Gaw, Chloe vs Lin, Bryan Enming
2026 NY President’s Day Invitational | IM B · Round 6.4 · 2026.02.09 · 1-0 · E49 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System
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PGN
[Event "2026 NY President’s Day Invitational | IM B"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.09"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Gaw, Chloe"]
[Black "Lin, Bryan Enming"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[WhiteElo "2129"]
[WhiteFideId "30966892"]
[WhiteTitle "WIM"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[BlackFideId "30987121"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "E49"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:29:20] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:29:44] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:09] } 3... Bb4
{ [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. e3 { [%clk 1:30:35] } 4... O-O { [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. Bd3
{ [%clk 1:30:56] } 5... d5 { [%clk 1:32:20] } 6. a3 { [%clk 1:31:21] } 6...
Bxc3+ { [%clk 1:32:45] } 7. bxc3 { [%clk 1:31:47] } 7... dxc4
{ [%clk 1:33:10] } 8. Bxc4 { [%clk 1:32:13] } 8... c5 { [%clk 1:33:35] } 9. Ne2
{ [%clk 1:32:31] } 9... Qc7 { [%clk 1:34:01] } 10. Bd3 { [%clk 1:32:40] } 10...
Nc6 { [%clk 1:34:12] } 11. f4 { [%clk 1:32:53] } 11... b6 { [%clk 1:32:41] }
12. O-O { [%clk 1:32:47] } 12... Ne7 { [%clk 1:32:41] } 13. c4
{ [%clk 1:29:23] } 13... cxd4 { [%clk 1:32:26] } 14. exd4 { [%clk 1:29:27] }
14... Bb7 { [%clk 1:24:22] } 15. Ng3 { [%clk 1:26:01] } 15... Rfd8
{ [%clk 1:10:49] } 16. Bb2 { [%clk 1:16:52] } 16... Nf5 { [%clk 0:45:11] } 17.
Bxf5 { [%clk 1:02:56] } 17... exf5 { [%clk 0:45:34] } 18. d5 { [%clk 1:03:02] }
18... Qxc4 { [%clk 0:37:39] } 19. Nxf5 { [%clk 0:56:51] } 19... Nxd5 $4
{ Blunder. Kh8 was best.[%clk 0:35:59] } 20. Nh6+ { [%clk 0:44:51] } 20...
gxh6 { [%clk 0:32:39] } 21. Qg4+ { [%clk 0:45:10] } 21... Kf8
{ [%clk 0:33:08] } 22. Qg7+ { [%clk 0:41:34] } 22... Ke8 { [%clk 0:32:58] } 23.
Qg8+ { [%clk 0:40:36] } 23... Ke7 { [%clk 0:32:25] } 24. Rfe1+
{ [%clk 0:40:25] } 24... Kd6 { [%clk 0:30:55] } 25. Qxf7 { [%clk 0:40:33] }
25... Rg8 { [%clk 0:24:41] } 26. Be5+ { [%clk 0:36:28] } 26... Kc5
{ [%clk 0:23:58] } 27. Qxb7 { [%clk 0:26:23] } 27... Qd3 { [%clk 0:23:14] } 28.
Bg7 { [%clk 0:19:04] } 28... Rgd8 { [%clk 0:13:17] } 29. Rab1
{ [%clk 0:16:50] } 29... Kd6 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rac8 was best.[%clk 0:10:22] } 30. Rbc1
{ [%clk 0:13:26] } 30... Qb5 { [%clk 0:10:08] } 31. Qf7 $6
{ Lost forced checkmate sequence. Be5+ was best.[%clk 0:13:10] } 31... Qc5+
{ [%clk 0:08:33] } 32. Rxc5 { [%clk 0:13:30] } 32... Kxc5 { [%clk 0:08:55] }
33. Rc1+ { [%clk 0:13:06] } 33... Kb5 { [%clk 0:09:20] } 34. Rd1
{ [%clk 0:12:58] } 34... Kc5 { [%clk 0:09:34] } 35. f5 { [%clk 0:13:05] } 35...
a5 { [%clk 0:09:51] } 36. f6 { [%clk 0:13:08] } 1-0