Eric Lawson is a Canadian chess player.
In 2003, he defeated John K. Shaw and Peter Wells in the Hastings Challengers Tournament.
In 2004, he tied for first place with Pascal Charbonneau in the Canadian Chess Championship, but ultimately lost the tiebreak games and finished as the runner-up.
In August 2006, he defeated Irina Krush after being in a losing position in the Montreal International.