Game No. 72 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 96–98; played 1889.04.25. The original descriptive notation and printed analysis are retained.

1. 10.Bf4 So far all is in the usual style, but B — K3 is here preferable, and, as will be seen on the 12th move, White has lost time by the move in the text.
2. 16…Bb7 The Bishop is not well placed here. Q — K sq. was much better and would have enabled him to obtain soon the most favorable formation of Pawns that is usually aimed at by first-class masters in this opening, namely, by advancing P — Q3 and P — QB4. Black's game was then preferable, as he has already gained the strategical advantages of two Bishops against Knight and Bishop and the majority of Pawns on the Q side.
3. 18.Qg4 The transfer of the attack against the adverse K side, which was more than sufficiently protected, was ill-judged. Much stronger was 18 Kt — Q4, which hampered the adverse development of Pawns. The probable continuation was: 18...KtxKt; 19 B x Kt, 19 Q— Q sq.; 20 Kt—QB5, with an excellent game.
4. 20.c3 We believe that P — QKt 3 would have made the Pawns on the Q wing stronger for the ending.
5. 21.Nf4 The series of exchanges to which this leads leave White with the slightly inferior position.
6. 28…Bb3 Black takes possession of the hole which he has skilfully managed to form on the hostile Q wing.
7. 29.Bd2 This loses a most valuable Pawn. The right play was P — KB4, and though White had a little the inferior game, he could well struggle for a draw.
8. 30…Bg5 Herr Weiss seizes his opportunity with masterly precision.
9. 35.g3 P—KR3 would have enabled him to make a better fight for a draw.
10. 40.Be3 White defends himself ingeniously with two Pawns behind, and he forms a counter-attack with inferior forces that creates difficulties for the opponent, though there are only one piece on each side and a few Pawns on the board.
11. 40…a6 Black is equal to the occasion. It was important to advance this Pawn in view of the sacrifice of the QP that becomes necessary later on for the purpose of releasing the confined Bishop.
12. 52…h4 The ending is beautifully played by Herr Weiss. Obviously, the RP cannot be taken by the Bishop on account of the reply P—KKt4, and it would be equally disadvantageous for White to answer P x P, as Black would then play B—KB5 and win both the Rook Pawns easily. See diagram.
13. 54.Bxg3 Best. For if 54 P x P, 54 B—B7, and wins.
14. 55…g4 Black could have shortened the road to victory thus: 55...P—R4; 56 B—B7, 56 B—B5; 57 B x B (best; if 57 B x P, Black wins easily by B x P, followed by the advance of the KtP), 57...P x B; 58 K—Kt sq., 58 P—B4; 59 K—B2, 59 K x P; 60 K—B3, 60 P—R5; 61 P x P, 61 P—B5, and it will be easily seen that if White advance the RP, Black’s QBP will queen first and then win White’s Queen by Q—KR8 ch., while otherwise the queening of one of the Pawns cannot be stopped by White’s King. It should, however, also be noticed that if a similar plan be adopted by Black without making the important key move which we propose, namely, 55...P—R4, the game would end in a draw, as White would advance P—Kt4 after the exchange of Bishops.
15. 59…Bd2 Remarkably fine and accurate. He threatens to drive back the King by B — K8 ch. and then to walk over to the other side with his own King and fetch the last Pawn on that wing.
16. 63…c5 The culmination of a fine continuation, which undoubtedly has been well prepared in advance. The whole ending is played by Herr Weiss with consummate mastery.