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GMDenis Lazavik

BLR Born 2006 (Age ≈20) Male
FIDE ID
13515110

About Denis Lazavik

Denis Lazavik was born in Minsk and gained early international experience with Belarus's youth team. He played in the 2018 World Youth Olympiad and helped the team win bronze the following year. He became an international master in 2021 and a grandmaster in 2022. Show more

Denis Lazavik was born in Minsk and gained early international experience with Belarus's youth team. He played in the 2018 World Youth Olympiad and helped the team win bronze the following year. He became an international master in 2021 and a grandmaster in 2022. Online speed chess brought him wider recognition, including victory in the second division of the 2023 Aimchess Rapid. He won the 2025 Abu Dhabi Masters unbeaten. At the finals of the 2025 Speed Chess Championship, held in February 2026, he defeated Hikaru Nakamura in the third-place match. He added victory in the 2026 Karpov International tournament in Khanty-Mansiysk.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2642.2 +6.2

Live estimate

Rapid

2624

Published FIDE

Blitz

2644

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#85
National rank · BLR
#1

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2636 Oct 2026
Recorded years
2015–2026
Archived games
5588

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Live rankings

Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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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
5051 2020-12-22 Titled Tuesday 22nd Dec chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Robert Baskin Lost: 0-1 36 Open
5052 2020-12-22 Titled Tuesday 22nd Dec chess.com INT 10 Murad Ibrahimli Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 50 Open
5053 2020-12-21 Botvinnik Cup 2020 Moscow RUS 4.1 Boris Grachev Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
5054 2020-12-20 Botvinnik Cup 2020 Moscow RUS 3.1 Denis Lazavik Sergey Ivanov Lost: 0-1 44 Open
5055 2020-12-19 Botvinnik Cup 2020 Moscow RUS 2.5 Alexandr Predke Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
5056 2020-12-18 Botvinnik Cup 2020 Moscow RUS 1.5 Mikhail Kobalia Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
5057 2020-12-16 Levitov Christmas Q3 lichess.org INT - Denis Lazavik Akshat Chandra Won: 1-0 63 Open
5058 2020-12-16 Levitov Christmas Q3 lichess.org INT - Denis Lazavik Leon Livaic Lost: 0-1 68 Open
5059 2020-12-16 Levitov Christmas Q3 lichess.org INT - Denis Lazavik Vugar Rasulov Lost: 0-1 53 Open
5060 2020-12-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Dec chess.com INT 9 Vincent Keymer Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 58 Open
5061 2020-12-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Dec chess.com INT 8 Denis Lazavik Sune Berg Hansen Won: 1-0 38 Open
5062 2020-12-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Dec chess.com INT 6 Ekaterina Miroshnik Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 36 Open
5063 2020-12-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Dec chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Ihor Samunenkov Lost: 0-1 46 Open
5064 2020-12-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Dec chess.com INT 4 Sereenen Gan-Od Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 17 Open
5065 2020-12-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Dec chess.com INT 3 Aditya Mittal Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 60 Open
5066 2020-12-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Dec chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Lawrence Trent Won: 1-0 34 Open
5067 2020-12-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Dec chess.com INT 1 Leon Mazi Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 35 Open
5068 2020-12-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Dec chess.com INT 11 Conrad Holt Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 43 Open
5069 2020-12-15 Titled Tuesday 15th Dec chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Rasmus Svane Draw: 1/2-1/2 104 Open
5070 2020-12-12 Levitov Christmas Q2 lichess.org INT - Gukesh D Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 24 Open
5071 2020-12-12 Levitov Christmas Q2 lichess.org INT - Grigoriy Oparin Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 57 Open
5072 2020-12-12 Levitov Christmas Q2 lichess.org INT - Denis Lazavik Arifa Rizki Syaputra Won: 1-0 37 Open
5073 2020-12-12 Levitov Christmas Q2 lichess.org INT - Denis Lazavik Samvel Ter-Sahakyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 81 Open
5074 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 9 Florian Jenni Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 43 Open
5075 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 8 Marek Karas Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
5076 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Marcin Sieciechowicz Won: 1-0 60 Open
5077 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 6 Dmitry Andreikin Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 46 Open
5078 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Marco Riehle Won: 1-0 19 Open
5079 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 4 Haik M. Martirosyan Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
5080 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Aleksandra Maltsevskaya Won: 1-0 37 Open
5081 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 1 Ildar F Idrisov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 55 Open
5082 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Won: 1-0 63 Open
5083 2020-12-01 Titled Tuesday 1st Dec chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Valery Sviridov Draw: 1/2-1/2 101 Open
5084 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 9 Nodirbek Abdusattorov Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 51 Open
5085 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 8 Juan Cruz Arias Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 48 Open
5086 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Piotr Dobrowolski Won: 1-0 22 Open
5087 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 6 Denis Lazavik Lefong Hua Won: 1-0 60 Open
5088 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 5 Pablo Glavina Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 42 Open
5089 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 4 Oscar Angulo Cubero Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 16 Open
5090 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 2 Martin Horak Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 65 Open
5091 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 1 Denis Lazavik Vladimir Demin Lost: 0-1 21 Open
5092 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 11 Denis Lazavik Rustam Khusnutdinov Lost: 0-1 38 Open
5093 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Alexei Shirov Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
