Lin, Bryan Enming vs Mullodzhanov, Nathaniel
2026 NY President’s Day Invitational | IM B · Round 9.1 · 2026.02.09 · 1-0 · B92 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line
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PGN
[Event "2026 NY President’s Day Invitational | IM B"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.09"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Lin, Bryan Enming"]
[Black "Mullodzhanov, Nathaniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[WhiteElo "2372"]
[WhiteFideId "30987121"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2120"]
[BlackFideId "30961580"]
[ECO "B92j"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:31] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:39] }
2... d6 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:04] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:46] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:31:30] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:12] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:56] } 5... a6 { [%clk 1:32:39] } 6. Be2 { [%clk 1:32:23] }
6... e5 { [%clk 1:33:04] } 7. Nb3 { [%clk 1:32:49] } 7... Be7
{ [%clk 1:33:25] } 8. O-O { [%clk 1:33:12] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:33:46] } 9. Re1
{ [%clk 1:33:40] } 9... Be6 { [%clk 1:31:36] } 10. Bf3 { [%clk 1:33:59] } 10...
Nbd7 { [%clk 1:30:31] } 11. a4 { [%clk 1:34:08] } 11... Rc8 { [%clk 1:15:06] }
12. a5 { [%clk 1:33:45] } 12... Ne8 { [%clk 1:03:26] } 13. Bg4
{ [%clk 1:29:20] } 13... Nc5 { [%clk 0:59:42] } 14. Nd2 { [%clk 1:19:00] }
14... Bg5 { [%clk 0:55:36] } 15. Bf3 { [%clk 1:17:14] } 15... Nf6
{ [%clk 0:48:08] } 16. Nf1 { [%clk 1:14:39] } 16... Bxc1 { [%clk 0:48:12] } 17.
Qxc1 { [%clk 1:15:02] } 17... Qc7 { [%clk 0:41:05] } 18. Ra3 { [%clk 1:11:21] }
18... Rfd8 { [%clk 0:37:41] } 19. Ne3 { [%clk 1:11:31] } 19... Qc6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g6 was best.[%clk 0:35:30] } 20. Ncd5 { [%clk 1:10:02] } 20...
Bxd5 { [%clk 0:34:05] } 21. exd5 { [%clk 1:10:14] } 21... Qd7
{ [%clk 0:33:09] } 22. b4 { [%clk 1:04:51] } 22... Nce4 { [%clk 0:31:27] } 23.
c4 { [%clk 1:04:12] } 23... Ng5 { [%clk 0:22:52] } 24. Be2 { [%clk 1:03:58] }
24... h5 { [%clk 0:22:18] } 25. h4 { [%clk 0:58:29] } 25... Ngh7
{ [%clk 0:22:32] } 26. Rd1 { [%clk 0:57:32] } 26... Qe7 { [%clk 0:16:46] } 27.
Qc2 { [%clk 0:51:47] } 27... g6 { [%clk 0:16:26] } 28. Rc3 { [%clk 0:51:00] }
28... Ng4 { [%clk 0:10:22] } 29. Nxg4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxg4 was best.[%clk 0:48:59] } 29... hxg4 { [%clk 0:10:50] } 30.
c5 $6 { Inaccuracy. g3 was best.[%clk 0:48:54] } 30... Qxh4 { [%clk 0:10:22] }
31. g3 { [%clk 0:48:02] } 31... Qh5 { [%clk 0:10:47] } 32. c6
{ [%clk 0:45:57] } 32... Ng5 { [%clk 0:06:51] } 33. cxb7 { [%clk 0:45:11] }
33... Rxc3 $2 { Mistake. Rb8 was best.[%clk 0:03:20] } 34. Qxc3
{ [%clk 0:45:36] } 34... Kg7 { [%clk 0:03:41] } 35. Bxa6 { [%clk 0:40:22] }
35... Rh8 { [%clk 0:01:45] } 36. Kf1 { [%clk 0:40:47] } 36... Ne4
{ [%clk 0:00:37] } 37. Qe3 { [%clk 0:39:32] } 37... f5 $4
{ Blunder. Qh3+ was best.[%clk 0:00:32] } 38. Ke2 { [%clk 0:37:09] } 38...
Qh2 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 39. Rc1 { [%clk 0:36:14] } 39... Qg2 { [%clk 0:01:19] }
40. Bd3 { [%clk 0:34:57] } 40... Nf6 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxf2 was best.[%clk 0:00:50] } 41. Rc7+
{ [%clk 0:35:18] } 1-0