B. to Kt's 5th.
24. Kt. to Q's 4th.[G] 24. P. to R's 5th.!
25. R. to K's 3d. 25. Q. to K's 4th.
26. P. takes P.? 26. B. to B's 6th. (ch.)
27. Resigns.
[Footnote A: NOTES by JAS. MASON.--In this familiar "double Lopez"
predicament, 7. B. takes Kt. is highly recommended, if a dull but
durable kind of game is desired.]
[Footnote B: ... Something like a leap in the dark. If the doubled Pawn
can be "dissolved" betimes, or the open file well used in attack, a safe
landing may be confidently expected.]
[Footnote C: More or less necessary, sooner or later. Black does not
attempt to dissolve, just here; for then Q. to R's 6th, threatening
Kt. to Kt's 5th, might be uncomfortable.]
[Footnote D: Routine--indirectly including the questionable
16. P. to Q's 5th? At once Kt. to Kt's sq., to be speedily followed
by P. to Kt's 3d and P. to K. B's 4th, would have given the matter
another and perhaps very different complexion.]
[Footnote E: ... The difference is in favor of the young American
representative, who presses it fully.]
[Footnote F: Manifestly weakening. The Russian champion feels himself on
the defensive, and at a loss how to continue. Thus the text move may be
as good as any other.
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