5094 2020-11-17 Titled Tuesday 17th Nov chess.com INT 9 Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Denis Lazavik Lost: 1-0 90 Open
5095 2020-11-17 Titled Tuesday 17th Nov chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Ivan Mezentsev Won: 1-0 46 Open
5096 2020-11-17 Titled Tuesday 17th Nov chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Erigaisi Arjun Lost: 0-1 36 Open
5097 2020-11-17 Titled Tuesday 17th Nov chess.com INT 3 Julio Cesar Diaz Rosas Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 48 Open
5098 2020-11-17 Titled Tuesday 17th Nov chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Oleg Karpeshov Won: 1-0 46 Open
5099 2020-11-17 Titled Tuesday 17th Nov chess.com INT 1 Yuri Kozin Denis Lazavik Won: 0-1 42 Open
5100 2020-11-17 Titled Tuesday 17th Nov chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Milton Pantzar Lost: 0-1 53 Open
  1. vs Robert BaskinLost · 0-1White · 2020-12-22 · Round 11Titled Tuesday 22nd Dec
  2. vs Murad IbrahimliWon · 0-1Black · 2020-12-22 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 22nd Dec
  3. vs Boris GrachevDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-12-21 · Round 4.1Botvinnik Cup 2020
  4. vs Sergey IvanovLost · 0-1White · 2020-12-20 · Round 3.1Botvinnik Cup 2020
  5. vs Alexandr PredkeDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-12-19 · Round 2.5Botvinnik Cup 2020
  6. vs Mikhail KobaliaDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-12-18 · Round 1.5Botvinnik Cup 2020
  7. vs Akshat ChandraWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-16Levitov Christmas Q3
  8. vs Leon LivaicLost · 0-1White · 2020-12-16Levitov Christmas Q3
  9. vs Vugar RasulovLost · 0-1White · 2020-12-16Levitov Christmas Q3
  10. vs Vincent KeymerWon · 0-1Black · 2020-12-15 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 15th Dec
  11. vs Sune Berg HansenWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-15 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 15th Dec
  12. vs Ekaterina MiroshnikWon · 0-1Black · 2020-12-15 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 15th Dec
  13. vs Ihor SamunenkovLost · 0-1White · 2020-12-15 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 15th Dec
  14. vs Sereenen Gan-OdLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-15 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 15th Dec
  15. vs Aditya MittalWon · 0-1Black · 2020-12-15 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 15th Dec
  16. vs Lawrence TrentWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-15 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 15th Dec
  17. vs Leon MaziWon · 0-1Black · 2020-12-15 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 15th Dec
  18. vs Conrad HoltLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-15 · Round 11Titled Tuesday 15th Dec
  19. vs Rasmus SvaneDraw · ½–½White · 2020-12-15 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 15th Dec
  20. vs Gukesh DLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-12Levitov Christmas Q2
  21. vs Grigoriy OparinLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-12Levitov Christmas Q2
  22. vs Arifa Rizki SyaputraWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-12Levitov Christmas Q2
  23. vs Samvel Ter-SahakyanDraw · ½–½White · 2020-12-12Levitov Christmas Q2
  24. vs Florian JenniWon · 0-1Black · 2020-12-01 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  25. vs Marek KarasDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-12-01 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  26. vs Marcin SieciechowiczWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-01 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  27. vs Dmitry AndreikinLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-01 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  28. vs Marco RiehleWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-01 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  29. vs Haik M. MartirosyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-12-01 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  30. vs Aleksandra MaltsevskayaWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-01 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  31. vs Ildar F IdrisovWon · 0-1Black · 2020-12-01 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  32. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-01 · Round 11Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  33. vs Valery SviridovDraw · ½–½White · 2020-12-01 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 1st Dec
  34. vs Nodirbek AbdusattorovWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-24 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 24th Nov
  35. vs Juan Cruz AriasWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-24 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 24th Nov
  36. vs Piotr DobrowolskiWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-24 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 24th Nov
  37. vs Lefong HuaWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-24 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 24th Nov
  38. vs Pablo GlavinaWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-24 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 24th Nov
  39. vs Oscar Angulo CuberoWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-24 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 24th Nov
  40. vs Martin HorakWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-24 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 24th Nov
  41. vs Vladimir DeminLost · 0-1White · 2020-11-24 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 24th Nov
  42. vs Rustam KhusnutdinovLost · 0-1White · 2020-11-24 · Round 11Titled Tuesday 24th Nov
  43. vs Alexei ShirovDraw · ½–½White · 2020-11-24 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 24th Nov
  44. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraLost · 1-0Black · 2020-11-17 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 17th Nov
  45. vs Ivan MezentsevWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-17 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 17th Nov
  46. vs Erigaisi ArjunLost · 0-1White · 2020-11-17 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 17th Nov
  47. vs Julio Cesar Diaz RosasWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-17 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 17th Nov
  48. vs Oleg KarpeshovWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-17 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 17th Nov
  49. vs Yuri KozinWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-17 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 17th Nov
  50. vs Milton PantzarLost · 0-1White · 2020-11-17 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 17th Nov

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-09-1646th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 OpenClassical7½

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