In August 2015, Lin participated in the Asian Continental Chess Championship.
By the sixth round, he was leading alongside Surya Shekhar Ganguly, and they drew their games against each other.
[4] Lin finished 24th in the Blitz championship out of a field of 83, and also defeated Salem Saleh in their encounter.
[6] In December 2015, Lin was able to hold Wesley So to a draw in the Qatar Masters.
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