GMDenis Makhnev
- FIDE ID
- 13707647
About Denis Makhnev
Denis Makhnev was born in Pavlodar in 2000 and became a grandmaster in 2021. He finished third at the 2024 Bangkok Chess Club Open, behind Vitaliy Bernadskiy and Mitrabha Guha. Later that year he won the Kazakhstan Cup, finishing ahead of Ramazan Zhalmakhanov and Aleksey Nikitenko.
Rating history
FIDE rating history
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Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 7 | Mihnea Costachi | Denis Makhnev | 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 802 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 6 | Almas Rakhmatullaev | Denis Makhnev | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 803 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 6 | Denis Makhnev | Alexey Averjanov | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Open |
| 804 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 5 | Tuna Ozates | Denis Makhnev | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 805 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 5 | Denis Makhnev | Tykhon Cherniaiev | 1/2-1/2 | 84 | Open |
| 806 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 4 | Karina Ambartsumova | Denis Makhnev | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 807 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 4 | Erigaisi Arjun | Denis Makhnev | 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 808 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 3 | Denis Makhnev | Razvan Preotu | 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 809 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Denis Makhnev | Sargis A. Manukyan | 1-0 | 74 | Open |
| 810 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 2 | Christophe Sochacki | Denis Makhnev | 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 811 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Ulugbek Tillyaev | Denis Makhnev | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 812 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Denis Makhnev | Gennady Kozlov | 1-0 | 67 | Open |
| 813 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 1 | Denis Makhnev | Sergey D. Rodchenkov | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 814 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 11 | Fabiano Caruana | Denis Makhnev | 0-1 | 90 | Open |
| 815 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 11 | Denis Makhnev | Roberto Garcia Pantoja | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 816 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 10 | Denis Makhnev | Aleksandr Shimanov | 1-0 | 65 | Open |
| 817 | 2023-03-14 | Titled Tue 14th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 10 | Denis Makhnev | Johan-Sebastian Christiansen | 1-0 | 69 | Open |
| 818 | 2023-03-13 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 9 | Denis Makhnev | Pa Iniyan | 0-1 | 65 | Open |
| 819 | 2023-03-13 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 8 | Ioan-Cristian Chirila | Denis Makhnev | 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 820 | 2023-03-13 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 7 | Denis Makhnev | Arturs Neiksans | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 821 | 2023-03-13 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 6 | Denis Makhnev | Miguel Santos Ruiz | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 822 | 2023-03-13 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 5 | Rauf Mamedov | Denis Makhnev | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 823 | 2023-03-13 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 4 | Denis Makhnev | Jorden Van Foreest | 0-1 | 103 | Open |
| 824 | 2023-03-13 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 3 | Denis Makhnev | Zhongyi Tan | 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 825 | 2023-03-13 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 2 | M. Amin Tabatabaei | Denis Makhnev | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 826 | 2023-03-13 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 1 | Aleksey Dreev | Denis Makhnev | 1/2-1/2 | 39 | Open |
| 827 | 2023-02-14 | Titled Tue 14th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 9 | Denis Makhnev | Volodar Murzin | 0-1 | 50 | Open |
| 828 | 2023-02-14 | Titled Tue 14th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 8 | Valentin Dragnev | Denis Makhnev | 0-1 | 59 | Open |
| 829 | 2023-02-14 | Titled Tue 14th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 7 | Denis Makhnev | Aleksandar Indjic | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 830 | 2023-02-14 | Titled Tue 14th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 6 | Denis Makhnev | Nail Bashirli | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 831 | 2023-02-14 | Titled Tue 14th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 5 | Vaibhav Jayant Raut | Denis Makhnev | 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 832 | 2023-02-14 | Titled Tue 14th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 4 | Denis Makhnev | Pablo Cruz Lledo | 1-0 | 18 | Open |
| 833 | 2023-02-14 | Titled Tue 14th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Liwia Jarocka | Denis Makhnev | 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 834 | 2023-02-14 | Titled Tue 14th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Denis Makhnev | Vasiliy Korchmar | 0-1 | 136 | Open |
| 835 | 2023-02-14 | Titled Tue 14th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Luis David Jimenez Almeida | Denis Makhnev | 0-1 | 21 | Open |
