"Played in a simultaneous at the Pacific Chess Club on Washington's Birthday [February 22, 1918]. Mr. Testa, the only winner, played a good uphill game. Another will be given on March 28."

3W. (a)—This move constitutes the Ruy Lopez. This is my first published game in which I adopted this opening, and I have never played it in a game of any importance, with one possible exception and that is in 1904 after the conclusion of the St. Louis tournament. Max Judd arranged that Jaffe and I should play three games for a small prize to the winner of each. He won the first and I the next two. In the second of those games I adopted the Ruy. I have never like it much, although it is the opening most in vogue at present and has been for a long time.

4W. (b)—Steinitz thought P-B3 best. The Handbuch gives the text move as best.

6B. (c)—N-B3 is usual here, but the move made is a good one and leads to a livelier game.

10B. (d)—This, of course, is a mistake, losing a pawn, but, as often happens, White's positional advantage is diminished after he captures.

16W. (e)—QxNP was theoretically safe, but would have given White such a hard game that under the circumstances it was thought best to pass the gain up, as too much time cannot be used on any one board in a simultaneous and Black, by replying Q-R4, could make it extremely uncomfortable.

23W. (f)—N-B2 was more conservative.

26B. (g)—Rather QxN.

30B. (h)—I had calculated on R-K3 here and thought the move made merely desperate.

32W. (i)—Failing to give the position proper consideration White loses. There is a win here by B-KB1, for if QxBch, K-R2 and Black has no safe check thereafter.

32B. (j)—Testa's long check, which I had missed and upon which he no doubt relied when playing 30—… RxP. The game is now over, for if P-KK3, RxBch. When the queen gets to knight 6 Black has two exchanges ahead and White has a bad position.