Game No. 186 in Steinitz's The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 240–242 (PDF pages 292–294); headed "Played in the first round, April 4th."

1. 7…e4 The correct move in this variation for the purpose of obtaining an early equalization.
2. 11…Ng6 Kt — Kt 5, with the view of returning to KB3, was better.
3. 12…f5 His centre and Q side become now blocked, and rather than subject himself to such a confined position, he ought to have played 12...O—O, whereupon if 13 P—B5, 13 Kt—K4; 14 P—B6, 14 PxP; 15 B—R6, 15 R—K sq., with a defensible game.
4. 20…c5 If 20. . .Bx P; 21 Q— Kt3, with the superior game.
5. 24…bxa5 A dangerous opening for the adverse heavy pieces is made by this move. B — QB sq. was better.
6. 27…a5 Under the circumstances that he had exchanged Pawns on the 24th move, his last three moves were ingeniously conceived for the purpose of covering his Q side,
7. 50.Nd2 After a great deal of useless manoeuvring on both sides, White spots the hostile weak point and proceeds to win the advanced QRP.
8. 55.h3 In allowing the adverse Knight entrance in the centre he makes his victory doubtful, whereas, after BxKt, he had a comparatively easy task to keep his King safe and to advance his winning QKtP in due time.
9. 69…Bxd5 Black ought to have been more than satisfied with a draw, considering that he was a Pawn behind, nor was there any more particular danger to his game than there had been all along since he lost the Pawn, and the sacrifice was, therefore, unjustifiable.
10. 79.Ra1 Q—B5 at once was stronger still.