Lin, Bryan Enming vs Hoffman, Luc
2026 NY President’s Day Invitational | IM B · Round 7.2 · 2026.02.09 · 1-0 · B45 Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 NY President’s Day Invitational | IM B"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.09"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Lin, Bryan Enming"]
[Black "Hoffman, Luc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[WhiteElo "2372"]
[WhiteFideId "30987121"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2172"]
[BlackFideId "30964644"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[ECO "B45s"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:19] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:26] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:51] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:17] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:29] } 5... e6 { [%clk 1:32:45] } 6. Ndb5 { [%clk 1:32:46] }
6... Bb4 { [%clk 1:33:09] } 7. a3 { [%clk 1:33:13] } 7... Bxc3+
{ [%clk 1:33:33] } 8. Nxc3 { [%clk 1:33:39] } 8... d5 { [%clk 1:33:53] } 9. Bd3
{ [%clk 1:34:01] } 9... dxe4 { [%clk 1:34:11] } 10. Nxe4 { [%clk 1:34:23] }
10... Nxe4 { [%clk 1:34:37] } 11. Bxe4 { [%clk 1:34:49] } 11... Qxd1+
{ [%clk 1:35:01] } 12. Kxd1 { [%clk 1:35:14] } 12... Bd7 { [%clk 1:35:28] } 13.
Be3 { [%clk 1:26:46] } 13... f5 { [%clk 1:35:12] } 14. Bf3 { [%clk 1:25:19] }
14... e5 { [%clk 1:34:32] } 15. Kc1 { [%clk 1:17:27] } 15... O-O-O
{ [%clk 1:32:59] } 16. Re1 { [%clk 1:15:14] } 16... f4 { [%clk 1:23:08] } 17.
Bc5 { [%clk 1:14:59] } 17... Rde8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b6 was best.[%clk 1:07:32] } 18. b3 { [%clk 1:12:03] } 18... b6
{ [%clk 0:58:09] } 19. Bd6 { [%clk 1:10:17] } 19... Re6 { [%clk 0:51:46] } 20.
Bb4 { [%clk 1:10:39] } 20... Nxb4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rhe8 was best.[%clk 0:49:52] } 21. axb4 { [%clk 1:11:04] } 21...
Kb8 { [%clk 0:50:15] } 22. Bg4 { [%clk 1:08:37] } 22... Rd6 { [%clk 0:50:28] }
23. Bxd7 { [%clk 1:09:03] } 23... Rxd7 { [%clk 0:50:54] } 24. Rxe5
{ [%clk 1:09:21] } 24... Rhd8 { [%clk 0:51:19] } 25. Re2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best.[%clk 1:09:42] } 25... Rd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. f3 was best.[%clk 0:48:10] } 26. Kb2 { [%clk 1:08:44] } 26...
Rxb4 $6 { Inaccuracy. f3 was best.[%clk 0:47:14] } 27. Re7 { [%clk 1:08:13] }
27... a5 { [%clk 0:47:39] } 28. Rxg7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best.[%clk 1:07:22] } 28... Re4 { [%clk 0:47:44] } 29.
Ra4 { [%clk 1:06:18] } 29... Rxa4 { [%clk 0:47:47] } 30. bxa4
{ [%clk 1:06:34] } 30... f3 { [%clk 0:46:50] } 31. gxf3 { [%clk 0:50:42] }
31... h5 { [%clk 0:47:14] } 32. Rg5 { [%clk 0:36:33] } 32... Rf8
{ [%clk 0:46:52] } 33. Rxh5 { [%clk 0:35:58] } 33... Rxf3 { [%clk 0:47:20] }
34. Rh7 { [%clk 0:36:16] } 34... Rxf2 { [%clk 0:47:42] } 35. Kb3
{ [%clk 0:34:45] } 35... Rf5 { [%clk 0:36:34] } 36. h4 { [%clk 0:34:24] } 36...
b5 { [%clk 0:34:20] } 37. h5 { [%clk 0:22:52] } 37... Rf3+ $4
{ Blunder. b4 was best.[%clk 0:28:48] } 38. Kb2 { [%clk 0:22:52] } 38... bxa4
{ [%clk 0:25:57] } 39. h6 { [%clk 0:22:07] } 1-0