Game 202 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 261–262. Played in the first round at New York on March 29, 1889. The original notes retain descriptive notation. The book records that Black lost by time limit after White’s 45th move.

1. 4.Nf3 An ordinary position of the Queen’s Fianchetto having arisen, White ought to have played either the established P — KB3 at once or Kt — R3 at this juncture, reserving P— KB3.
2. 4…d5 Black could now proceed with P— KKt3, followed by P— KB4, which would also dislodge or exchange the adverse KP, with somewhat better effect for his position.
3. 6…c4 This advance is anyhow premature and generally compromising, for it gives the opponent first option of opening the game by P— QKt3, while if the Pawn remained at QB4, Black had the choice of taking that initiative, it being generally inadvisable for White, in similar positions, to exchange the QBP when Black can retake with the Kt P.
4. 9.Ng5 Very well played. White perceives the point of attack with acute judgment.
5. 9…g6 Best. If 9...P—KR3; 10 Q—R5, 10 P—KKt3 (or 10...Q—K2; 11 Kt x BP, 11 Q x Kt; 12 B—Kt6, and wins); 11 B x P, 11 P x B; 12 Q x P ch., 12 K—Q2; 13 Q x KP ch., 13 K—B2; 14 Kt—B7, and wins.
6. 10…Nh6 Inferior to Q — Q2, for it subjects him to great disadvantage in position.
7. 12.Be3 P — KKt 4, threatening Kt x RP, followed by P — Kt 5, was stronger here and for some more moves.
8. 23.Qh4 In support of his plan of bringing his Kt—KKt3, which, as will be seen, he is aiming at, Q—R3 was better.
9. 45.a3 The game was quite even, and it is certainly an unfortunate termination for Black to lose on the 45th move, and therefore only with one move short of the time limit.