Denis Lazavik finished undefeated at the KazChess Masters Almaty, securing first place with 6.5 points from nine rounds. The Belarusian grandmaster compiled four victories and five draws across the tournament, finishing a half point clear of Daniil Dubov in second place.

Lazavik's strong showing added 11.8 Classical rating points to his total and lifted him 13 positions in the live standings. He now sits at World No. 72 with a rating of 2647.8 points.

The tournament ran from late October through early November at the Time Square Business Center in Almaty. The ten-player round-robin employed 90 minutes plus 30 seconds increment for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes plus 30 seconds for the remainder of each game. Shamsiddin Vokhidov and Mark Smirnov tied for third place with 5.5 points each.