Game 26, printed pages 35–36, from William Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891).

1. 3…Be7 This opening received the name of the Hungarian Defence after having been adopted by the Chess Club of Pesth in the correspondence match against Paris, over thirty years ago.
2. 5.Nc3 The Giuoco Piano system, commencing with P—QB3 at this juncture is, we believe, more efficient for the purpose of retaining pressure against the adverse confined position.
3. 6.h3 The present precaution, which we are opposed to on general principles, was hardly as necessary at this juncture as the retreat of B—QKt3 or O—O.
4. 6…a6 For instead of this unmeaning move Black could at least equalize the game by 6...KKtxP; 7 KtxKt (if 7 BxP ch., 7 KxB; 8 KtxKt, 8 PxP; 9 KtxP [or 9 KKt—Kt5 ch., 9 K—Kt sq.; 10 Q—B3, 10 B—B3; 11 Q—Kt3 ch., 11 P—Q4, and Black ought to keep his Pawn ahead], 9...KtxKt; 10 QxKt, 10 P—Q4, and we prefer Black's position), 7...P—Q4; 8 BxP, 8 QxB; 9 Kt—B3, 9 KB—QKt5; and if 10 PxP, 10 QxQ ch.; 11 KxQ, 11 QB—KKt5 will soon recover the Pawn, with the better game.
5. 8…Qe8 Since White has O—O, Black was deprived of the resource of KtxKP, for White would capture the Knight, followed, in reply to P—Q4, by BxP, Kt—QB3, and then accordingly P—Q5 or PxP.
6. 12…Ne7 Much as Black's pieces seem to be cramped up, he had still a well defensible game, with good prospects of opening a counter-attack if he had only played P—KB4 at once.
7. 13.Ng5 We believe that White was more sure of obtaining the advantage by 13 PxP, 13 PxP (or 13...KtxP; 14 KtxKt, 14 PxKt; 15 R—Q2, with the view of entering Kt—Q5 as soon as Black withdraws his Knight from K2); 14 R—Q2, etc.
8. 13…Ng6 Black's patience has broken down with this injurious move. 13...P—KR3 was still good enough for defensive objects; for if 14 Q—R5, 14 K—Kt sq.; 15 Kt—B3, 15 Kt—KB3; 16 Q—R4, 16 Kt—Kt3; 17 Q—Kt3, 17 Kt—R4, with the superior game.
9. 14.Nxh7 Fine play.
10. 16…c6 A desperate effort to avoid the entrance of the hostile Knight at the expense of another Pawn. But we believe that 16...B—B3; 17 Kt—Q5, 17 Q—Q sq.; 18 KtxB ch., 18 QxKt gave more hope of fighting for a draw, though, no doubt, by best play White was bound to win.
11. 21.f4 Much stronger was 21 B—Q4, whereupon, if 21...Kt—Q2; 22 Q—KB4, followed by P—K5, would also win the KBP, at least.
12. 25.Qh5 25 Q—R4 would have kept up the attack in a manner that was likely to lead to a more interesting finish, for Black could not attempt to release his KR by 25...P—KKt3 on account of 26 PxP, when, if 26...PxP, the Rook could be captured by the Bishop, whilst 26...RxP would be obviously disastrous, owing to the reply R—Q8 ch.
13. 28…Qxd4+ Simple and good enough, especially as there was little prospect of keeping up the attack otherwise.
14. 41.Rd8 Black has struggled bravely, but he has to succumb at last to superior force, backed up as it is by accurate and energetic play. Even after 41...B—K sq.; 42 RxB, he would have to give up the Rook for the Pawn immediately, in order to stop its queening, for if 42...K—Kt2; 43 R—Kt8 ch., and wins.