Game No. 318 in William Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 387–388.

1. 7.e5 The advance is not favorable to his game on general principles, as it establishes a strong majority of Pawns on the Q side for the opponent, and his own KP is practically lost. The proper play is 7 P x P, 7 P x P; 8 B—Kt5 ch., 8 B—Q2; 9 B x B ch., 9 Q x B; 10 O—O, 10 B—K2; 11 Kt—Q2, as played by Señor Golmayo (White) in a match against Captain Mackenzie at Havana. See “Modern Chess Instructor,” Part I, p. 66.
2. 9.Bf4 Having Castled on the K side, while the opponent had still the option of Castling either side, it was unwise to place this Bishop in the way of being attacked by the adverse Pawns, and the right play was 9 Kt—Q2, whereupon, of course, Black could not capture the KP on account of the rejoinder R—K sq., followed by Kt—B3. If, however, 9 P—KR3, a fine variation might have arisen, which was first pointed out in the London Chess Monthly, and afterward occurred in a match game between Messrs. Delmar (White) and Lipschütz, viz., 9...Kt x KP; 10 R—K sq., 10 Q—B4; 11 Q—K2, 11 O—O; 12 Q x Kt, 12 Q x P ch.; 13 K—R sq., 13 B x P; 14 P x B, 14 Q—B6 ch.; 15 K—R2, 15 B—Q3, and wins.
3. 10.Bd2 Probably best, if 10 B—Kt3, 10 P—KR4; 11 P—KR3, 11 P—R5; 12 B—R2, 12 Kt—R3, with a strong attack.
4. 12.Nc3 12 Q—R5 at once would have failed on account of 12...P—KR3, and if 13 B x P, 13 Kt—B6 ch., and wins.
5. 18…Ng4 Black wastes time here. He could have at once proceeded with QB—KKt5, followed by P—KR4, with the same attack as he institutes on the 20th move.
6. 21.Qb1 B—K2 was his best defence.
7. 23…h4 The initiation of a masterly combination eight moves deep.
8. 24…Nf3+ See diagram.
9. 29…Rxh3+ One of the finest specimens of sacrificing play on record. Mr. Gossip deserves the highest praise for the ingenuity and depth of combination which he displayed in this game.