Game No. 156 in Steinitz's The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 201–202 (PDF pages 253–254); headed "Played in the second round, April 23d."

1. 4…d6 Recommended in the "Modern Chess Instructor" on the previous move, but if adopted at the present stage, it allows the first player a strong attack.
2. 7.Bxc6 We prefer 7 KtxKt, 7 PxKt; 8 B—Q3, etc.
3. 10…Ne8 Much better was 10...P—Q4; and if 11 P—K5, then 11...Kt—K sq.
4. 14…f6 Black's pieces are now fearfully blocked up and a hole is formed in his centre. R — K sq., followed by KB — B sq., was more likely to relieve him.
5. 22.Nh2 Feeble play, more especially as 22 P—K5 was strongly indicated for the attack. The following was then a likely continuation to occur: 22...QPxP; 23 BPxP, 23 BxKt; 24 PxB, 24 B—K2; 25 P—K6, 25 Q—Q3; 26 Kt—Kt5, 26 PxKt; 27 Q—B3, 27 RxR ch.; 28 RxR, 28 B—B sq.; 29 R—B7, and wins.
6. 30.f5 Again P—K5, threatening Kt—K4, looked more promising, for if 30...P—B4; 31 KtPxP, 31 KtPxP (or 31...Q or KtxP; 32 Kt—K4, with a fine game); 32 K—R sq., with a strong attack.
7. 31…Rb6 B—K2 was now a better move and ought to have given Black the superior game, for he had nothing to fear on the K side or in the centre, and he could concentrate an attack with his Rooks on the QKt file. Eventually he could also advance P—QB3, and bring his Knight via K sq. (after removing KR) to QB2.
8. 32.e5 A fine sacrifice of a Pawn founded on a deep calculation.
9. 34…fxe5 34...R—Q sq.; 35 Q—B3, 35 Kt—K sq., made it less difficult for Black to defend.
10. 38…Rg6 If 38...QxKt; 39 RxKt, etc.
11. 43.Qxe5 White permits himself to be intimidated by the adverse bold sacrifice, or else he overrated the attack arising from the move adopted. We can see no danger to his game after 43 RxKt, 43 R (Q5)xP; 44 Kt—K4, etc.
12. 48…Rg8 A little pitfall. If White take the Rook, Black would recover the same by Kt — B6 ch., at the same time threatening an unavoidable mate, wherever the White King may move to in the meanwhile.