Lin, Bryan Enming vs Patel, Maahir M
2026 NY President’s Day Invitational | IM B · Round 5.3 · 2026.02.09 · 1-0 · C84 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 NY President’s Day Invitational | IM B"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.09"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Lin, Bryan Enming"]
[Black "Patel, Maahir M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[WhiteElo "2372"]
[WhiteFideId "30987121"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2187"]
[BlackFideId "30995612"]
[ECO "C84f"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:23] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:29:37] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:46] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:29:56] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:31:11] } 3... a6
{ [%clk 1:30:20] } 4. Ba4 { [%clk 1:31:36] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:42] } 5. O-O
{ [%clk 1:31:55] } 5... Be7 { [%clk 1:31:05] } 6. d3 { [%clk 1:31:55] } 6... b5
{ [%clk 1:31:09] } 7. Bb3 { [%clk 1:32:11] } 7... d6 { [%clk 1:31:33] } 8. c3
{ [%clk 1:32:35] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:31:50] } 9. a4 { [%clk 1:33:03] } 9...
Bd7 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 10. Bc2 { [%clk 1:33:26] } 10... Re8 { [%clk 1:30:08] }
11. Re1 { [%clk 1:33:25] } 11... h6 { [%clk 1:29:20] } 12. h3
{ [%clk 1:33:26] } 12... Bf8 { [%clk 1:28:57] } 13. Nbd2 { [%clk 1:32:46] }
13... Rb8 { [%clk 1:26:46] } 14. axb5 { [%clk 1:32:27] } 14... axb5
{ [%clk 1:27:10] } 15. Nf1 { [%clk 1:32:50] } 15... Ra8 { [%clk 1:25:34] } 16.
Rxa8 { [%clk 1:30:14] } 16... Qxa8 { [%clk 1:25:50] } 17. Ng3
{ [%clk 1:30:30] } 17... Ne7 { [%clk 1:23:41] } 18. d4 { [%clk 1:29:08] } 18...
Ng6 { [%clk 1:20:19] } 19. dxe5 { [%clk 1:28:50] } 19... Nxe5
{ [%clk 1:10:05] } 20. Nd4 { [%clk 1:27:18] } 20... Ng6 { [%clk 1:05:00] } 21.
f4 { [%clk 1:07:08] } 21... c5 { [%clk 0:57:47] } 22. Nf3 { [%clk 1:06:57] }
22... Bc6 { [%clk 0:56:30] } 23. Qd3 { [%clk 1:05:44] } 23... Qb7
{ [%clk 0:45:51] } 24. Kh2 { [%clk 1:03:41] } 24... Qa8 { [%clk 0:37:52] } 25.
Bd2 { [%clk 1:02:24] } 25... Qa2 { [%clk 0:34:31] } 26. Bc1 { [%clk 0:59:50] }
26... Qa8 { [%clk 0:34:35] } 27. b3 { [%clk 0:58:54] } 27... Qd8
{ [%clk 0:29:42] } 28. Bd2 { [%clk 0:54:06] } 28... Qd7 { [%clk 0:27:08] } 29.
Bb1 { [%clk 0:52:20] } 29... Qb7 { [%clk 0:24:38] } 30. Qc2 { [%clk 0:52:03] }
30... Qb8 { [%clk 0:23:40] } 31. Kg1 { [%clk 0:45:44] } 31... Qc7
{ [%clk 0:21:39] } 32. Kh1 { [%clk 0:38:53] } 32... Qb7 { [%clk 0:21:12] } 33.
Kh2 { [%clk 0:38:39] } 33... Qc7 { [%clk 0:20:07] } 34. Qd3 { [%clk 0:35:10] }
34... Qb8 { [%clk 0:19:29] } 35. b4 { [%clk 0:29:15] } 35... d5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qa8 was best.[%clk 0:14:59] } 36. e5 { [%clk 0:27:38] } 36... Ne4
{ [%clk 0:15:28] } 37. Qe2 { [%clk 0:26:38] } 37... Nxd2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best.[%clk 0:12:45] } 38. Qxd2 { [%clk 0:26:53] } 38...
Qd8 $2 { Mistake. d4 was best.[%clk 0:11:57] } 39. e6 { [%clk 0:23:37] }
39... Qc7 { [%clk 0:11:07] } 40. Qc2 { [%clk 0:22:48] } 40... Qxf4
{ [%clk 0:10:22] } 41. exf7+ { [%clk 0:23:02] } 41... Qxf7 { [%clk 0:10:46] }
42. Qxg6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best.[%clk 0:21:50] } 42... Qxg6
{ [%clk 0:11:00] } 43. Bxg6 { [%clk 0:22:17] } 43... Rxe1 { [%clk 0:11:16] }
44. Nxe1 { [%clk 0:22:34] } 44... cxb4 { [%clk 0:11:41] } 45. Ne2 $4
{ Blunder. cxb4 was best.[%clk 0:22:23] } 45... bxc3 { [%clk 0:11:27] } 46.
Nd4 { [%clk 0:20:41] } 46... Bd7 { [%clk 0:10:29] } 47. Bc2 { [%clk 0:18:32] }
47... Kf7 { [%clk 0:10:22] } 48. Kg3 { [%clk 0:17:06] } 48... Kf6
{ [%clk 0:09:29] } 49. Nd3 { [%clk 0:16:23] } 49... b4 { [%clk 0:06:21] } 50.
Bb3 { [%clk 0:14:30] } 50... Bf5 $4 { Blunder. Bc8 was best.[%clk 0:04:17] }
51. Nxf5 { [%clk 0:13:48] } 51... Kxf5 { [%clk 0:04:45] } 52. Bxd5
{ [%clk 0:14:03] } 52... b3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bd6+ was best.[%clk 0:01:05] }
53. Kf3 { [%clk 0:10:19] } 53... b2 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 54. Be4+
{ [%clk 0:10:40] } 54... Kf6 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 55. Nf4 { [%clk 0:10:55] }
55... Bc5 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 56. Nd5+ { [%clk 0:11:20] } 56... Ke5
{ [%clk 0:01:18] } 57. Nxc3 { [%clk 0:11:44] } 57... g5 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 58.
Bb1 { [%clk 0:10:07] } 58... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 59. Ke4 { [%clk 0:08:41] }
59... Bf8 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 60. Nb5 { [%clk 0:08:55] } 60... Bg7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g4 was best.[%clk 0:00:59] } 61. Nd4+ { [%clk 0:09:18] } 61...
Kf7 { [%clk 0:01:16] } 62. Nf5 { [%clk 0:08:37] } 62... Bf8 { [%clk 0:01:22] }
63. Ke5 { [%clk 0:08:19] } 63... Kg6 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 64. Ng3+
{ [%clk 0:07:59] } 64... Kf7 { [%clk 0:01:46] } 65. Kf5 { [%clk 0:08:15] }
65... Kg7 { [%clk 0:02:09] } 66. Ke6 { [%clk 0:08:32] } 66... Bb4
{ [%clk 0:02:26] } 67. Nh5+ { [%clk 0:08:42] } 1-0