Game No. 68 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 91–92; played 1889.04.13. The original descriptive notation and printed analysis are retained.

1. 6.Bg5 Clearly loss of time.
2. 17.fxe3 The isolation of the KP, which Black has skilfully manoeuvred for, could no more be avoided, for if 17 KtxKt, 17 R — K sq., followed by BxKt, has the same effect.
3. 18.Kh1 QR — Q sq. first was much better play.
4. 19…Qe7 Much stronger than 19. . .B x Kt; 20 QR— Q sq., and if 20. . .P-QB4; 21 P— B3, etc.
5. 25.g3 White has labored for a long time under difficulties in consequence of the weakness of his KP, against which the opponent has directed operations with well-judged persistency. His game was not easy to defend, though probably K — Ktsq., followed by waiting moves with his Queen, might have led to a draw, but the move in the text subjects him at once to a strong attack that must cause the loss of a Pawn, at least, within a few moves.
6. 27.Rxf5 A blunder which costs a piece. He could still hold out for some time after 27 R—B4, 27 Q X P ch. ; 28 K— R sq.