Game No. 49 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 67–67; played 1889.05.06. The original descriptive notation and printed analysis are retained.

1. 3.Nxe5 The old attack, which ought only to equalize the game, whereas, we believe, 3 P — Q4, recommended in the "Modern Chess Instructor," gives White a manifest superiority.
2. 8…Nf6 A very good move if properly followed up.
3. 10…Bg4 Instead of this pinning, which, as usual, is disadvantageous, Black should have played QKt — Q2, followed by Kt—Kt3, so as to keep command of the isolated QP, which White could not well advance in the meanwhile, as Black would afterward continue the attack upon it by KB—QKt 5.
4. 12…a6 Q — Q2 was much better.
5. 17…Bf5 Here and afterward it would have been much better to withdraw the Bishop right back to B sq. at once, where he has ultimately to take refuge.
6. 26…Bd7 Compare our previous note.
7. 31.Bc3 White has obtained an overwhelming superiority of position, which would have warranted a sacrifice of the exchange at this point that was likely to lead to a more brilliant finish. 31 B—K6 was the right move, for if 31... B x B; 32 BPxB, and Black could never escape the effects of the double action of White's Queen and KB on the open diagonal, besides the bearing of Bishop and Rook against the KBP.
8. 36.Re7 This finishes the game virtually.