Game No. 177 in Steinitz's The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 228–229 (PDF pages 280–281); headed "Played in the first round, April 2d."

1. 10.dxe5 This is wrong in more than one way. 10 BPxP, 10 PxP; 11 P—Q5, would have secured the majority of Pawns on the Q side. It had also the effect of blocking the action of the adverse Bishop, and kept a Pawn in front of White's isolated KP which after this and White's next move becomes uncovered and exposed to adverse attack on the open file.
2. 21…Qb4 Black's play has been steady and correct, and he now wins a Pawn by force.
3. 22…Nxb2 As White's last move could have no effect on the Q wing, it would have been better to avoid complications on the K side by K — R sq.
4. 25.Rg4 Overlooking the adversary's ingenious reply. 25 R—Kt2 made his attack irresistible, for if 25...K—B sq. (or 25...R—B sq.; 26 QR—KKt sq., 26 RxB; 27 QxR, and wins); 26 RxP, 26 RxR; 27 R—KKt sq., and wins.
5. 25…Nd5 Very fine indeed.
6. 26.a3 26 KtxKt was of course out of question on account of the rejoinder QxR ch. And if 26 PxKt, 26 QxR; 27 PxQ, 27 PxQ, and wins.
7. 42.Ra8 White is playing to win against the odds of a Pawn, and he bears the penalty of the risk. R—R6, threatening R—Kt6 ch. and RxBP, would have drawn easily enough.
8. 44.Rd8 Even now he could draw without difficulty by BxP.
9. 53…Be3+ The quickest winning plan was 53...P—Kt6 ch.; 54 K—Kt2, 54 R—Kt7 ch.; 55 K—B sq. (or 55 K—Kt sq., 55 P—R6, and wins. Or if 55 K—R3, 55 P—Kt7, and wins), 55...R—B7 ch.; 56 K—Kt sq., 56 P—R6, and wins.
10. 72.Kh1 This and the foregoing move are dying attempts to save a hopeless game.