6…Nge7A little improvement on the counter-attack first instituted in the 8th game of the contest, but White in our opinion still keeps the best of the game, as he can immediately neutralize the action of Black's Kt with his own Kt.
8…Rb8If 8....P×P; 9 B×P, 9 Kt×Kt; 10 P×Kt, 10 Kt—Kt5; 11 O—O—O, with a fine attack. Or if 8....Kt×Kt; 9 P×Kt, 9 Kt—Kt5 (or 9....Kt—R4; 10 Q—R4 ch., 10 P—QB3; 11 B—Q2, and should win); 10 P—K4 with the superior game.
14.cxd5Better than 14 KBP×Kt, for though a P is temporarily gained after 14....Kt—B5; 15 P×BP ch., 15 K—R sq. (best, for if 15....K×P White answers P—B5 followed by B—QB4); 16 P—B5, 16 B—K4 followed by Q—B3 recovering the P with the better game.
15…Qh4Q—Kt4 stopping R—Kt sq. and with the view of offering the exchange of Queens by Q—R4 was no doubt better and would have probably equalized the game.
16…h5The only move now. If 16....Q—R4; 17 R—Kt4, 17 P—KKt4; 18 B×Kt, 18 B×B; 19 R×B and wins.
17.Kb1Preparing the formidable next move which he could not adopt at once on account of the rejoinder Kt—K7 ch.
17…c5The better defensive plan was 17....P—KKt4; 18 P×P, e. p. (or 18 Q—Kt3, 18 K—R2; 19 Q×P, 19 Q×Q, 20 R×Q, 20 K—R3 followed by R—KKt sq.,) 18....P×P; 19 Q—KKt3, 19 Q—B3; 20 B×Kt, 20 B×B; 21 Q×P ch., 21 Q×Q and though White remains a P ahead, Black has a good prospect of drawing on account of the Bishops remaining of opposite colors.
19.Qxd619 P—B4, 19 Q×Q; 20 P×Q, 20 Kt—K2; 21 P—K5 would have also won a piece for two Pawns, but in view of the attack which White retains on the King's side he preferred not to exchange Queens.
21.Qg3Better than 21 Q×P, 21 Q×P; 22 R×Kt2, 22 Q—B6, etc.
24…f5Preferable was 24....R—Kt3, for if 25 P—B5, 25 Kt—K4; 26 B—K4, 26 P—Kt3 and Black's game was defensible for some time, whereas now he is bound to lose two Pawns.
28.Qxh5Much better than B—Q5 ch. for Black would move K—B sq. threatening to win a piece by R—B4 should White capture the RP.
33.f5After this White wins with consummate ease.
William Steinitz, The Modern Chess Instructor (1889) · Public domain · source