Game No. 52 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 71–73; played 1889.05.16. The original descriptive notation and printed analysis are retained.

1. 8…h5 The rush of this Pawn here and on the next two moves only tends to weaken it for the end, and should have no attacking effect if coolly met.
2. 12.Rad1 White has thus far properly shown no fear of the hostile wing attack, but here it was necessary to provide first a retreat for his important QB by K—Kt sq., and then his game would have been perfectly safe, with the advantage in the centre.
3. 12…Ng4 Well played. Black obtains the superior position after this.
4. 18…Qxd4+ All in excellent form. The strong centre gives him a great pull for the ending, and this exchange has been judiciously timed after bringing his KR into good play.
5. 21…Ra5 With the object of inducing the opponent to advance the RP or else of keeping the adverse Knight engaged for the defence, but probably R — Kt sq. at once would have saved time.
6. 24.a4 An injudicious advance which weakens his QKtP.
7. 25.exf5 This exchange of Pawns ought to have been put off as long as possible in order not to strengthen the adverse centre.
8. 32…e6 32...P—Q5; 33 Kt—Kt5 (or 33 Kt—Q5, 33 R—Kt sq.), 33 P—R4 was, we believe, superior.
9. 37…Re1 Injudiciously playing for more than a draw, which he could easily accomplish by returning with the R — Kt 5.
10. 43.Kc3 This is a very instructive position. If 43 Kt x B, 43 QP x Kt ch. (it should be noted that retaking with the other Pawn would lose, for White’s King would retreat to K3 and afterward easily stop both passed Pawns by K—K3 or—Q3 accordingly, while Black’s King could not prevent both the adverse Pawns from queening); 44 K—K3, 44 K—Q4; 45 P—Kt5, 45 P x P; 46 P x P, 46 K—B4; 47 P—KKt4 (or 47 K—B4, 47 K x P; 48 P—Kt4, 48 P x P; 49 K x KtP, 49 K—B5, and wins), 47...P x P; 48 K x P, 48 P—Kt6, and wins.
11. 45.Kc5 Beautiful play and leading to a winning advantage, we believe.
12. 51.b7 But with this White, we think, throws away a won game, which he might have obtained by 51 Kt—B4, with the following most probable as well as instructive continuation: 51...K—K5 (we see nothing better; if 51...K—B4; 52 Kt—K3 wins the KBP, and afterward, by manoeuvring the Knight back to K3 and then to Q sq. and KB2, all Black’s Pawns will soon fall, leaving White with two combined passed Pawns ahead, which wins easily); 52 Kt—Q6 ch., 52 K—B6; 53 Kt x P, 53 K—Kt7 (or 53...K—K7; 54 Kt—Q4 ch., followed by Kt—Kt3); 54 P—Kt4, 54 K x P; 55 P—Kt5, 55 K—Kt3, best; 56 P—Kt6, 56 P—R7; 57 P—Kt7, 57 P—R8 queening; 58 P—Kt8 queening ch., 58 K—B7, best; 59 Q—K8 ch., 59 K—B8 (or 59...K—K7; 60 Q—K3 ch., and either mates by Q—Q2 or wins the Queen by Kt—Kt3 ch.); 60 K—Q2, and wins.