[Event "1st Annual 2026 NY Metro Area Scholastic Chess Championships"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2026.01.03"] [Round "03"] [White "Lin, Bryan Enming"] [Black "Shah, Rohail"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2340"] [BlackElo "1801"] [TimeControl "4500+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C09"] [Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line"] [StudyName "2026 NYC Metro Championships"] [ChapterName "Lin, Bryan Enming - Shah, Rohail"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/L2rZ8417/tdNNMBNf"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:15:00] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:14:59] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:15:00] } 2... d5 { [%clk 1:14:57] } 3. Nd2 { [%clk 1:14:54] } 3... c5 { [%clk 1:14:55] } 4. Ngf3 { [%clk 1:14:53] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 1:14:49] } 5. exd5 { [%clk 1:14:33] } 5... exd5 { [%clk 1:14:45] } 6. Bb5 { [%clk 1:14:09] } 6... Nf6?! { This is already an odd deviation from theory. The issue is that Black would much rather have the knight on e7 for when White plays Rf1-e1 in the near future. } { [%clk 1:14:03] } (6... Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O) 7. O-O { [%clk 1:14:02] } 7... a6 { [%clk 1:09:00] } 8. Re1+ { [%clk 1:13:07] } 8... Be6 { [%clk 1:06:17] } 9. Bxc6+ { [%clk 1:11:32] } 9... bxc6 { This is already positionally uneasy for Black. If Black is going to play with hanging pawns, they should at least have some sort of lead in development as compensation. } { [%clk 1:06:17] } 10. Ng5 { [%clk 1:11:03] } 10... Be7 { [%clk 1:01:29] } 11. Nxe6 { [%clk 1:08:32] } 11... fxe6 { [%clk 1:04:01] } 12. Rxe6 { A little greedy. } { [%clk 1:07:32] } (12. Nf3 { Getting the knight out allows for greater ease of development. } 12... O-O { For example: } 13. Ng5 { and the e-pawn isn't going anywhere. } { [%cal Bg5e6] }) 12... O-O { [%clk 1:03:40] } 13. Qe2 { [%clk 1:06:20] } 13... Rf7 { [%clk 0:59:18] } 14. dxc5? { [%clk 1:03:55] } (14. Rxc6 { Much better to take with the rook. Black will have a harder time defending the c-pawn in this position. In the game, the c6-pawn is blocked and protected by White's c5 -pawn! }) 14... Qd7 { [%clk 0:58:02] } 15. Nf3 { [%clk 0:57:43] } 15... Bxc5 { [%clk 0:54:59] } 16. Bf4 { [%clk 0:56:29] } 16... Ng4?! { It's unclear what the knight is accomplishing here. After Bf4-g3, it will be totally misplaced. } { [%clk 0:53:35] } 17. Bg3 { [%clk 0:55:20] } 17... Raf8 { [%clk 0:48:04] } 18. Re1 { [%clk 0:55:10] } 18... h6 { [%clk 0:46:38] } 19. Qxa6 { [%clk 0:54:21] } 19... Rf6 { [%clk 0:44:41] } 20. Rxf6! { [%clk 0:54:01] } 20... Nxf6 { [%clk 0:44:21] } 21. Ne5 { [%clk 0:51:54] } 21... Qf5 { [%clk 0:42:47] } 22. Nd3! { The dark-squared bishop is now getting traded off. } { [%clk 0:51:35] } 22... Ne4 { [%clk 0:40:19] } 23. Nxc5 { [%clk 0:51:01] } 23... Nxg3 { [%clk 0:39:40] } 24. Nd3 { [%clk 0:50:51] } 24... Ne4 { [%clk 0:37:10] } 25. f3 { [%clk 0:49:50] } 25... Nd2 { [%clk 0:34:53] } 26. Qb6 { Black resigned as the outside passed pawn will decide the game. } { [%clk 0:49:35] } 1-0