| 836 | 2023-02-14 | Titled Tue 14th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 11 | Denis Makhnev | Daria Yurasova | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 837 | 2023-02-14 | Titled Tue 14th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 10 | Mihnea Costachi | Denis Makhnev | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 838 | 2023-02-07 | Titled Tue 7th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 9 | Denis Makhnev | Hrair Simonian | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 839 | 2023-02-07 | Titled Tue 7th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 8 | Dawid Janaszak | Denis Makhnev | 0-1 | 26 | Open |
| 840 | 2023-02-07 | Titled Tue 7th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 7 | Denis Makhnev | Zurab Javakhadze | 1-0 | 19 | Open |
| 841 | 2023-02-07 | Titled Tue 7th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 6 | Bogdan-Daniel Deac | Denis Makhnev | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 842 | 2023-02-07 | Titled Tue 7th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 5 | Denis Makhnev | Kamil Dzida | 1-0 | 24 | Open |
| 843 | 2023-02-07 | Titled Tue 7th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 4 | Denis Makhnev | Miran Oganian | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 844 | 2023-02-07 | Titled Tue 7th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 3 | Joaquin Fiorito | Denis Makhnev | 1/2-1/2 | 27 | Open |
| 845 | 2023-02-07 | Titled Tue 7th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 2 | Denis Makhnev | Maksym Goroshkov | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 846 | 2023-02-07 | Titled Tue 7th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 1 | Hayk Yeritsyan | Denis Makhnev | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 847 | 2023-02-07 | Titled Tue 7th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 11 | Denis Makhnev | Michal Koziorowicz | 1-0 | 74 | Open |
| 848 | 2023-02-07 | Titled Tue 7th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 10 | Dmitry Goltsev | Denis Makhnev | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 849 | 2023-02-03 | Airthings Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 1 | Gadir Guseinov | Denis Makhnev | 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 850 | 2023-01-31 | Titled Tue 31st Jan Late | chess.com INT | 9 | Ernesto J. Fernandez Guillen | Denis Makhnev | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
- vs Mihnea CostachiWon · 0-1Titled Tue 14th Mar Late
- vs Almas RakhmatullaevWon · 0-1Titled Tue 14th Mar Early
- vs Alexey AverjanovDraw · ½–½Titled Tue 14th Mar Late
- vs Tuna OzatesWon · 0-1Titled Tue 14th Mar Late
- vs Tykhon CherniaievDraw · ½–½Titled Tue 14th Mar Early
- vs Karina AmbartsumovaWon · 0-1Titled Tue 14th Mar Late
- vs Erigaisi ArjunLost · 1-0Titled Tue 14th Mar Early
- vs Razvan PreotuLost · 0-1Titled Tue 14th Mar Late
- vs Sargis A. ManukyanWon · 1-0Titled Tue 14th Mar Early
- vs Christophe SochackiWon · 0-1Titled Tue 14th Mar Late
- vs Ulugbek TillyaevWon · 0-1Titled Tue 14th Mar Early
- vs Gennady KozlovWon · 1-0Titled Tue 14th Mar Early
- vs Sergey D. RodchenkovWon · 1-0Titled Tue 14th Mar Late
- vs Fabiano CaruanaWon · 0-1Titled Tue 14th Mar Early
- vs Roberto Garcia PantojaWon · 1-0Titled Tue 14th Mar Late
- vs Aleksandr ShimanovWon · 1-0Titled Tue 14th Mar Early
- vs Johan-Sebastian ChristiansenWon · 1-0Titled Tue 14th Mar Late
- vs Pa IniyanLost · 0-1Chessable Masters Play-In
- vs Ioan-Cristian ChirilaLost · 1-0Chessable Masters Play-In
- vs Arturs NeiksansWon · 1-0Chessable Masters Play-In
- vs Miguel Santos RuizWon · 1-0Chessable Masters Play-In
- vs Rauf MamedovLost · 1-0Chessable Masters Play-In
- vs Jorden Van ForeestLost · 0-1Chessable Masters Play-In
- vs Zhongyi TanWon · 1-0Chessable Masters Play-In
- vs M. Amin TabatabaeiLost · 1-0Chessable Masters Play-In
- vs Aleksey DreevDraw · ½–½Chessable Masters Play-In
- vs Volodar MurzinLost · 0-1Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
- vs Valentin DragnevWon · 0-1Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
- vs Aleksandar IndjicLost · 0-1Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
- vs Nail BashirliWon · 1-0Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
- vs Vaibhav Jayant RautWon · 0-1Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
- vs Pablo Cruz LledoWon · 1-0Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
- vs Liwia JarockaWon · 0-1Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
- vs Vasiliy KorchmarLost · 0-1Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
- vs Luis David Jimenez AlmeidaWon · 0-1Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
- vs Daria YurasovaWon · 1-0Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
- vs Mihnea CostachiLost · 1-0Titled Tue 14th Feb Early
- vs Hrair SimonianLost · 0-1Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
- vs Dawid JanaszakWon · 0-1Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
- vs Zurab JavakhadzeWon · 1-0Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
- vs Bogdan-Daniel DeacLost · 1-0Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
- vs Kamil DzidaWon · 1-0Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
- vs Miran OganianWon · 1-0Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
- vs Joaquin FioritoDraw · ½–½Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
- vs Maksym GoroshkovWon · 1-0Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
- vs Hayk YeritsyanWon · 0-1Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
- vs Michal KoziorowiczWon · 1-0Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
- vs Dmitry GoltsevLost · 1-0Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
- vs Gadir GuseinovLost · 1-0Airthings Masters Play-In
- vs Ernesto J. Fernandez GuillenLost · 1-0Titled Tue 31st Jan Late
FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Kazakhstan Blitz Championship 2026 Men | Blitz | 5½ |
| 2026-10-05 | Kazakhstan Rapid Championship 2026 Men | Rapid | 6 |
| 2026-10-04 | Kazakhstan Blitz Team Championship 2026 | Blitz | 6 |
| 2026-10-02 | Kazakhstan Rapid Team Championship 2026 | Rapid | 5½ |