Game No. 43 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 54–56; played 1889.04.29. The original descriptive notation and printed analysis are retained.

1. 9…Nc5 So far Black has adopted the best defence. But here we recommend, as in the “Modern Chess Instructor,” Kt x Kt, followed by P—QB3.
2. 19…Rfd8 We do not think this as good as B— Q sq., with the object of posting the Bishop at Kt 3 eventually, but anyhow in order to play Kt— K2, whence the Knight might be manoeuvred to KB4, or, if necessary, to the Q side, via QB sq.
3. 20…c4 P — Q5 first was more likely to yield an advantage.
4. 22.c3 Correctly played. He now stops the advance of the adverse QP for a long time, for Black cannot afford to isolate his QBP.
5. 27.Rf1 This Rook has afterward to return to his present post, and he might as well have remained there in order to watch against the advance of the adverse QRP.
6. 30.h4 We do not see much object in this. It was preferable to retain the Pawn unmoved, in order to play it one or two squares in the ending, where such an option is generally of great importance.
7. 31…Qb6 Q— Kt 4 was better, as it gave him the option of pushing the QRP further.
8. 33…g6 He suffers much afterward from the hole which he now creates without any necessity that we can see, for he might at once have played R — Kt sq., and if 34 P—B5, which apparently he was afraid of, then 34. . .R — KB sq.; 35 P— KKt4, 35 P— Q5; 36 PxP, 36 QxQP, with an excellent attack.
9. 34.Kg2 As will soon be seen, K — R2 was far better.
10. 39…Rxb2 A very fine rejoinder. See diagram.
11. 42…d4 His subsequent play makes it evident that he did not intend to play for a draw, and, under the circumstances, this advance was rather risky.
12. 44…Nd8 The sacrifice of a Pawn was not justifiable in this position, for he could not expect to win by it while 44. . .Px P, threatening P— B7, and then to support this dangerous passed Pawn by Kt — Q5 or — Kt 5 left White no other option than to draw at once by 45 R— Kt 7 ch., 45 K— B sq. ; 46 Kt x P ch., 46 K— Kt sq.; 47Kt— B6ch.,etc.
13. 48.Ne8+ White is playing with deep foresight. It seems at first glance that 48 P—Q5 would win, but on examination it will be found that it would compromise White’s game; for after 48...P x P; 49 Kt x P, 49 Kt—K8; 50 Kt—K3, 50 R—B6, and if now 51...Kt x P; 52 Kt—Q5, winning the exchange.
14. 54.Ng4 Again, P—Q5 looks better than it is in reality, for after 54...Kt—Kt2; 55 P—Q6 ch., 55 K—Q sq.; 56 Kt—Kt4, 56 Kt—B4, threatening Kt—Q6 ch., would win for Black.
15. 59.Ng4 White here weakens his chance of winning by allowing the advance of P — KR4, supported by another Pawn. 57 P—Kt4 was the right move here, for then, if Black’s KRP advanced two squares. White could at least isolate it by exchanging.
16. 66.Kc5 The march upward on which White enters is of no use, and he has to retrace his steps.
17. 86…Ng4 A highly ingenious way of settling the draw, and one that required exact calculation in its support. The position is one of rare beauty in end play, for White is a Pawn ahead and his Pawns are all compact. He now also doubles one of his own Pawns, and all the Black Pawns are isolated. Yet, as will be seen, White cannot win.
18. 90.Kd4 If 90 P— R5, 90 PxP; 91 K— K4, 91 K— K2; 92 P— B5, 92 PxPch.; 93 K x P, 93 P— R5; 94 K x P, 94 P x P, and draws.