning two Pieces for Rook and Pawn, yet it is no exception to the foregoing rule. Any developing move, as 6. Castles, would be better.
3. 8.d5 Rather than this advance, which allows Black later on to open the game at his leisure on the King's side, the lesser evil of the two, P to K R 3, would be preferable. Black could form no immediate assault upon this point, and his somewhat weakened Queen's wing would scarcely permit him to Castle on that side, with intent of a Pawn attack on the White King.
4. 9…Nf6 The position would permit of a direct assault upon the Castled King, should Black desire, by 9. P to K B 3, followed soon by P to K Kt 4 and K R 4. In answer, 10. Kt to R 4 would be disastrous by 10. P to K Kt 4; II. Q to R 5, ch, Kt to B 2; 12. Kt to B 3, B to Q 2 (!), followed by Castles Q R, now permissible owing to the displacement of the White Queen.
5. 17…O-O With a fine position for attack; a direct evidence of the weakness of White's 8th move.
6. 20.bxa5 Only still further weakening his Pawns.
7. 25.Be3 Q to Kt 3, with intent to force matters on the Queen's side, seems better.
8. 27.Nc3 A violation of an old-time principle ' that the Pieces should not be left loose and unguarded.' Black takes advantage of this misplay with great precision, and from this point obtains a winning advantage. White should have played 27. Q to B 2, and if Kt to K 5; 28. Kt to B 3, Kt to B 4; 29. P to R 5, with a fair prospect of attack on the weak Queen's Knight's Pawn. (See diagram.)
9. 29…Nf5 Perhaps B to R 6 was quicker, for if 30. R to B 2, B to Kt 7, wins without much trouble.
10. 58…Na3 Rather an amusing finish to a very interesting game.