Game No. 48 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 65–66; played 1889.04.06. The original descriptive notation and printed analysis are retained.

1. 7.dxe5 This sacrifice is the invention of the present leader of White, but it is dangerous if well met.
2. 8…Nbd4 For the Pawn may be maintained by 8...Kt x KP; 9 R x Kt, 9 Kt—Q3; 10 Q—K2, 10 P—KB3, etc.
3. 11.Bf4 An excellent move that greatly hampers Black's game.
4. 11…c6 If P— KB3 at once, White would answer Q— B4ch., followed by P x P and B X P, with a winning game. But the move in the text, nevertheless, was dangerous, as it left a weak spot at Q3. K — R sq. was a better preparation.
5. 12.a5 Loss of time. QKt — B3 was much stronger.
6. 15.Ne4 15 B — Q6 was certainly better and gave him drawn chances, whereas now Black, with his two Bishops, the open KB file and the majority of Pawns on the Q side, obtains the superior game.
7. 24…Qxe3 Black has a slight advantage for the ending, and also apparently relies on his superior skill, which does not disappoint him in the end play.
8. 28.h3 Just what his astute opponent is aiming at. White ought to have avoided placing the Pawns on the K side on white squares, where they were liable to attacks from the adverse QB and rather difficult to defend. K — K sq., followed by Kt — B sq., was the correct play.
9. 30…Be4 Skilfully compelling the advance of another adverse Pawn on a white square and still more weakening the Pawns on the K side.
10. 33.Bh8 An error of judgment. His only chance of playing for a draw consisted in moving the Bishop backward and forward on the Q side diagonal from Q4— R7.
11. 33…c5 A fine move that virtually decides the game by breaking the chain of Pawns on the Q side and isolating the QRP.
12. 36.Ke3 Making it more easy for the opponent, but even after his best defence, 36 B — Kt 6, 36 K — K2, Black had much the superiority, as White could not make much use of his Knight and King. If, for instance, 37 Kt— Q4, 37 B— Kt 6 ch.; 38 K — Kt sq., 38 B—KB5, threatening B — Q7, with a winning game.
13. 37.f4 If 37B— Kt6, 37BxB, followed by P— QR4 or K—K3, wins equally for Black.
14. 41.Bc5 He could not hope to save the game by Kt x P, for Black would answer K— B4, followed by B — K2. The move adopted was the only one to stop the adverse passed RP, and of course only effects his object temporarily.