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David Lavin

Number of games in database: 48
Years covered: 1978 to 2009
Last FIDE rating: 2224
Highest rating achieved in database: 2226
Overall record: +18 -20 =10 (47.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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A00 Uncommon Opening (4 games)
E15 Queen's Indian (2 games)
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (2 games)
B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 (2 games)
A10 English (2 games)
B23 Sicilian, Closed (2 games)
D94 Grunfeld (2 games)
B06 Robatsch (2 games)
A55 Old Indian, Main line (2 games)

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DAVID LAVIN
(born May-08-1958, 67 years old) Canada

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 48  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. D Lavin vs L Day 1-0461978Toronto Closed ChampionshipE95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1
2. J Ricarte vs D Lavin  0-1421978World Youth U26 Team Championship qual-2B58 Sicilian
3. H Wietor vs D Lavin  0-1221978World Youth U26 Team Championship qual-2B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
4. D Lavin vs R Vera  1-0411978World Youth U26 Team Championship qual-2D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
5. W F Buchanan vs D Lavin  0-1401978World Youth U26 Team Championship Final-AB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
6. W Borges vs D Lavin  1-0411978World Youth U26 Team Championship Final-AA07 King's Indian Attack
7. J Nogueiras vs D Lavin  1-0261978World Youth U26 Team Championship Final-AB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
8. R Hernandez Fierra vs D Lavin  1-0321978World Youth U26 Team Championship Final-AB06 Robatsch
9. D K Johansen vs D Lavin  1-0231978World Youth U26 Team Championship Final-AA55 Old Indian, Main line
10. D Lavin vs L Day  0-1451980South-West Ontario OpenA46 Queen's Pawn Game
11. G Gaulin vs D Lavin  1-0461980Canadian OpenB83 Sicilian
12. H Brodie vs D Lavin  0-1211980Canadian OpenA04 Reti Opening
13. I Kourkounakis vs D Lavin  1-0361981Toronto ClosedA00 Uncommon Opening
14. G Fuster vs D Lavin  0-1291981Toronto ClosedB06 Robatsch
15. D Lavin vs R Stone  ½-½231981Toronto ClosedD94 Grunfeld
16. D Lavin vs D Stoll  0-1451981Toronto ClosedE81 King's Indian, Samisch
17. D Hergott vs D Lavin  0-1401981Toronto ClosedB20 Sicilian
18. D Lavin vs P Murray  1-0421981Toronto ClosedE46 Nimzo-Indian
19. R Morrison vs D Lavin  1-0221981Toronto ClosedE15 Queen's Indian
20. D Lavin vs D Bernstein  ½-½361981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
21. D Lavin vs P Gelhausen  1-0361981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipD94 Grunfeld
22. D Lavin vs R Monier  0-1411981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipE44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2
23. J Wejbora vs D Lavin  0-1361981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipB89 Sicilian
24. C de Francisco Sanabria vs D Lavin  1-0411981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipB64 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
25. M Bayramicli vs D Lavin  0-1311981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipB98 Sicilian, Najdorf
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-01-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Lavin is the CEO of the Lavin Agency, which is an intellectual talent agency representing leading thinkers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, consulting, and endorsements.

https://thelavinagency.com/

Jan-01-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: David was also the driving force of much of what took place in Toronto chess in the 1980s. It was he I contacted when making arrangements to play at the International in July 1984. Soon after, he apparently disappeared from the scene.

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