Chessical: Notes by Amos Burn from the “Stamford Mercury” - Friday 9th May 1890, p.6.<White’s 3rd move> - Herr Lasker has played this move throughout the match, but it is questionable whether so good the result would seem to show.
<Black’s 4th move> - The objection to this move is that it leaves the Queen's Bishop too long out of play.
<Black’s 7th move> - Apparently lost time, as Black plays this Pawn another square next move, and might as well have played it two squares at once.
<White’s 8th move> - White now threatens to obtain the better position by playing forward his King's Pawn two squares, to prevent which Black has to advance his Queen's Pawn, which leaves his King's Pawn weak the rear.
<White’s 12th move> - To this point Black has the inferior position on account the backward development of his Queen's pieces, but the move in the text weakens White's position on the King's side, and might have led to disaster.
<Black’s 19th move> - A bold sacrifice, which is quite in accordance with Mr. Bird's attacking style. It would, however, have been safer to retreat the Knight, especially considering the state of the score.
<Black’s 21st move> - Hastily played. Black should first have advanced Rook's Pawn two squares in order to provide a retreat his Bishop. He would then have been left with a strong and enduring attack, which would have been difficult to parry. The move made enables Herr Lasker to get rid of the dangerous Bishop, after which, being piece ahead, all is plain sailing.
Kibitzing
