9 ▁theoretical ▁novel ty ▁in ▁the ▁R uy ▁L ope z , ▁ 1 . e 4 ▁e 5 ▁ 2 . N f 3 ▁N c 6 ▁ 3 . B b 5 ▁d 6 ▁ 4 . B xc 6 + ▁b xc 6 ▁ 5 . d 4 ▁f 6 !, ▁which ▁World ▁Champion ▁Wilhelm ▁Ste init z ▁pra ised ▁as ▁an ▁" ex cell ent ▁and ▁novel ▁idea ". ▁Aff lic ted ▁by ▁t uber cul osis , ▁Li ps ch üt z ▁left ▁New ▁York ▁several ▁times ▁for ▁health ▁reasons , ▁princip ally ▁stay ing ▁in ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁( 1 8 9 3 ), ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁( 1 8 9 3 – 9 5 ) ▁and ▁Florida ▁( 1 9 0 4 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁Hamburg ▁for ▁treatment , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁operations ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁surv ive ▁the ▁treatment . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁considerable ▁dispute ▁over ▁Li ps ch üt z ' s ▁first ▁name . ▁Ch ess ▁historian ▁Edward ▁Winter ▁writes , ▁" S . ▁Li ps ch üt z ▁( 1 8 6 3 – 1 9 0 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁US ▁champion , ▁but ▁ch ess ▁histor ians ▁are ▁still ▁unable ▁to ▁establish ▁with ▁certain ty ▁his ▁for ename ." ▁The ▁Ch ess - Player ' s ▁Man ual , ▁to ▁which ▁Li ps ch üt z ▁contributed ▁the ▁append ix , ▁gives ▁only ▁his ▁first ▁initial , ▁" S ". ▁The