Game 218 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 280–281. Played in the first round at New York on March 28, 1889. The original notes retain descriptive notation.

1. 2…e6 P—QB4 is superior.
2. 15…f5 We prefer Black's development after the early struggle for position, but he weakens his centre here and forms a hole at his K4 quite unnecessarily. This neutralizes the advantage he had gained on the Q side, whereas, after P— QKt 4 instead, his attack on the Q wing had to be minded first by the opponent.
3. 19.e4 Premature. He ought to have played Q — Q2 first before advancing this Pawn.
4. 20…Nf6 We see no reason for Black not gaining a Pawn by 20...B x Kt; 21 P x B, 21 Q x P; 22 B—Q4, 22 Q—B2, with a safe game.
5. 24…a6 After this his game becomes inferior. Kt— R4 first was his best play.
6. 25.Qxf4 Still stronger was 25 B— B6, and whether Black then exchanged Knight or Bishop or retreated B — B sq., White was bound to increase his advantage.
7. 41.Bc5 In order to prevent the strong adverse advance of P — Kt 5.
8. 44…f4 Black has well calculated that this leads to a draw. As will be seen, he holds the adverse King aloof from the centre by the help of his Bishop, which he is careful not to exchange, and neither side can enter the other game.